CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12] — Page 229

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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defects in the Houghong prison system,

by

which the system

eufficiently

was neither

basen.

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severe to act as a

да

deterrent,

good mode of

dealing with old offenders, and a rosibly the fact that the Police beats have not been changed since 1874 and have been ever since

then madequately filled as the Captain Superintendent

6.

now admiês.

The insulation of unáne

tenience is not cursorted by the following facts:

I have considerably reduced the Prison dictary scale that had been framed by the faol Commission

and approved by my

Instead

of

bredecepon.

Criminals · convicted

of a third or fourth felony receiving

perhaps three months imprisoment

only, they

now receive three

years

penal servituste, in consequence of

a

year

to

suggestion I made last to the Police Magistrates that incorrigible old offenders mighĉ be committed to the Supreme court

where

A

severe sentence could be

inflicted.

The number of prisoners

liberated before serving two thirds of their sentences under administration, is lefs than half

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