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Rule 287 The pingo has been added and forms of light labour provided for under which has been placed oakum picking. The new No.3 labour is intended for prisoners who are pronounced by the Surgeon unfit to undergo No.1 or No.2 Hard labour.

No.288. The words, "for half the period of the sentence" have been added. It is necessary that a maximum period should be mentioned, although it may be very rarely necessary to enforce it. The "may" has been substituted for the word "will".

Rules 290 and 292. Merely provide for females. The amount of oakum to be picked is increased to 2 lbs which is found to be a task by no means excessive.

Rule 295. The words "but will perform the combination of shot-drill and oakum picking" are omitted. There is no reason why European prisoners, especially insubordinate soldiers and sailors, of whom we are receiving a large number owing to the increased Fleet and Garrison, should not be put to crank labour, pingo, and treadwheel.

The marginal notes and the alterations themselves sufficiently...

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162 Rule 287 The pingo has been added and forms of light labour provided for under which has been placed oakum picking. The new No.3 labour is intended for prisoners who are pronounced by the Surgeon unfit to undergo No.1 or No.2 Hard labour. No.288. The words, "for half the period of the sentence" have been added. It is necessary that a maximum period should be mentioned, although it may be very rarely necessary to enforce it. The "may" has been substituted for the word "will". Rules 290 and 292. Merely provide for females. The amount of oakum to be picked is increased to 2 lbs which is found to be a task by no means excessive. Rule 295. The words "but will perform the combination of shot-drill and oakum picking" are omitted. There is no reason why European prisoners, especially insubordinate soldiers and sailors, of whom we are receiving a large number owing to the increased Fleet and Garrison, should not be put to crank labour, pingo, and treadwheel. The marginal notes and the alterations themselves sufficiently...
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162 Rule 287 The pingo has been added and forms of light labour provided for under which has been placed oakum picking. The new No.3 labour is intended for prisoners who are : pronounced by the Surgeon unfit to undergo No.1 or No.2 Hard labour. No.288. The words, " for half the period of the sen- tence" have been added. It is necessary that a maximum period should be mentioned, although it may be very rarely necessary 11 41 to enforce it. The may has been substituted for the word will. . Rules 290 and 292. Merely provide for females. The amount of oakum to be picked is increased to 2 lbs which is found to be a task by no means excessive. * Rule 295. The words but will perform the combina- tion of shot-drill and oakum picking are omitted. There is no reason why European prisoners especially insubordinate sol- 4) diers and sailors of whom we are receiving a large number owing to the incussion- Fleet and Garrison, should not be put to crank labour, pingo, and treadwheel. The marginal notes and the alterations themselves sufficiently 1
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Rule 287 The pingo has been added and forms of

light labour provided for under which has been placed oakum

picking. The new No.3 labour is intended for prisoners who are

: pronounced by the Surgeon unfit to undergo No.1 or No.2 Hard

labour.

No.288. The words, " for half the period of the sen-

tence" have been added. It is necessary that a maximum period

should be mentioned, although it may be very rarely necessary

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to enforce it. The may has been substituted for the word

will.

.

Rules 290 and 292. Merely provide for females. The

amount of oakum to be picked is increased to 2 lbs which is

found to be a task by no means excessive.

*

Rule 295. The words but will perform the combina-

tion of shot-drill and oakum picking are omitted. There is

no reason why European prisoners especially insubordinate sol-

4)

diers and sailors of whom we are receiving a large number owing

to the incussion- Fleet and Garrison, should not be put to

crank labour, pingo, and treadwheel.

The marginal notes and the alterations themselves

sufficiently

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