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the prisoners in the Victoria gaol are employed upon "grass & coir mat" making, bed & mat making, "tailoring, shoemaking,

"& carpentering", as appears from the Blue Book, & I

beg to express Lord Kimberley's regret that this information was not supplied to you in the above named letter.

3. Chinese shoemaking & carpentering however are so different from European methods in those branches of prison labour that any distinction cannot be contemplated.

4. With reference to the suggestion contained in the latter part of your letter under reply, I am to state, that turn-keys locally engaged have not proved successful, and Lord Kimberley therefore proposes to send out a man from this country, if a suitable man can be obtained.

5. I am to point out that in a list of Prison Officers volunteering for service in the S.S. which was furnished in your letter of the 7th of Oct, one man, named Henry Wizler,

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the prisoners in the Victoria gaol are employed upon "grass & coir mat" making, bed & mat making, "tailoring, shoemaking, "& carpentering", as appears from the Blue Book, & I beg to express Lord Kimberley's regret that this information was not supplied to you in the above named letter. 3. Chinese shoemaking & carpentering however are so different from European methods in those branches of prison labour that any distinction cannot be contemplated. 4. With reference to the suggestion contained in the latter part of your letter under reply, I am to state, that turn-keys locally engaged have not proved successful, and Lord Kimberley therefore proposes to send out a man from this country, if a suitable man can be obtained. 5. I am to point out that in a list of Prison Officers volunteering for service in the S.S. which was furnished in your letter of the 7th of Oct, one man, named Henry Wizler,
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the prisoners in the Itting gavl are simplozed upen "grass & coir mat "making, bed & mat making, "tailoring, shoemaking,

"

"& carpentering "," as appears from the Blue Book, & I

Qu

to express Lord Kr regret that this infor- mation was not supplied to zou in the above named letter.

3. Chinese shoemaking dearpentering however reculiar, that

are do

European mistinction in those branches of prison labour cannot

be contemplated.

4. With reference to

the ongzestim

contained

195

in the latter part of

reply

four letter under mehr inte

dam to state, that turn -Keys locally engaged

have not proved success-

ful, and Lord Kimberley therefore proposes to from

send out a man

this country, if a

Suitable man can

obtained.

be

5. Dan to pourtout

that in a

list of Jrisus

fficers volunteering

Speers

for

service in the S.S.

which was

furnished

letter off letter

bongo in your

the 7th of Oct one

man, named Iteniz üzler

www.

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