CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 647

This caused some, little inconvenience, which has been entirely removed by the Attorney General's opinion of 21st

October, 1889 in eso.n: 2404.

As regards short sentence

prisoners who are

more

generally troublesome and turbulent than others, it would no doubt be an aid to discipline if the Police Magistrates were empowered to take argnizance of, and punish by

imprisonment, every breach of Prison regulations, but

additional

I do not consider it essential.

Offences when on the point of

few. Prisoners me

discharge are few.

rischarged

here at 8 a.m. on the

morning of expiration of sentence. If troublesome, I have detained

them

them till 48m. Keeping rice and water for the last day, and during the time I have

been

on

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been here, nearly five years, •

only

recollect three or

four

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instances when I have to resort to this. I have had two cases

of

Assault, which I sent to the magistrate who awarded extra imprisonment. My experience is that a man who takes to shouting is easily quieted by being put into a straight waist boat for

hour or so, or put

ar

irons.

in Cross-

の

Looking to paragraph 2

of Secretary of State's despatch No.216, I am unable to record my opinion that an alteration of the law is absolutely necessary.

(4.) A. Gordon,

Superintendent.