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the Gaol we have no hesitation in saying that in our opinion he should be a man of good social position and accustomed to enforcing discipline. We think that an officer holding the rank he has held in H.M. Army so long must be well fitted from his previous career to take charge of such an establishment.
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The Social position of the Superintendent might be such as to cause respect from the officers and prisoners of all Nationalities under his control, and such as to induce respect to be paid to his opinion, respecting each Branch and discipline.
We think that there are several improvements introduced in England and elsewhere in late years which might possibly be introduced with advantage in the prison here, and that if an Officer of either Service could be obtained who would interest himself in the working of modern prisons and would report on the expediency or otherwise of adopting any changes approved elsewhere, it would be of great advantage to the Public Service. The importance therefore