CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 757

the suggestion made on previous imprisonment for debt in this Colony should be abolished, I have the honour to transmit for Your Lordship's information copies of reports subject from Sir George Phillippo, when Chief Justice of this Colony, and from the present Chief- Justice, Sir James Russell,

us occasions that

on this

which have influenced ~

this

Eneli

15th Feby.

1887

Enel: 2 Tomapril

18891

752

this Government in not_ abolishing such imprisonment. I lately referred these

reports to M. Ackroyd who was at the time

asting temporarily as Chief Justice, and to the Acting Attorney

General, with a request that

they would inform

ne

whether they considered, that the reasons advanced

and

by Dir George Phillippo Sir James Russell against the abolition of imprisonment.

for