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to the Superintendent.

The dies of the greater number of the Prisoners having been reported as excessive, the Government will naturally refuse to sanction waste and insist on its reduction - it becomes therefore necessary to consider what course should be pursued, if Government order the change to be carried out without giving me the powers I ask for. I am prepared to carry out the orders of Government under any conditions, but if rioting and violence should arise under such circumstances, I would consider it necessary at once to use fire-arms in its suppression.

Lof A. Gordon
Superintendent.

Enclosure 3

C.O.
14201
Inco 559
9 AUG

In lieu of the Superintendent's draft I beg to submit herewith the following:

If any convict prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. Mutiny, open incitement to mutiny in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner; repetition of threatening language to any officer or prisoner, and any act of insubordination deemed by extraordinary circumstances to require extraordinary measures to be suppressed by extra force, the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to exceed twelve strokes of the rattan.

It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report to the Governor every case of his exercising the power conferred on him.

Edw. J. Ackroyd
Acting Attorney General
June 30th 1886.

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to the Superintendent. The dies of the greater number of the Prisoners having been reported as excessive, the Government will naturally refuse to sanction waste and insist on its reduction - it becomes therefore necessary to consider what course should be pursued, if Government order the change to be carried out without giving me the powers I ask for. I am prepared to carry out the orders of Government under any conditions, but if rioting and violence should arise under such circumstances, I would consider it necessary at once to use fire-arms in its suppression. Lof A. Gordon Superintendent. Enclosure 3 C.O. 14201 Inco 559 9 AUG In lieu of the Superintendent's draft I beg to submit herewith the following: If any convict prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. Mutiny, open incitement to mutiny in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner; repetition of threatening language to any officer or prisoner, and any act of insubordination deemed by extraordinary circumstances to require extraordinary measures to be suppressed by extra force, the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to exceed twelve strokes of the rattan. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report to the Governor every case of his exercising the power conferred on him. Edw. J. Ackroyd Acting Attorney General June 30th 1886.

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6. to the Supercictendent. The dies of the greater number of the Prisoners having been reported as excessive, the Goverur Government will naturally refuse to sauction waste and insist on its reducation - it becomes to Consider what tue therefore what course should be pursued, if Government order the change to be carried out without giving me the powers I ack for . Sam prepared to carry out the orders of Government under any conditions, but if uiting and violence should arise under sech I would consider circumstances, at once to use -use fire. it necessary arvis in it suppression . Lof A. Gordon Superintendent. Enclosure 3 C. O. 14201 Inco 559 9 AUG In time of the Superintendents draft I beg to subunit tests the following : If any ucate prisoner is quilty of any of the following offences, viz. Muting open incitement to muting in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow priemer ; repetition of threatening language to any officer prisoner, and any act of insubordination d by extraordmary reqeuriesg MAALLONARY to be suppressed by extra the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to excud twelve strokes of the rattan. Care of his It shall be the duty of the Superintending to report to the Governor every exercising the power conferred on him sof Edw. J. Ackroyd Acting Attorney General June 30th 1886.

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to the Supercictendent.

The dies of the greater number of the Prisoners having been reported as excessive, the Goverur

Government will

naturally refuse to sauction waste and insist on its reducation - it becomes

to Consider what

tue

therefore

what course

should be pursued, if Government order the change to be carried out without giving

me the powers I ack for . Sam prepared to carry out the orders of Government under any conditions, but if uiting and

violence should arise under sech

I would consider

circumstances,

at once to use

-use fire.

it necessary arvis in it suppression . Lof A. Gordon

Superintendent.

Enclosure 3

C. O.

14201

Inco 559

9 AUG

In time of the Superintendents

draft I beg to subunit tests the following :

If any ucate prisoner is quilty of any of the following offences, viz. Muting open incitement to muting in the prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated

assault on

fellow priemer ; repetition of threatening language to any officer

prisoner, and any act of insubordination d by extraordmary

reqeuriesg

MAALLONARY

to be suppressed by extra the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to corporal punishment not to excud twelve strokes of the rattan.

Care

of his

It shall be the duty of the Superintending to report to the Governor every exercising the power conferred on him

sof Edw. J. Ackroyd

Acting Attorney General

June 30th 1886.

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