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ment by the lazy and lying, as is the case at present." 

 — " A book register of punishments to be kept, in 

 which the name, offence, and nature and quantity 

 of punishment inflicted must be carefully put 

 down ; and also a note of the same given to the 

 negro, in order that if he should think himself 

 unjustly, or too severely punished, he may show 

 his note to my other attorney on his next visit, or 

 to myself on my return to Jamaica, and thus get 

 redress if he has been wronged." — " No negro is 

 to be struck, or punished in any way, without the 

 trustee's express orders : the black driver so of- 

 fending to be immediately degraded, and sent to 

 work in the field ; and the white person, for such a 

 breach of my orders, to be discharged upon the 

 spot." — " No negro is to be punished till twenty- 

 four hours shall have elapsed between his com- 

 mitting the fault and suffering for it, in order that 

 nothing should be done in the heat of passion, 

 but that the trustee should have time to consider 

 the matter coolly. But to prevent a guilty person 

 from avoiding punishment by running away, he is 

 to pass those twenty-four hours in such confine- 

 ment as the trustee may think most fitting." — 

 " Any white person, who can be proved to have 

 had an improper connection with a woman known 

 publicly to be living as the wife of one of my 

 negroes, is to be discharged immediately upon 

 complaint being made." I also gave the head 

 driver a complete list of the allowances of clothing, 



