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complaints were

made after the

trial by the Central and provincial Gout that the sentence pound.

passed

to

was inadequate le

Expon Logans meet the gravity of

his Offence;

and I am convinced that his

release at the present time

the remission

of a portion

his sentences would bad to

j

revival

of

the protests which

my predecessor found it so

difficult to Silence.

I have ale..

(tigned)

MR. O Conor

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Adverting

to Mr. Marsh =

letter No. 89

of

the 11

the October,

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You

the annexed co

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1884, to the late Sir Harry Parkes,

I have the honour to transmit to

copy

of a

a letter from

the superintendent of Victoria Gaol

inclosing a statement by Prisoner Logan, who is delained in the

under sentence of the Supreme

grol

and Japan.

Court for China, and

I also incloses a copy of a.

Petition addressed

to

gne

by

the

prisoner.

It of

rests with

to entertain the Petition

you otherwise;

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R. O'Conor Espe

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