CO129-527-10 Procedure in cases of people found guilty but insane 10-7-1930 - 17-10-1930 — Page 8

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the detention of a person during

His Majesty's pleasure in pursuance

of a law giving it power in those

terms; and secondly how the persons

detained in accordance with such an

order should be treated.

3. The answer to the first

question is that it is for the

Governor, upon his own responsibility,

to make known His Majesty's pleasure,

and that it is not necessary for him

to refer the matter for precise

instructions.

The answer to the

second question is that such a

person should be sent to a lunatice

by a

criminal lunatic. Even if it appeared later that such

asylum and should not be imprisoned

person throughout had

Lether

insone

with hard labour ether or not such

imprisonment wight leeslly be imposed.

I have etc.

imfoirmed with hard labour, but the form and period of

detention in the lunatic arghem would be determined by

the Govenor by reference to the facts of

particular come

the

де

he should not be

The

Maercussion

form + period

of

core to be outermined

to the cives of

Leading fo

minividual cares

(Signed) PASSFIELŐ,

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Page

Page

No378.

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