CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 547

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confinement is not quite so pleasant now as it was before his day.

Enclosure 3 30 June 1...

venture to submit a draft regulation for approval giving to the Superintendent the power he asks for.

Another important recommendation of the Committee (with the exception of Mr. Ewen) is that whipping be inflicted for all cases of petty theft and for returning from banishment. On the subject of whipping I beg to refer Your Lordship to the evidence taken before the Police Commission this year, see pages 53, 59, 88, 92, 93, 102, 110, 135, 155, 163, 195, 212, 213, 214.

All the witnesses including Chinese are in favour of it. Mr. Mae Ewen recommends it in cases of returning from banishment, but for petty larcenies he would propose to cut off the prisoners' queues. I am inclined to think with the rest of the Committee that this punishment is more objectionable than whipping as it is equivalent to branding a man as a thief and at once debars him from any chance of honest employment.

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confinement is not quite so pleasant now as it was before his day. J Enclosure 3 30 June 1... venture to submit a draft regulation for approval giving to the Superintendent the power he asks for. 8. Another important recommendation of the Committee (with the exception of Mr. Ewen) is that whipping be inflicted for all cases of petty theft and for returning from banishment. On the subject of whipping I beg to refer Your Lordship to the evidence taken before the Police Commission this year, see pages 53, 59, 88, 92, 93, 102, 110, 135, 155, 163, 195, 212, 213, 214. All the witnesses including Chinese are in favour of it. Mr. Mae Ewen recommends it in cases of returning from banishment, but for petty larcenies he would propose to cut off the prisoners' queues. I am inclined to think with the rest of the Committee that this punishment is more objectionable than whipping as it is equivalent to branding a man as a thief and at once debars him from any chance of honest employment.

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confinement is not quite so pleasant

now as it was

before

his

day.

Enclosure 3 30 June 1

venture to submit a draft regulation and

for approval giving to the Superintendent the power he asks for.

Another important

recommendation of the Committee (with the exception of Mr. e16ac {wen) is that whipping be inflicted for all cases of petty theft

and for returning from banishment. On the subject of whipping I beg to refer Your Lordship to the evidence taken before the Police Commission

८

this

545

this year, see pages 53, 59, 88,92,93,

102, 110, 135, 155, 163, 195, 212, 213, 2.

21%

All the witnesses including Chinese

are in

favour of it. Mr. Mae Ewen recommends it in cases of returning

from banishment, but for petty

larcenies he would propose to cut off the prisoners queues. I am inclined to think with the rest of the Committee that this punishment is more objectionable than whipping as it is equivalent to branding a

man as -A

thief and at once debars

him from any

chance

of honest

employmet

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