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an

intention of making honest living here, whose ~ only object is crime, and to whom the punishment of imprisonment under the conditions necessitated by the requirements of a civilised Government presents inappresiably deterrent

but an

prospect.

5.

I have consulted the

Captain Superintendent of

Superintendent

Police who as

of the Gaol has had considerable

experience

experience of the class to ~ which I refer, the Registrar General, and my

Executive

Council as to the best means.

as

of

of coping with the evil, which, already observed, is one increasing magnitude, and that increasing

agree

they all the term of imprisonment

would not have the desired.

effect, and that the only efficacious method is to make the offence of illegal.

return from banishment~~

punish..

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