CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 369

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Named Prong a ling who was sentenced to three months imprisonment and had undergone only one month, is deported and branded, I fear and marked as a thief for the rest of his life to get off the final two months imprisonment. The petitions that the prisoners in such cases are called upon to sign, are printed forms in English which they cannot read. DW. Tomlin's letter of the 12th January 1877 stating that he had ascertained that there were 45 prisoners who could be advantageously branded and deported, was in reply to an enquiry of the Executive as to what number of prisoners could be deported for the purpose of relieving the overcrowded state of the Gaol.

I have the honor to be

Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant.

M. Meffernery Governor

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365 Named Prong a ling who was sentenced to three months imprisonment and had undergone only one month, is deported and branded, I fear and marked as a thief for the rest of his life to get off the final two months imprisonment. The petitions that the prisoners in such cases are called upon to sign, are printed forms in English which they cannot read. DW. Tomlin's letter of the 12th January 1877 stating that he had ascertained that there were 45 prisoners who could be advantageously branded and deported, was in reply to an enquiry of the Executive as to what number of prisoners could be deported for the purpose of relieving the overcrowded state of the Gaol. I have the honor to be Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant. M. Meffernery Governor

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365 Named Prong a ling who was sentenced to three mouthtes imprisonmebut and had undergone only one mouth, is deported and branded, I fear ཟེེ་ and marked as a that the Acting Sukerintendent (who -hiniself does not speak a word of Chinlec ) may possibly have been Mustaten in reporting that the pusoner was willing to be disfigured, thief for the resh of his life to get off the final two mouths imprisonment. The petitions that the prisoners in such cases are called upson to signo, are printed forms in luglish which they cannot read. DW. Tomlin's letter of the 12th January 1877 stating it at he Rad had ascertained that there were 45- prisoners who could be advantageously branded and deported, was inn reply to an Enquiry of the Exccutiol as to what number of prisoners could be deported for the purpose of relieving the overcrowded state of the Gaol. have the honor to be Ms. Lord Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant. Myeffernery Governor

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Named Prong a ling who was

sentenced to three mouthtes imprisonmebut

and had undergone only one mouth, is deported and branded, I fear

ཟེེ་

and marked as a

that the Acting Sukerintendent (who -hiniself does not speak a word of Chinlec ) may possibly have been Mustaten in reporting that the pusoner was willing to be disfigured,

thief for the resh of his life to get off the final two mouths imprisonment. The petitions that the prisoners in such cases are called upson to signo, are printed forms in luglish which they

cannot

read. DW. Tomlin's letter of the

12th January 1877 stating it at he

Rad

had ascertained that there were 45-

prisoners who could be advantageously branded and deported, was inn

reply to an

Enquiry of the Exccutiol as to what number of prisoners could be deported for the purpose

of relieving the overcrowded state of the Gaol.

have the honor to be

Ms. Lord

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble servant.

Myeffernery

Governor

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