CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 159

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"have none but legal punishments.

"I shall have the support of every

"honest and intelligent

"man in the Community in the effort

making to prevent crime

by seeing

that our Police Force is properly

handled and is kept up to its

necessary strength.

Mr. Keswick's complaint at first

was that my

remarks implied

that he should enquire into the sentences of several hundred prisoners which he said would be

impossible in the time

at his disposal. When the Colonial

"Secretary pointed out that he had

misconceived my meaning,

I had referred to the sentences for prison offences as recorded in the Prison Offence

Book; it then turned out that he had never looked at the Prison Offence Book at

any time. Thereupon

the Colonial Secretary wrote to him that the Governor trusts that without any

further suggestion you would in future "look over the Prison Offence Book, if not

from the time of your

last visit, at least

from the time when the Justice immediately preceding you

had visited the Prison and

examined the Prison

Offence Book.

Assuming that you are prepared

to do the manifest and simple duty implied

in the latter alternative the Governor

will be very happy to retain your

services as

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12 158 13 "have none but legal punishments. "I shall have the support of every "honest and intelligent "man in the Community in the effort making to prevent crime by seeing that our Police Force is properly handled and is kept up to its necessary strength. Mr. Keswick's complaint at first was that my remarks implied that he should enquire into the sentences of several hundred prisoners which he said would be impossible in the time at his disposal. When the Colonial "Secretary pointed out that he had misconceived my meaning, I had referred to the sentences for prison offences as recorded in the Prison Offence Book; it then turned out that he had never looked at the Prison Offence Book at any time. Thereupon the Colonial Secretary wrote to him that the Governor trusts that without any further suggestion you would in future "look over the Prison Offence Book, if not from the time of your last visit, at least from the time when the Justice immediately preceding you had visited the Prison and examined the Prison Offence Book. Assuming that you are prepared to do the manifest and simple duty implied in the latter alternative the Governor will be very happy to retain your services as
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مجھ

"have none but legal punishments.

کو ان کے

inflicted in our

prison: and I believe

"I shall have the support of every

"honest and intelligent

"

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#

man in the

Community in the effort.

making to prevent orime

am

by seeing

that our Police Force is properly

handled and is kept up to its

necessary strength.

first.

Mr. Keswick's complaint at

was that

my

remarks implied-

that he should enquire into the sentences of several hundred prisoners which he said would be

in the time.

impossible

at his disposal. When the Colonial

"Scoretary pointed out that he had

misconceived

my meaning,

I had referred to the sentences for prison. offences as recorded in the Prison Offense

Book it then turned out that he had looked at the Prison Offence Book time. There apon

never

or called for it at

any

the Colonial Secretary wrote to him that the Governor trusts that without any ~

کو گھیر

further suggestion you would in future "look over the Prison offence Book, if not -

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from the time of your

in

last visit, at least

from the time when the Justice immediately preceding you

had visited the Prison and

examined the Prison

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Book

you are prepared

Offence Assuming that you

to do the manifest and simple duty implied

in the latter alternative the

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and that

very happy to retain your

Governor

services as

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