CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 503

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a position, and if such a person is presented to me

I

"propose to appoint him

on

probation until the end

of the year.

The result of this experiment will be closely watched and reported in due course to Your Lordship.

In the 7th paragraph

of your despatch Your Lordship

asks

for an explanation of

the statement that there is

"no power forcibly

to detain 'inmates

502

"inmates of the Reformatory"

I understand this

statement to refer

21

more to

the structural deficiencies of the present Roman Catholic Reformatory than to the absence of legal power of detention. It is quite true however that the Government since 1886 has done nothing in the direction of establishing

this much desired Institution and it will also be seen

from Dr Eitel's report that

not dated March 1893.

Bishop.

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20 a position, and if such a person is presented to me I "propose to appoint him on probation until the end of the year. The result of this experiment will be closely watched and reported in due course to Your Lordship. In the 7th paragraph of your despatch Your Lordship asks for an explanation of the statement that there is "no power forcibly to detain 'inmates 502 "inmates of the Reformatory" I understand this statement to refer 21 more to the structural deficiencies of the present Roman Catholic Reformatory than to the absence of legal power of detention. It is quite true however that the Government since 1886 has done nothing in the direction of establishing this much desired Institution and it will also be seen from Dr Eitel's report that not dated March 1893. Bishop.
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20 a position, and if such a person is presented to me I " propose to appoint him on probation until the end of the year. The result of this experiment will be closely watched and reported in due course to Your Lordship. In the 7th paragraph of your despatch Your Lordship asks for an explanation of the statement that there is "no power forcibly to detain 'inmates 502 " inmates of the Reformatory " I understand this statement to refer 21 more to H the structural deficiencies of the present Roman Catholic Reformatory than to the absence of legal power of detention. It is quite true however that the Government since 1886 has done nothing in the direction of establishing this much desired Institution and it will also be seen - mol. 3. from wwer from Dr Eitel's report that Enel: not march 1893. Bishop.
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20

a position, and if such a person is presented to me

I

" propose to appoint him

on

probation until the end

of the year.

The result of this experiment will be closely watched and reported in due course to Your Lordship.

In the 7th paragraph

of your despatch Your Lordship

asks

for an explanation of

the statement that there is

"no power forcibly

to detain 'inmates

502

" inmates of the Reformatory "

I understand this

statement to refer

21

more to

H

the structural deficiencies of the present Roman Catholic Reformatory than to the absence of legal power of detention. It is quite true however that the Government since 1886 has done nothing in the direction of establishing

this much desired Institution and it will also be seen -

mol. 3. from

wwer from Dr Eitel's report that

Enel:

not march

1893.

Bishop.

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