CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 760

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prisoners for short periods may be increased instead of

aiminished under a change in the law,

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To suggest the abolition of imprisonment

for debt in this colony will the Juuges are quite sureraise

a great deal of opposition on account of the facilities

for Debtors leaving the Colony but on general groundès

they are not opposed notwithstanding such opposition

to placing restrictions upon Creditors resorting to imprisonment for debt capriciously, vexatiously,or oppressive- lyand requiring the to get the sanction of the Coutt

before resorting to imprisonment for debt, as is now the

case in England.

I have &

(Signed) G. Phillippo,

Chief Justice.

His Excellency,

W. H. Marsh, C, M, G.

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