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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1887.

Whereas

Police Magistrate

(as the case may be) has under the provision of Section 5 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1887, this day entrusted to the care of the said A.B. one G.H. a female child.

Now the conditions of the above recognizance are such that if the said A.B. do well and truly (here state conditions) then the above recognizance to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signature of A.B.

S

C.D.

32

E.F.

Taken and subscribed by the said A.B., C.D. and E.F. on the day month and year aforesaid

Before me

Registrar General.

To A.B.

C.

IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

In the matter of Ordinance 9 of 1887, and in the matter of C.D.female child.

These are to require you the said A.B. to be and appear before me at my office situate in

to give informa-

on

tion respecting the treatment of one C.D. a female child.

And take notice that if you do not attend you are liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the same to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months.

Dated this

LS

W. H. MARSH,

Registrar General,

Penal servitude" abolished.

Persons under penal

servitude to be deemed to have been sentenced to hard labour.

Repeal

No. 10 of 1887.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to abolish Transportation and Penal Servitude and to substitute other Punishment in lieu thereof.

BE

[13th April, 1887.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---

1. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance no person shall be sentenced to transportation or penal servitude, and any person who, if this Ordinance had not been passed, might have been sentenced to transportation or penal servitude, shall after the commencement of this Ordinance be liable to be sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for a term of the same duration as the term of transportation or penal servitude to which such person would have been liable if this Ordinance had not been passed.

2. All persons at present detained under any sentence of penal servitude shall for the remaining period of their sen- tence be deemed to have been sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour, and shall be classed accordingly and shall. be subject to all Laws and Rules relating to the care, cus- tody, management, employment and discipline of offenders under sentence of imprisonment with hard labour, in the same manner as if they had been originally sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour.

3. Ordinarce 10 of 1858 is hereby repealed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 1st day of April, 1887.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 13th day of April, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,