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cell though the dry earth system
in use Keeps the small from
becoming overpowering.
The
other cells of the prison with the
exception of
the huropean and
separate cells are
just
as
much overcrowded. The close
atmosphere of the cells and
Corridors at unlocking time
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in the
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very
but all there things have been
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times by
myself and others. Though
the number
of admissions to
the Gaol this year is less
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than usual,
yet
the daily
average
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of prisoners
is greatly in excess and consequently the overcrowding
is worse than it ever was
This shows how entirely
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justified Lord Carunsoon was when in Despatch M 25 of the 8th of February
1867 be permitted the removal
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the
prisoners from Stone Cutters Island to the have in the town of Victoria only
as an
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and expressed the apprehension that the cubical space allowed per man in the latter Gool would be too small, Especially in such a climate as Hongkong.