To The Rigt, Honl,
The Sect, of State
For The Colonies.
Se all
Alladale
College Road |
Woolston
C.O
31011
RF: 5 SEF 13
Southampton
4.4.0
132
sir,
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On the 24th. November, 1894 I was transferred from the
English Conviot Prison Service to the Hongkong prison service
as Warde of the Victoria Gaol,
1. On my arrival in the Colony I assisted the then Super-
intendent in reorganisation of the Gaol staff and framing
Store Regulations.
2. In addition to performing the duties of discipline
officer,
I have during the whole of my service been carrying
out the duties of clerk of works and that of Instructor, for
not
these service. I have received any salary although the said
services have always been recognised by the heads of my de-
partment and the Government.
3. During the year 1897 a commencement was made in carrying
out certain improvements in the Gaol. The principal of the
improvements were the inoresse of yard space by the demolition
of D wing, the sub-division of a number of the association
cells into separate cells, and the extension of the female
prison. D wing was pulled down and with the materials removed from it 99 association cells were converted into 178 separate
cells.
Please see extract from the Gaol annual report for the year
1897 attached marked A.
4. During the year 1898 I designed and built by unskilled
prison labour on the site of D wing a large two storied work- shop. Completed the Sub-division of the remainder of the association oells, converted the old warders' quarters into commodious hospital for prisoner. Altered what was the chief warder'a and olerka' officer and fitted it up as Reception
room with four cells attached.
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