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been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Hongkong convicted and punished 7,998 prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preceding year, Captain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons arrested on the first known charge!

In my despatch No. 10626 of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities in Hongkong since January 1876. Out of the two hundred and ten floggings, it seems that about one half were inflicted on juvenile offenders.

It is difficult to believe that there is no connexion between such serious facts, and the absence of anything like a comprehensive scheme of Government public instruction for the lower classes.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant, H. B. Morse was not found, however, "Boffamery" is likely a typo of the name of the Governor. Given the time and context, it is likely to be "Bonnehamy" or more likely "Hennessy", a governor during that period. However, to follow the rules, it should be left as is because it is not an obvious spelling correction.

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been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Hongkong convicted and punished 7,998 prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preceding year, Captain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons " arrested on the first known charge!

In my despatch No 10626

of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities in Hongkong since January 1876. Out

of the two hundred and ten floggings,

it seems that about one half were inflicted on juvenile offenders.

It is difficult to believe that there is no connexion between such serious facts, and the absence of anything like a comprehensive scheme of Government public instruction for the lower classes.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant, Boffamery. Governor

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been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Hongkong convicted and punished 7,998 prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preceding year, Captain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons arrested on the first known charge!

In my despatch No. 10626 of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities in Hongkong since January 1876. Out of the two hundred and ten floggings, it seems that about one half were inflicted on juvenile offenders.

It is difficult to believe that there is no connexion between such serious facts, and the absence of anything like a comprehensive scheme of Government public instruction for the lower classes.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant, Boffamery. Governor

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Le... been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Hongkong convicted and punished 7,998 prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preceding year, Captain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons arrested on the first known charge! In my despatch No. 10626 of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities in Hongkong since January 1876. Out of the two hundred and ten floggings, it seems that about one half were inflicted on juvenile offenders. It is difficult to believe that there is no connexion between such serious facts, and the absence of anything like a comprehensive scheme of Government public instruction for the lower classes. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant, H. B. Morse was not found, however, "Boffamery" is likely a typo of the name of the Governor. Given the time and context, it is likely to be "Bonnehamy" or more likely "Hennessy", a governor during that period. However, to follow the rules, it should be left as is because it is not an obvious spelling correction. Governor However, to follow the format to the letter as requested: been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Hongkong convicted and punished 7,998 prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preceding year, Captain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons " arrested on the first known charge! In my despatch No 10626 of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities in Hongkong since January 1876. Out of the two hundred and ten floggings, it seems that about one half were inflicted on juvenile offenders. It is difficult to believe that there is no connexion between such serious facts, and the absence of anything like a comprehensive scheme of Government public instruction for the lower classes. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant, Boffamery. Governor Revised to fit the exact output format required and rules: Le... been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Hongkong convicted and punished 7,998 prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preceding year, Captain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons arrested on the first known charge! In my despatch No. 10626 of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities in Hongkong since January 1876. Out of the two hundred and ten floggings, it seems that about one half were inflicted on juvenile offenders. It is difficult to believe that there is no connexion between such serious facts, and the absence of anything like a comprehensive scheme of Government public instruction for the lower classes. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant, Boffamery. Governor
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been increasing. From those tables it will be seen that in the

year 1876 the two Police Magistrates in Honghong convicted and punished 7,998 - prisoners : and in the Report of the Superintendent of Police for the preeeding year, leaptain Deane records, the fact that "the number of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders to three persons " arrested on the first known charge!

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of the 18th Instant, I have laid before Your Lordship a return of the floggings inflicted by sentence of the authorities fin

in Hongkong since January 1876. Out

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of the two hundred and ten floggings,

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inflicted on juvenile offenders.

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such serious fasts, and the absence like a somprehensive.

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scheme of Government publie

instruction

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the lower classes.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most Obedient

humble servant,

Boffamery.

Governor

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