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Reference :- C.O/133/4

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Debtor's Gaol. A new floor has been placed in this building during the year, six inches above the ground. It was raised to effect better ventilation than before.

Gaols. The three Buildings composing Gaol together with the Magistracy have been completed for a considerable time but sundry works are yet unfinished, such as the Begagon Police Towers, the Well, etc. these however together with the boundary walls are approaching completion, which will render the whole very serviceable.

Further additional works have been proposed to provide for increased accommodation required, there have however not been sanctioned or commenced yet. It was considered during the last hot season that a greater degree of ventilation was requisite, as the wards were filled in some cases with twice the number of men they were calculated for. This was effected by cutting out doors to add to the supply of fresh air, iron gratings were inserted therein and found very effective and I am led to believe that the Prisoners experienced a more than usual degree of health, in fact I am not aware that any one prisoner has died from actual sickness since they have been in the new Buildings and this notwithstanding they were obliged to be placed therein before the plaster was dry.

The Police Station Butterfield's Bazaar was unfinished during the year, Report and Estimate No. 4 of 1846, total expenditure £692.3.3. This building as well as all the other Police Stations are the property of Government and have more inmates than they were intended to hold, but I believe they have been found to be very healthy, and the sickness amongst Police is not nearly so great as that to be found in the Military.

The Colonial Church is progressing very satisfactorily and I trust will give that degree of satisfaction when finished the Public look for a work of the kind. It is however, hard to please...

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference :- C.O/133/4 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE RECORD OFFICE, LONDON PUBLIC Debtor's Gaol. A new floor has been placed in this building during the year, six inches above the ground. It was raised to effect better ventilation than before. Gaols. The three Buildings composing Gaol together with the Magistracy have been completed for a considerable time but sundry works are yet unfinished, such as the Begagon Police Towers, the Well, etc. these however together with the boundary walls are approaching completion, which will render the whole very serviceable. Further additional works have been proposed to provide for increased accommodation required, there have however not been sanctioned or commenced yet. It was considered during the last hot season that a greater degree of ventilation was requisite, as the wards were filled in some cases with twice the number of men they were calculated for. This was effected by cutting out doors to add to the supply of fresh air, iron gratings were inserted therein and found very effective and I am led to believe that the Prisoners experienced a more than usual degree of health, in fact I am not aware that any one prisoner has died from actual sickness since they have been in the new Buildings and this notwithstanding they were obliged to be placed therein before the plaster was dry. The Police Station Butterfield's Bazaar was unfinished during the year, Report and Estimate No. 4 of 1846, total expenditure £692.3.3. This building as well as all the other Police Stations are the property of Government and have more inmates than they were intended to hold, but I believe they have been found to be very healthy, and the sickness amongst Police is not nearly so great as that to be found in the Military. The Colonial Church is progressing very satisfactorily and I trust will give that degree of satisfaction when finished the Public look for a work of the kind. It is however, hard to please...

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O/133

PUBLIC

Debtor's Gad. A new flon has been placed

fort

it was raiud

to this building during the year,

six inches above the ground.

effected

rentilatin

than

before...

and a better

Gads. The thee Buildings componing Gad together with the Magistracy

the common

have been completed for a considerable time but

ther

sundy work

are

e yet imfinished, such as the Betagon Police Towers, the Well, te. these however together with the brendary walls me cxpronching completion, which will render the

whole

very

and serviccable.

sceuse an

fact

Further

acditional works have been proposed to provide for increased accommodation required, there

however have not been sanctioned or commenced Met. It was

yet.

considered

during the last hot

season that a greater degree of ventilation was

requisite,

the

koud were

filled in some

:sees with twice the number of men they

calculated for, this was

the lower parcels of the

were

effected by cutting out

doors to add to the

supply of fresh air, iron gratings

this

were incnted therein

found very effective and I am led to believe

that the Prisoners experienced

a more than usual.

degree of health, in fact I am not aware that any

one

- preioner has died from actual sickness since they have been in the

new

Buildings and this not = -withstanding they were obliged to be placed therein

before the plaster was day...

The Police Station Buchterlmy Bazaar

even

uns

finished during the year, Report and Estimate

Ленорошь, N. 4 of 1846, total expenditure. £692.3.3. This building as well as all the other Police Stations the property

have more inmates than they

were

of fovemment have intended to hold, but I believe they have been fruend to be very healthy, and the sickness ammugst Police is not nearly so great. in the Military.-

as that to be

the

found

The Colonial Church is progressing very satisfactorily and I trust will give that degree of satisfaction when finished the Public look for

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