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No 254 of

the 25th hour 1896

of heaven therefore to request you

allow me the Existing Ruler to alter/modify

be modified in accordance

as follows

with the following instructions.

22 (a) Floggings shall be ordered

by

the Act Supt of the Govt

on his own

authority only in

absence, or other inability

of the Superintendent through

the absence, or other inability

of the Superintendent to confirm

the sentence.

Where a

(b) Not flogging is ordered by the

Superintendent

or the

the Act

Superintendent, no instrument

of flogging shall be used

whether for adult or for

juveniles other

than

the

birch, and the maximum

number of strokes in all

such cases shall be

twelve for an adult &

six for

a child.

Where a

(c) In the case of flogging

is inflicted by

order of the

Visiting Justices

a cat o' nine tails

of a pattern

the

approved by

may be used, and the maximum

number of strokes in all

cases shall be

twenty four,

that

being

DRAFT.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Ir. Graham.

Sir E. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain,


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No 254 of the 25th hour 1896 of heaven therefore to request you allow me the Existing Ruler to alter/modify be modified in accordance as follows with the following instructions. 22 (a) Floggings shall be ordered by the Act Supt of the Govt on his own authority only in absence, or other inability of the Superintendent through the absence, or other inability of the Superintendent to confirm the sentence. Where a (b) Not flogging is ordered by the Superintendent or the the Act Superintendent, no instrument of flogging shall be used whether for adult or for juveniles other than the birch, and the maximum number of strokes in all such cases shall be twelve for an adult & six for a child. Where a (c) In the case of flogging is inflicted by order of the Visiting Justices a cat o' nine tails of a pattern the approved by may be used, and the maximum number of strokes in all cases shall be twenty four, that being DRAFT. Mr. MINUTE. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Ir. Graham. Sir E. Wingfield. Earl of Selborne. Mr. Chamberlain, 217
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No 254 of

the 25th hour 1896

of heave therefore to request you

allow

m the Existing Ruler to atteret modified

be mortifed in accordat

as follows

with the following sinstanctions.

22 (as foggings shall be ordered

by

the Art Supt of the Goch

ow his outw

authority only in

inalility of the Superintendent through

the absence, or other inability

of the Sexprssistendant

pussistendant to caforem

the sentence.

Where a

(6) tot flogging is ordered by the

Superintendent

or the

the art

Superintendent, no instrument

of flogging shall be used

whether for adultior for

(

DRAFT.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Ir. Graham.

Sir E. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain,

juveniles other

thaw

217

thaw the

birch, and the maximum

number of strokes in all

such cases shall ben

twelve for

six for

aw & adult &

a child.

Where a

(e) In the case of flogging

is inflected by

order of the

Visiting Justices

a lat o'

nive this

of a pattern

the

your may

approved by

be used, and the maximu

number of strokes in all

cared shall be

such

twenty four,

that

being

the

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