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life and discipline, the Major General_ Commanding the Forees has informed

me that soldiers like to

go

to the

Civil Prison and consider it no

· punishment. If Europeans entertain

this view, Chinese prisoners

more

are still

likely to do so. I think it is

open to question whether it is the

duty of this Government to endeavour

to reform

a class of men the greater

part of whom

belonging

It appears

are Chinese subjects

to the province of Kantung.

to me that it would be

- far better to employ them unremunerative labour of a

deterrent Kind.

3.

02.

a more

The amounts received

for

Ciclosure 5. 12th January, 1880-

for convict labour during the last six

years

has been:

$1179

#

1058

#1728

·1243

1876.

189ja.

1878.

1879.

1880.

#

3339

1881

A

3202

9.

ویر

I think that the practice

is a

1 of telling off certain prisoners to be servants of the officers of the Gaol most objectionable Its discontinuance

orre.

was recommended by a Commission in

1877-

10.

I beg to enclose copy

of the Report of the Superintendent of the Gaol dated 19th January 1880 which was

asked