CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 450

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were all sentenced before the passing of that Ordinance, and I do not at present

see under what authority they could be removed from their place of Transportation to complete

their sentence in Wongsong

by

being subjected there to Penal

Servitude.

It seems to

me

that all

these Prisoners have already undergone

such long sentences that (except

any particular

in

which such

a course

cases

to

might be

deemed inexpedient) the difficulty

might

be overcome

by applying to

them the Scale of Remission of Sentences usually adopted here

448

and granting Pardons to them under the Hand of the Governor of Hongkong.

(Signed) J. Panncefole,

Attorney General 29th July 1871.

(True Copy)

Smitt

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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were all sentenced before the passing of that Ordinance, and I do not at present see under what authority they could be removed from their place of Transportation to complete their sentence in Wongsong by being subjected there to Penal Servitude. It seems to me that all these Prisoners have already undergone such long sentences that (except any particular in which such a course cases to might be deemed inexpedient) the difficulty might be overcome by applying to them the Scale of Remission of Sentences usually adopted here 448 and granting Pardons to them under the Hand of the Governor of Hongkong. (Signed) J. Panncefole, Attorney General 29th July 1871. (True Copy) Smitt Acting Colonial Secretary. Page 450 Page 451
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were all sentenced before the paping of that Ordinance, and I do not at present see under what authoritiz they could be removed from their place of Transportation to complete their sentence in Wongsong by being subjected there to Penal. Servitude. It seems to me that all. these Prisoners have already undergone such long sentences that (except any particular in which such a course cases to might be deemed inexpedient) the difficulty might be over overcome by applying to them the Scale of Remission of Sentences usually adopted here 448 and granting Pardons to them under the Hand of the Governor of Hangtting. (Signed) J. Panncefole, Alternay Leneral 29th July 1871. (Irve Copy) Smitt Acting Colonial Secretary. Page 450Page 451
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were all sentenced before the paping of that Ordinance, and I do not at present

see under what authoritiz they could be removed from their place of Transportation to complete

their sentence in Wongsong

by

being subjected there to Penal.

Servitude.

It seems to

me

that all.

these Prisoners have already undergone

such long sentences that (except

any particular

in

which such

a course

cases

to

might be

deemed inexpedient) the difficulty

might

be over

overcome

by applying to

them the Scale of Remission of Sentences usually adopted here

448

and granting Pardons to them under the Hand of the Governor of Hangtting.

(Signed) J. Panncefole,

Alternay Leneral 29th July 1871.

(Irve Copy)

Smitt

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Page 450Page 451

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