CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 107

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honour to transmit herewith an application from him for the office of Superintendent of the Victoria Gaol.

Muhammad

The Head-Master (Mr Wright) reports in high terms of Mr Jacomer's energy, punctuality, and success in his present post; and he is a good Chinese Scholar. But I have informed him that I have strongly recommended your Lordship to send out from England a superintendent regularly trained in one of the principal Penal Establishments, and that this recommendation has been approved.

3. I take this opportunity of again, as in my Despatch No. 345 of the 21st December ultimo and No. 2682 of 1883, representing the importance of the speedy arrival of the new Superintendent, without whose experienced assistance it would be futile to attempt the introduction of the much-needed reforms of the regulations and discipline of the Prison.

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105 honour to transmit herewith an application from him for the office of Superintendent of the Victoria Gaol. Muhammad The Head-Master (Mr Wright) reports in high terms of Mr Jacomer's energy, punctuality, and success in his present post; and he is a good Chinese Scholar. But I have informed him that I have strongly recommended your Lordship to send out from England a superintendent regularly trained in one of the principal Penal Establishments, and that this recommendation has been approved. 3. I take this opportunity of again, as in my Despatch No. 345 of the 21st December ultimo and No. 2682 of 1883, representing the importance of the speedy arrival of the new Superintendent, without whose experienced assistance it would be futile to attempt the introduction of the much-needed reforms of the regulations and discipline of the Prison. The office has now been vacant for...
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honour to transmitherewith

application from him

e of Luperintendent

for

the office of

of

the Victoria Gave.

محمد

The Head-Master (Mṛ

Wright) reports in high

terms of Mr Jacomer's

energy,

punctuality, and enccess in

his present post; and

Fleis

good

he is

Chinese Scholar. But

d him that

I have informed

I have strongly recommended

your Lordship to send out from

England a superintendent regularly trained in one

Enclosure.

:

the principal Penal Extablishments,

and that this recommendation

has been approved.

3. I take this opportunity

of again,

as in

my

Deepate!s

Lee also Woven Nr. 345 of the 21th December ultimis

ley

- towaɛ f2682

and dots of 1883.

Gon

20820

93

fs representing the importance

1820389-4

of

the speedy arrival of the

new Superintendent, wittrout

whose experienced assistanc

it would be futile to attempt

the introduction.

needed reforms of

of

the much-

die

Prison

ations and discipline.

regulations

of

The

the

office has now been vacant

fir

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