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of prison discipline, it will doubtless not have escaped your Lordship's attention that the number of prisoners punished in the Hongkong Gaol for prison offences has been growing in a ratio greater even than the number of committals.
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Extracting the figures on this subject from the last three annual Blue Books prepared during the Government of my predecessor, the result is as follows:-
Years. Number of Prisoners punished for prison offences.
1874 426
1875 1085
1876 2,726
Blue book, page 185, 165, 169.
3.
The rapidly growing disorganization that such figures indicate, and the sullen looks and appearance of desperation that I noticed in the criminals on my first visit, and which I reported in despatch No. 33 of the 13th of June, show how urgent is the necessity for that which Your Lordship instructs me in despatch No. 72 of 20th June to establish, - a sound system of discipline in the Hongkong Gaol.
The first step towards such a system is now, with your Lordship's sanction, being taken. This is done by securing a...
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of prison dissipline, it will doubtless not have escaped your Lordship's attention that the number of prisoners punished in the Hongkong Gaol for prison. offences has been growing in a.
ratio greater
mumber of committals .
even than the
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figures
Extracting the
on this subject from..
the last three annual Blue Books
prepared during the Government of my predecessor, the result is
ild
follows:-
Years. Number of Prisoners punished for
prison offences.
1874
1875
426 1085
1876
2,726
Blue book. page 185
165
169
3.
The rapidly growing
disorganization that such
figures
indicate, and the sullen looks and
appearance of desperation that I
noticed in the criminals on
my
first visit, and which I reported
in despatch. No 33 of the 13th of June, show how urgent is the
Your
nveessity for that which Lordship instrunts me in
...
in despater
No.72 of 20th June to establish, -a
out sound system of discipline
the Hongkong Gaol.
such a
in
"The first step towards with your
system is
now,
Lordship's sanation, being taken. "This is done by securing fr
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