the manner in which floggings are administered in Victoria Gaol, and especially as regards the two cases Ap... which are referred to in Appendix V of the report, and furnish me with any suggestions which it might have to offer with a view to modifying or improving the present system.
You will observe that the Committee is strongly opposed to the withdrawal from the Superintendent of the independent power of flogging at present vested in him and advances reasons for this opinion which appear to me to render the withdrawal of such power undesirable.
I concur in the opinion expressed in paragraph 8 (xxviii) of the Report that a large number of floggings is not necessarily an indication of an unusual exercise.
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the manner in which flog-
gings
are administered in
Victoria Gaol, and especially
as regards
the two
cases
Ap...
which are referred to in pendix V of the report, and
furnish me with
to
any.
suggestions which it might have to offer with a view to
modifying or improving present system.
2.
You will observe
the
that the Committee is strong. ly opposed
to the withdraw-
al
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al from the Superintendent of the independent power of flogging at present vested
in him and advances reasons
for this
opinion which
ap_
pear to me to render the. withdrawal of such power
undesirable.
3.
concur in the
opinion expressed in para- graph 8 (xxviii) of the Report that a large number of flo gings is not necessarily indication of a
an
an unusual
exercise.
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