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that the institution is more

the nature

of the

of an Industrial School than of a

"Reformatery in the neual creceptation that word, and that the Directors of the Institution have no legal powers of

detention, but he is nevertheless of opinion

that, in

offence,

risk

many

cases, expecially of first

it would be better to take the

of a boy leaving the Reformatory than to consign him to guol with its corrupting

associations.

(Signed) Frederick Stewart,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)

No 32.

Angefrany, Hougkong, 17531 Jet July, 1885.

8th

RS9

REGE 5 OCT 85)

The Police allagistratio

To the ton: The Anty Colonial Secretary

00

With reference to

reference to your letter Nu

727% of the 3.2 instant the ellagistrates

were under the

had

100

on that

impression

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they

legal power to commit revenite Offender to a Reformatory.

They will, however be very pleased

to avail themselves of the West Point. Reformatory within the finish to which their powers apply, and they will be obliged, if they may be informed how far they may legally go in committing Offenders to the West Point Reformatory.

(Signed) H.E. Wodehouse.

Police Magistrate,

For the Police Magistrates.