in the
Canal may agree in advisability of
its abolition.
The
may
The introduction of race has suggested a separate system, as
eventually
A
further
You have observed that further steps to diminish the number
of
prisoners, and I do not therefore contemplate the
necessity of providing more than 450 separate cells
in the new gaol, of which
not more than 250 would
be built in the first
instance.
8. In accordance with
Mr. Brown's request, a printed "Description of the prison at Wormwood
Scrubs" has been
obtained from the Directors
of Convict Prisons and is herewith enclosed; and I have asked the governor of
the Straits Settlements to
have a fair copy of the plan of the Singapore
Criminal
prison made and sent to Hong Kong.
9. I will only add in conclusion that I rely
on you to press this matter forward without further delay. I have sufficiently commented in former despatches on the manner in which it has been shelved from time to time, & I earnestly trust that the suggestions now