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Question IV in the ... is as follows:-
IV. Stating the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?
In the Blue Book for 1875 which predecessor transmitted to your Lordship in despatch No. 12364 of the 24th August 1876, this question is thus answered:
"The daily average number of prisoners confined during the year 1875 was 374.06, (as against 350.4 in the previous year.) The cubic space for each prisoner during the hours of sleep was 982.291 cubic feet (as against 1,048.801 cubic feet in the previous year), if space in passages and corridors be included in the measurement."
In the Blue Book for 1876, the answer is:-
"The daily average number of prisoners confined during the year 1876 was 439.60. (as against 374.06 in the previous year.) The cubic space for each prisoner during the hours of sleep was 564.213 cubic feet (as against 982.291 cubic feet in the previous year), if space in passages...
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