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the dose of a term of imprisonment.

However that may

not share in

any departure from the

strict letter of the law, - have not had

be, the

Full

term

any

they

ill effect whatever. On the contrary, have I believe tended to secure a

more

careful

administration

of

the

of imprisonment having been undergone, and the Order that the

Magistrate had recorded in anticipation of imprisonment being clearly not in accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, I felt that unless some

fresh offence

prisoner,

was

charged against the

I would not be justified

One

in endeavouring to remedy irregularity by what seemed to

to be another.

b.

cases

and

My proceedings

my public

me

in those

declarations

when challenged on this point in the Legislative

bouncil, - that I would

deportation Ordinances. Under such

circumstances, on per

reviewing my

proceedings in this matter, I feel ___

assured

they

will not meet with

your disapproval.

7.

In paragraph 5 of your

despatch you express a doubt as to-

whether I

that some

Can

be right in saying

of the deported Chinese

Criminals were

shipped off from

Honghong by the Police Authorities to the

Australian Colonies,

and

you

seem