Reclamation Areas to be Worked by Offenders Nanking, June 11, A set of regulation governing the employment of convict labour for and reclamation work, newly drawn up by the Ministry of Judicial Ad~ ministration, hag been approved. by the Executive Yuan, and forwarded fo the Central Political Council for record.
According to these regulations, the Ministry of Judicial Administration may send able-bodied convicts, over 20 years of age, to the frontier provinces for reclamation purposes Militery offenders may be similarly despatched by order of the Ministry lot War.
'The convicts, upon despateh to Jclamation areas, may, if they desire, be accompanied by' their families. Travelling expenses will be borne by the Government.
the early period of their 1 clamation work, the convicts will be kept in prisons." Later, however, they may be allowed to live in "farm cot~ tages." Seeds, fertilizers and farming implements will be furnished to them by' the Government.
Profits accruing from the labour of the convicts will be turned over to the government. The convicts, how ever, will be remunerated, The period during which they wilt be put'on reclamation work will pend on their term of imprisonment, 'Those who achieve commendable results may have their sentence reduced 'oF may be granted a special pardon by the government, onthe recom~ Jmendation of the authorities in charge fof the convicts' reclamation area. have worked out their the convicts may continue to live in the reclamation area or return to their native towns in. the reclamation aren will be, allotted specific pieces of land and will be Fegistered as the legitimate owners. In that event, they will be required to pay the us tial farm tax—Kuo Min.
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