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96

ere

· long-have been

required in addition

to those whendy existing. Such a result to be not at all improbable

would

because

appear

om/

the 34th of October 1865, the

in both

total number

buth Gads had again

I have

risen from 520 in 1862 to 876-

no doubt therefore that, unless

some

change

in the system of dealing with prisoners had been adopted, the number

now

Gaol would probably be nearly 1100,

whereas the

average

10.

This extraordinary and satisfactory

change has mainly been brought about

by

four

distinct

1th by the

of

operation of Ordinance No 12

which flogging

1865.

was added to the

punishment of those, who at the time

of commission of any crime

were armed with any offensive weapons

or

were

guilty of violence against the person This! however could not of itself have produced

the results

the

now

attained because throughout

first eight months

of last

year

there

very large increase

of Prisoners

No over

1865.

in

the number

11. Secondly I attribute that result to

the gradual improvement in the constitution of the Police Force-

been

a work of great difficulty and labor, which has

only partially carried out but which nevertheless has already

operated

as

yet;

of the

less frequent visit to this Colony of criminals from the adjacent provinces

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96 ere · long-have been required in addition to those whendy existing. Such a result to be not at all improbable would because appear om/ the 34th of October 1865, the in both total number buth Gads had again I have risen from 520 in 1862 to 876- no doubt therefore that, unless some change in the system of dealing with prisoners had been adopted, the number now Gaol would probably be nearly 1100, whereas the average 10. This extraordinary and satisfactory change has mainly been brought about by four distinct 1th by the of operation of Ordinance No 12 which flogging 1865. was added to the punishment of those, who at the time of commission of any crime were armed with any offensive weapons or were guilty of violence against the person This! however could not of itself have produced the results the now attained because throughout first eight months of last year there very large increase of Prisoners No over 1865. in the number 11. Secondly I attribute that result to the gradual improvement in the constitution of the Police Force- been a work of great difficulty and labor, which has only partially carried out but which nevertheless has already operated as yet; of the less frequent visit to this Colony of criminals from the adjacent provinces #
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96 ere · long-have been required in addition to those whendy existing. Such a result to be not at all improbable would because appear om/ the 34th of October 1865, the in both total number buth Gads had again I have risen from 520 in 1862 to 876- no doubt therefore that, unless some change in the system of dealing with prisoners had been adopted, the number now Gaol would probably be nearly 1100, whereas the average 10. مز тол below 500 in This extraordinary and satisfactory change has mainly been brought about by four distinct COADED 1th by the of CH by operation of Ordinance. No 12 which flogging 1865. was added to the CH punishment of those, who at the time Emeloven No R crime of commission of any with any offensive weapons were armed or were quilty of violence against the person This! however could not of itself have produced the results the mow attained because throughout first eight months ANOO a of last year there very large increase of Prisoners No over 1865. in the number 11. Secondly I attribute that result to the gradual improvement in the constitution of the Police Fence- been CHP a worki of great difficulty and labor, which has only partially carried out but which nevertheles has already operated نت مين principal самос as yet; of the lep frequent visit to this Colony of criminals from the adjacent provinces #
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96

ere

· long-have been

required in addition

to those whendy existing. Such a result to be not at all improbable

would

because

appear

om/

the 34th of October 1865, the

in both

total number

buth Gads had again

I have

risen from 520 in 1862 to 876-

no doubt therefore that, unless

some

change

in the system of dealing with prisoners had been adopted, the number

now

Gaol would probably be nearly 1100,

whereas the

average

10.

مز

тол

below 500

in

This extraordinary and satisfactory

change has mainly been brought about

by

four

distinct

COADED

1th by the

of

CH

by

operation of Ordinance. No 12

which flogging

1865.

was added to the

CH

punishment of those, who at the time

Emeloven No R

crime

of commission of any with any offensive weapons

were armed

or

were

quilty of violence against the person This! however could not of itself have produced

the results

the

mow

attained because throughout

first eight months

ANOO a

of last

year

there

very large increase

of Prisoners

No over

1865.

in

the number

11. Secondly I attribute that result to

the gradual improvement in the constitution of the Police Fence-

been

CHP

a worki

of great difficulty and labor, which has

only partially carried out but which nevertheles has already

operated

نت مين

principal

самос

as

yet;

of the

lep frequent visit to this Colony of criminals from the adjacent provinces

#

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