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Page 91
Transportation was , next to death , the most severe punishment known to the
criminal law and as such was intended to serve the ends of all punishment _
namely to purge , to deter , and to reform . Of these three , the contemporaries ...
Transportation was , next to death , the most severe punishment known to the
criminal law and as such was intended to serve the ends of all punishment _
namely to purge , to deter , and to reform . Of these three , the contemporaries ...
Page 246
41 The regulations for the punishment of assigned servants were very similar to
those for the punishment of convicts in ... punish with anything up to twenty - five
lashes ; for more serious offences for which the punishments were floggings up to
...
41 The regulations for the punishment of assigned servants were very similar to
those for the punishment of convicts in ... punish with anything up to twenty - five
lashes ; for more serious offences for which the punishments were floggings up to
...
Page 369
To begin with , Bigge recommended radical changes in the methods used in the
punishment and reformation of the convicts . Macquarie believed in leniency ;
Bigge recommended a maintenance of that degree of severity and vigour by
which ...
To begin with , Bigge recommended radical changes in the methods used in the
punishment and reformation of the convicts . Macquarie believed in leniency ;
Bigge recommended a maintenance of that degree of severity and vigour by
which ...
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Contents
THE EARLIEST TIMES TO CATHOLIC CHRISTENDOM | 5 |
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
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