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I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, that they have had under their consideration the question of prison accommodation

for naval prisoners at Hong Kong, certäin alterations which it will be necessary to make in the naval prison there (if its use is to be continued) having rendered it probable that the accommodation will not be sufficient to meet the require- ments of His Majesty's Ships on the Station.

2.- In these circumstances the question has arisen whether it would not be better to abolish the Naval Prison altogether, provided that sufficient and suitable accommo- dation could be provided for naval prisoners either in a

and Colonial Prison or in the Military Detention Barracks,

I am to request that you will be so good as to move the Secretary of State to cause them to be informed to what extent the Colonial Authorities would be prepared to pro- vide accommodation in a Colonial Prison and whether, if desired, a separate portion of the prison could be set apart for naval prisoners.

3.-

It will be recollected that the question of prison accommodation at Hong Kong formed the subject of correspon- dence between the Colonial Office, War Office and Admiralty in 1903. No communication on the subject later than Colonial Office Letter of the 29th May (No.19516) has

however been received at the Admiralty.

Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

4.-

L.P.-No. 8.

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