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Govern should come

sort of provisional banishment

4

transit, Conditioned so that it shall not be executed unless until the Protector of Chinese after seeing the person, examines the wound. This alleviates a lot of difficulty. I noticed immediate Notice should be sent to the Protector of Chinese as soon as a man has been arrested as he need not be detained long before the Protector of Chinese sees him.

C. All persons Convicted of acting as gambling house Keepers should be deported and the magistrate should have power & instruction to Commit them and grant warrant, issue of the banishment warrant.

D. All persons proved & have been convicted of crime in China should be deported. We cannot do much this line, at present, but it may be possible to ensure & track the Chinese criminal authorities to take fingerprint & record of their prisoners and if this was done it means any person found by their (or otherwise) that they have committed a crime, the Magistrate should have power to order his arrest, and, on proof of identity, Commit him to punishment. Of course safeguards against trickery denials are necessary.

At present it is clear that they may not be found

E. All Chinese prisoners convicted of larceny or like offences should be banished on completion of their terms of imprisonment. The present rule is to banish after second Conviction of larceny, but I do not see why they should not be Committed for the first offence unless it would take up too much space.

For the power of banishment should be vested in the Governor in Council. It means the same thing practically as in the Government in Council & would be less roundabout & take less time & red tape.

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10 Govern should come sort of provisional banishment 4 transit, Conditioned so that it shall not be executed unless until the Protector of Chinese after seeing the person, examines the wound. This alleviates a lot of difficulty. I noticed immediate Notice should be sent to the Protector of Chinese as soon as a man has been arrested as he need not be detained long before the Protector of Chinese sees him. C. All persons Convicted of acting as gambling house Keepers should be deported and the magistrate should have power & instruction to Commit them and grant warrant, issue of the banishment warrant. D. All persons proved & have been convicted of crime in China should be deported. We cannot do much this line, at present, but it may be possible to ensure & track the Chinese criminal authorities to take fingerprint & record of their prisoners and if this was done it means any person found by their (or otherwise) that they have committed a crime, the Magistrate should have power to order his arrest, and, on proof of identity, Commit him to punishment. Of course safeguards against trickery denials are necessary. At present it is clear that they may not be found E. All Chinese prisoners convicted of larceny or like offences should be banished on completion of their terms of imprisonment. The present rule is to banish after second Conviction of larceny, but I do not see why they should not be Committed for the first offence unless it would take up too much space. For the power of banishment should be vested in the Governor in Council. It means the same thing practically as in the Government in Council & would be less roundabout & take less time & red tape. 23 Page 30 Page 31
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10

Govern should come

sort of provisional banishment

4

tranaut, Combitioned so that it shall not be executed conless until the Protector

Chinere after seeing the perom, cmens

off

the wound. This

alvinte a alove

* As

Endorses

ú med

difficulty. I noticed

immediate Notice

umes be sent to the Protector

of Chinese as som

man has anested navant he need

as the

on the not be

detained long before the Protector of Chinère sees huis. C. All pecoms Conncted of

acting as gambling house Keepers should be deported and the majestate should have power & instruction

& Commit- them & gare penting, isme of the banishment

wanant.

D. All perons proved & have been convicted of cume in Chen's should be deported. We cannal do much,

this line, at present, but it may be possible to insure & track the Chenire gare authorities.

to take fournet & me

&

Finger

print records of their primer

and if this was doe

ame

7

means

Any

Noch

27

found by their (or othernie) that

the color have

Man weer

the

F

Magistrate should have power to order his anest, and, on proof of identity, Commit hemi to game. ausit. tonishment. Of. Couvre safeguards.

trickery

denis

Mbey May Jeanble

& be

umes have

At present it is

clea

of mine. may not be found

E. Ale Chinere presmer

convictit of larceny

o linze

offences should be banished on completion of their terme of impremment. The present

to banish after

rule is

Z

secons Conviction offre Carciny but I do not see why

they should not be Camisted for the quist offene Benses it woeh

sol space.

Vare

For the Hoover of benishment

F.

should be rested

Govern esistead

in the

of as

in the Govern in Council. It means the same thing. practically

& would be len

roundabout & take less

& red tape.

time

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