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No. S/201E.

SIR,

VICTORIA GAOL,

2nd June, 1896.

I have the honour to inform you that a Chinese prisoner No. 704, WONG KAU, died in the Gaol Hospital at 1.45 A M. to-day. He was sentenced to 28 days hard labour on the 11th May, 1896, and received 6 strokes on the 18th May, and 12 strokes on the 23rd May. He was admitted to Hospital on the 27th May and died this morning. Cause of death was Septicemia due to the wounds caused by the flogging.

The Acting Colonial Surgeon.

I have. &c..

J. BELL, Assistant Surgeon.

Appendix VI.

Table showing the yearly number of prisoners who have received corporal punishment in

Victoria Gaol from 1888 to 1895.

Not

Treated in Hospital. received in

Hospital.

Total Year. Number of

prisoners.

Total Number

Daily Average.

Percent-

Percent-

Death. Cases of contused

Cases of

Gluteal

contused

abscess

wounds from i flogging.

wounds

from

of cases from flogging.

floggings. abscesses.

age of

age of Gluteal

from

flogging.

flogging.

4388

3,627

531

15

67

5

101

173

4.7

2.9

#889 3,705

581

4

33

124

159

4.3

1.26

4890 3,444

566

59

10

226

295

8.6

3. 4

1891 5,231

507

00

39

3

182

214

4.7

1. 2

$892 5,046

515

26

181

213

4.2

2.8

1893 4,010

458

1894 3,913

455

O

IN

1895 5,014

472

t-

5 10 00

39

119

160

4.0

1.25

29

1

178

208

5.3

.48

15

12

508

535

10.6

2.24

Appendix VII.

Ordinance 4 of 1865.-Offences against the Person.

Sections 14, 19, 26, 27, 28, 59 and

64. Whenever whipping may be awarded for any indictable offence under this Ordinance, the Court may sentence the offender to be once privately whipped, and the number of strokes which shall in no case exceed 40 and the instrument with which they shall be inflicted shall be specified by the Court in the sentence.

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