CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 571

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569

advantage

retaining

a practice which has

been abolished in most

parts of H.M's dominion

communion, and which

L.

makes an addition

though

a

small one

to

the number of prisoners.

6. I concur in the

opinion which

you

have expressed, and which is shared by

the majority of the Gaol Commission and by

the Chinese Justices of

the Peace, that it is not

desirable

to resort to

cutting off the

queues

a mode of punishment,

and you could consider

whether it may not be

desirable to alter the

prison regulation on

the subject, so as

to allow the

Chinese sentenced to penal

servitude to be

cut

without

special permission of

the Governor, this being the practice which is

followed in the Straits

Settlements.

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569 advantage retaining a practice which has been abolished in most parts of H.M's dominion communion, and which L. makes an addition though a small one to the number of prisoners. 6. I concur in the opinion which you have expressed, and which is shared by the majority of the Gaol Commission and by the Chinese Justices of the Peace, that it is not desirable to resort to cutting off the queues a mode of punishment, and you could consider whether it may not be desirable to alter the prison regulation on the subject, so as to allow the Chinese sentenced to penal servitude to be cut without special permission of the Governor, this being the practice which is followed in the Straits Settlements.
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569 advantage retaining a practice which has been abolished in most dartsy #. M's dominier communition, and which L. makes an addition though a amall one b the number of prisoners. 6. I concur in the opersion which you have expressed, and which is chared by the majority of the gaol Commission and by the Chinese Justices of the Peace, that it is not desirable desirable to resort to cutting off the مل groves a mode of punishment, and you could consider whether it may not be desirable to alter the prison squlation the subpet, so os to allow the not дро queres Chinese sentenced to penal servitude to be cut without special permission of governor, this being the practice which is the followed in the straits Settlements.
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569

advantage

retaining

a practice which has

been abolished in most

dartsy #. M's dominier

communition, and which

L.

makes an addition

though

a

amall one

b

the number of prisoners.

6. I concur in the

opersion which

you

have expressed, and which is chared by

the majority of the gaol Commission and by

the Chinese Justices of

the Peace, that it is not

desirable

desirable to resort to

cutting off the

مل

groves

a mode of punishment,

and you could consider

whether it may not be

desirable to alter the

prison squlation

the subpet, so os

to allow the

not

дро

queres Chinese sentenced to penal

servitude to be

cut

without

special permission of

governor, this being the practice which is

the

followed in the straits

Settlements.

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