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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 47.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER, 1878.
VOL. XXIV.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The following Report, extracted from the Daily Press, is published for general information.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on Monday, the 18th November. There were present:-
His Excellency Governor POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G.
Honourable F. SNOWDEN, (Acting Chief Justice). Honourable C. Max, (Acting Colonial Secretary). Honourable J. M. PRICE, (Acting Colonial Treasurer). Honourable P. RYRIE.
Honourable H. Lowcock.
Honourable W. KESWICK.
Honourable T. C. HAYLLAR, Q.C.
His EXCELLENCY.-Gentlemen, I am sorry to inform you that the Attorney General is unable to attend owing to illness.
THE EXTENSION OF THE GAOL.
The SURVEYOR GENERAL (and ACTING TREASURER)—Your Excellency, before resuming the debate of last Monday, on the subject of the Gaol extension, I would beg to lay upon the table, estimates*. of the cost of the alternative schemes referred to in the despatch of the Secretary of State of the 5th June last. Copies of this document are already in the hands of Honourable members, and I was about to ask to be permitted to add a brief word in elucidation of its contents.
1.-High Level Project,†....
2.-Low Level Project,t 3.-New Gaol,
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4.-Extension of present Gaol,
RECAPITULATION.
..$150,940 195.700 133,200 $4,000
NOTE.-Under both extension projects of the present Gaol, there will be 441 Separate Cells as also 20 Associated Cells capable of holding 60 prisoners. The present Women's Ward and the Debtors' Ward will remain untouched.
J. M. PRICE,
Surveyor General.
+ In both High and Low Level Projects, owing to the possibilily of the proprietors eventually deriving a larger income from both the Hollywood Road and Caine Road sites by their adaptation to Chinese tenements, it is questionable whether, in equity, the Government could acquire either piece of land for the values here assessed.
VICTORIA GAOL.
Comparative cost of the projects mooted in Secretary of State's despatch No. 48 of 5th June, 1878:-
1.-High Level Project-(Extension up to Caine Road).
Purchase of Land,
Building New Block with 200 Separate Cells,
Levelling and retaining Site for same,
66,440
64,000
10,000
Conversion of Associated Cells in present Gaol Building into Separate Cells,
10,500
Total, ..
.$150,940
2-Low Level Project-(Extension on to Police precincts, and removal of Police Barracks to Hollywood Road).
Purchase of Mr. SASSOON's Lots,
$ 48,200
Building New Block with 200 Separate Cells,..
64,000
Erection of New Police Barracks,
73,000
Conversion of Associated Cells in present Gaol Buildings into Separate Cells,
10,500
Total,
.$195,700
Cost of Erection of a New Gaol at Stone Cutter's Island with 500 Separate Cells:-
New Gaol,
..$153,900
Quarters for Staff and Guard,
24,000
Enclosure Walling,
5,300
Total,
$183,200
Deduct proceeds of Sale of portion of present Gaol and Site,
50,000
Balance,
$133,200
PRESENT GAOL EXTENSION.
Building New Block on present Magistracy Site with 176 Solitary Cells,
Building Quarters for Gaol Staff on Site purchased in 1872, Conversion of Associated Cells in Wing A C and E of present Gaol into 252 Separate Cells,
Total,
58,000
20,000
11,000
84,000
For this expenditure is obtained an aggregate of 428 Separate Cells in addition to 20 Associated Cells with room for 60 prisoners in Wings B and D which remain untouched. The women's and debtors' Prison and the Gaol Hospital also remain available as at present. This project entails the sacrifice of the Magistracy buildings.