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a very ... of this idea. The estimated
cost is put down at $140,000 and this would in fact be
but the commencement of
costly prison
and
destined to hold 700 prisoners,
The result too of
a New Block
in Bonham Road or elsewhere
would be that two prison
Staffs would be rendered necessary.
one to take charge
of those confined in the New Block, the other to superintend
the inmates of the existing
prison.
prison.
8.
The third scheme.
is the erection of
a New Block
on the present
gaol site within the
Police Compound by making
the alterations detailed by Mr.
Brown in his report.
The Committee
to which I have already referred,
examined this scheme when
last visiting
the gaol,
and
considered it a feasible one.
The estimate
to
carry
out this is
$170,000