First Report of the Select Committee Appointed to Consider and Report on the Employment of Convicts, 1866 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Cape Of Good Hope

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656898690 ISBN 13: 9780656898695

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

Explore a pivotal 1866 look at convict labor and reform in the Cape Colony.

This historical report summarizes debates on how convicts were housed, supervised, and used for public works, including road building and station management. It sheds light on policy decisions, committee proceedings, and the voices of officials and witnesses shaping the era’s approach to criminal justice.

The text offers a clear window into how governments considered labor arrangements, supervision models, and legal changes. It presents proposed plans, deliberations, and the practical challenges of placing labor under various councils while balancing costs and safety. Readers will see the tensions between discipline, rehabilitation, and public accountability in a 19th‑century setting.

• How convict stations were organized and moved, and how labor was allocated to roads and other works.
• Arguments for and against relaxing discipline or using magistrates’ sentences in different ways.
• Key figures, committee actions, and the process of proposing amendments to the law.
• Evidence from inspectors, magistrates, and officials that shaped policy.

Ideal for readers of historical governance, colonial administration, and legal reform, this edition offers a concise, accessible portrait of policy decisions at a formative moment in the Cape Colony.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656898690
• ISBN 13: 9780656898695
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 75