CO129-551-5 Asylums Amendment Ordinance 1935 24-1-1935 - 29-5-1935 — Page 6

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Our letter to the Home Office raised two points

in connection with the Ordinance.

1.Whether untried prisoners who have been

By the Prison ledical Officer'

certified insane should be removed to an asylum without first being brought up for trial in the ordinary way,

and if unfit to plead then sent to the asylum by the

judge. The Home Office explain that in fact, in

this country, powers somewhat analogous to those taken

in Hong Kong exist in law in this country, although in

except in cases of

ungency. practice they do not appear to be exerci

exercised. In these

circumstances, I do not think that we need comment on

this point to the Governor.

2.

extreme

The home Office agree that a provision

permitting the transfer to an asylum of any prisoner

whom