Excerpt from First Report of the Select Committee Appointed to Consider and Report on the Employment of Convicts, 1866
The Committee 18 indisposed to recommend the establish ment of any new convict establishments on the present costly footing, being of opinion that by maintaining four principal stations, and adopting other arrangements, - some of a temporary character, - the present pressure will be met until such time as the effects of fresh criminal legislation may, it is reasonable to suppose, cause a diminution in the number of convicts.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book re-examines the convict system at the Cape of Good Hope. It begins by investigating previous commissions on the convict question and includes relevant reports, estimates, and plans. Furthermore, it examines the road systems in the area and contains a general map with the various pertinent locations marked. It includes a memorandum that shows the cost of the rations furnished to the convicts at East London, as well as a return of prisoners in different gaols, a list of desertions from convict stations over the past several years, and a report on the works proposed by the Governor. The author argues for the implementation of new regulations and the creation of additional facilities to accommodate the influx of new inmates. The book presents the case for reforming the convict system to deter crime and raise the standard of living for the convicts. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781333287986_0
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9781333287986
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