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For each return after deportation,

and I scarcely know what argument can be urged against a prisoner's undergoing a penalty which he voluntarily agrees to undergo if he does a certain act, which it is in his own power to abstain from doing. Any argument to the contrary would be equally conclusive against flogging in the Army or Navy, in which cases, it is supposed that the individuals composing Her Majesty's forces voluntarily engage to abide by the provisions of the Mutiny Act.

I would, however, rather suggest the enlargement of the clause so as to include not merely persons deported under existing Ordinances and subsequently returning, but also the class of prisoners voluntarily consenting to be branded and deported on condition of some remission of imprisonment or other penalty, to which they would otherwise have been liable, and who nevertheless wilfully breach that condition and return to this Colony without permission.

I would remind Your Lordships that the making of such provision could be entrusted to the highest Executive Authority, the Governor in Council, and I cannot but feel that an adequate guarantee is thereby afforded against every abuse of a power which Her...

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For each return after deportation, and I scarcely know what argument can be urged against a prisoner's undergoing a penalty which he voluntarily agrees to undergo if he does a certain act, which it is in his own power to abstain from doing. Any argument to the contrary would be equally conclusive against flogging in the Army or Navy, in which cases, it is supposed that the individuals composing Her Majesty's forces voluntarily engage to abide by the provisions of the Mutiny Act. I would, however, rather suggest the enlargement of the clause so as to include not merely persons deported under existing Ordinances and subsequently returning, but also the class of prisoners voluntarily consenting to be branded and deported on condition of some remission of imprisonment or other penalty, to which they would otherwise have been liable, and who nevertheless wilfully breach that condition and return to this Colony without permission. I would remind Your Lordships that the making of such provision could be entrusted to the highest Executive Authority, the Governor in Council, and I cannot but feel that an adequate guarantee is thereby afforded against every abuse of a power which Her...
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for each return after deportation,

and I scarcely

what

Rul

arginment

can

does

be urged against a pruisarer's undergoing a penalty which he voluntarily agrees to underge if he dow a curtains act, achich it is in his aon poron të abstain: from doing. Arry argenment to the

contrary

would be

equally conclusion

against flogging in the Army or Macy,

in chose

but is not

verged in

because

cases,

it is supposed that the individuals I

composing the Majesty's

engage

to abide

Muling Act.

16.

by

's Faces voluntarity

the provisions of the

I > would however racher

suggest the enlargement of the clause

as to include not merely persons

127

Mew

deported indur noisting Ordinances and subsequently returning, but also the class of prisous voluntarily consenting to be branded and deported

on condition

of same remission of imprisonment

· other penally, to which they would.

wherwise have been liable, and who

revacheless wilfully breast that and return to this Colony michaut

pervisions

17.

I say remind

Your

agreement,

Lordships

that the northing of such propend. Lan acould be entrusted to the highest Exrcutive

er

Anchority, the Gavinar in Council, and I cannot but feel that

an

adequate

guarantee is therely afforded aganist-

every

abuse of a paver, which-Her

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