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Enclosure 3.

Report by the Acting Attorney General.

(Copy)

Enclosure 2.

Sin

Attorney

119

General's Chambers.

8th July, 1886.

I have the honour to trausenit

herewith a

draft Ordinance giving power to the Supreme Court and to the Police. Magistrate to inflict corporal punishment

in certain cases.

This draft

carries out the recommendations

for

reass

I give

of the Fool Commission that whipping should be inflicted for petty theft and for returning from banishment; and hereunder it revives part of the legislation which existed on this subject prior to the passing of Onlinauce 3 of 1881.

Bof

In accordance with the recommendations

of the Cool Commission I propose to -

The Horible J. Stewart, LL.D.

Acting Colonial Secretary

to

re

introduce