CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 410

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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 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. Page 405
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3 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 405 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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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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