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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference: CO 129/3

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Reclaiming and Levelling Land for Gaol Site

Reclaiming and levelling about 24 acres of land for a Gaol Garden. Quarrying stone, levelling hill and filling in bay for the site of the Gaol. Road making there for building the new Gaol.

  1. There were 1,760 days' labor furnished by him in wearing ... days' labor furnished to the Contractor, displayed in quarrying and laying foundations, unloading boats, carrying building materials, gulling horse ... The value of the prison labor furnished the Contractor during the year amounted to $743.19. This will be credited to the public on the completion year of his Contract. Five hundred dollars ($500) of $302.07 realized from the sale of its garden produce and paid into the Treasury.

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Classification and Discipline

  1. The Classification of the Convicts cannot be carried out in this Gaol at present.
  1. Prisoners ... senior civil ... a fortnight ... three months, provided they have not forfeited the indulgence by misconduct. Visits ... friends take place in the premises of an officer of the prison. All letters ... previous to this being handed to the prisoners. No article of food or clothing is allowed to be received from one of the visitors.
  1. Mass is ... in the Chapel, but the best arrangements possible are made for the performance of divine worship, during which officers and prisoners are not separated. The Chaplain ... performs any duty at this Gaol. A few of the Chinese prisoners receive occasionally religious instruction from Missionaries, and at times from the Catechists. A few Bibles and other books have been supplied to each Chinese and English prisoner. Roman Catholic Priests are allowed access to the prisoners at such times as are most convenient to the Clergymen, the duty being altogether voluntary.
  1. The Surgeon visits ... generally twice each week by the Surgeon General ... appointed to the medical charge of the Department. Temporary hospital accommodation is provided on board the ... Police Station for ... The diseases most prevalent during the year have been Diarrhoea, Fever, and Dysentery. Prisoners in hospital, or on the Surgeon's list, and considered unfit for labor. Sundays, Holidays, and ... days, when prisoners are not employed. The punishments awarded during the past year have been for Idleness, Gambling, Fighting, Destroying prison property, Possession of prohibited articles, Feigning sickness.

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General Report

The discipline of this prison has been carried on during the past year in accordance with the rules of the Service. The prisoners have been treated with proper consideration and humanity, at the same time a strict conformity with the prison rules has been enforced.

Gaol Staff

The general conduct of the Gaol Staff was very indifferent. One discharged for unfitness, and two were dismissed for drunkenness. One dismissed for misconduct.

The total number of prisoners confined in this Gaol during the year 1865 was 341, of this number 125 were reported and committed in the aggregate 391 offences, and 226 men were not reported. The reports ... although numerous were mostly of a trifling nature, and often from the circumstances of the prisoners being in association in a throng, and from being so much mixed up while at work with the free workmen employed on the new Gaol. The general conduct and industry of the majority of the prisoners is greatly influenced by the Regulations which have been sanctioned, allowing a remission of sentence to all convicts.

The Expenses have been kept as low as the requirements and efficiency of the Department would allow. The average cost per prisoner, including food, clothing, bedding, stores, keeping track of repairs and salaries to Officers was $246.70 per annum.

(signed) Superintendent

Geo. L. Paulins

Colonial Secretary

19th January 1866

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: CO 129/3 --- Reclaiming and Levelling Land for Gaol Site Reclaiming and levelling about 24 acres of land for a Gaol Garden. Quarrying stone, levelling hill and filling in bay for the site of the Gaol. Road making there for building the new Gaol. There were 1,760 days' labor furnished by him in wearing ... days' labor furnished to the Contractor, displayed in quarrying and laying foundations, unloading boats, carrying building materials, gulling horse ... The value of the prison labor furnished the Contractor during the year amounted to $743.19. This will be credited to the public on the completion year of his Contract. Five hundred dollars ($500) of $302.07 realized from the sale of its garden produce and paid into the Treasury. --- Classification and Discipline The Classification of the Convicts cannot be carried out in this Gaol at present. Prisoners ... senior civil ... a fortnight ... three months, provided they have not forfeited the indulgence by misconduct. Visits ... friends take place in the premises of an officer of the prison. All letters ... previous to this being handed to the prisoners. No article of food or clothing is allowed to be received from one of the visitors. Mass is ... in the Chapel, but the best arrangements possible are made for the performance of divine worship, during which officers and prisoners are not separated. The Chaplain ... performs any duty at this Gaol. A few of the Chinese prisoners receive occasionally religious instruction from Missionaries, and at times from the Catechists. A few Bibles and other books have been supplied to each Chinese and English prisoner. Roman Catholic Priests are allowed access to the prisoners at such times as are most convenient to the Clergymen, the duty being altogether voluntary. The Surgeon visits ... generally twice each week by the Surgeon General ... appointed to the medical charge of the Department. Temporary hospital accommodation is provided on board the ... Police Station for ... The diseases most prevalent during the year have been Diarrhoea, Fever, and Dysentery. Prisoners in hospital, or on the Surgeon's list, and considered unfit for labor. Sundays, Holidays, and ... days, when prisoners are not employed. The punishments awarded during the past year have been for Idleness, Gambling, Fighting, Destroying prison property, Possession of prohibited articles, Feigning sickness. --- General Report The discipline of this prison has been carried on during the past year in accordance with the rules of the Service. The prisoners have been treated with proper consideration and humanity, at the same time a strict conformity with the prison rules has been enforced. Gaol Staff The general conduct of the Gaol Staff was very indifferent. One discharged for unfitness, and two were dismissed for drunkenness. One dismissed for misconduct. The total number of prisoners confined in this Gaol during the year 1865 was 341, of this number 125 were reported and committed in the aggregate 391 offences, and 226 men were not reported. The reports ... although numerous were mostly of a trifling nature, and often from the circumstances of the prisoners being in association in a throng, and from being so much mixed up while at work with the free workmen employed on the new Gaol. The general conduct and industry of the majority of the prisoners is greatly influenced by the Regulations which have been sanctioned, allowing a remission of sentence to all convicts. The Expenses have been kept as low as the requirements and efficiency of the Department would allow. The average cost per prisoner, including food, clothing, bedding, stores, keeping track of repairs and salaries to Officers was $246.70 per annum. (signed) Superintendent Geo. L. Paulins Colonial Secretary 19th January 1866
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BE REPRODUCE EN GRAP4--POT TO COPYRIGHT PHYTOSOLE PHOTOGRAPHIC- ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON 27 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference TILLIC.O. 1:3 } 341. 176 I belaiming Reclaiming and mullinating about 24 Neur of Land for a Gael Garden. Quarrying stove, Leveling hill and fitting in Bay for the site of the Gael fu Gool. Read wasting there for Fuilding the now Au There were teste dagged by him in wearating 'day's taber junnished to the Contractor eisplayed LUCIA and laying formidations, unloading Beats, carrying building Matinal! 16. gulling Horse os # ви the talue of the prison labor forynished the fastarler during des amounted to $743. 19. this wit be edited to the public on the sanjeletion 1993.19 year his Contract. Five down of 302.07. realized from the sale of it's garde reduce and paid sink the Preaming. 112) The Clopification of the Convicts cannot be carried out in this Cool at present. 12. Prisaunanay senior civili a Felleir way three months, provided they have fed the indulgence by misconduct. Inliving betins finemen not and then friends lave place in its pressies of an prasmes of on grew of i's prison. All an read frevious to this being handed to the pushes. No Article of joed a clowning is allowed to be merived. botue 1 from one of the Mix is m is me Chapel, but the best arrangements posible are made for the performance of divine warship, during which oft furnisonen are no separated. M. The Chapelain e perfound any duly at this Gaol. A few of the Crimes finsavers ravis occasionally religious instruction Missionaries, and at times from the Katie Calichistes. A fur Pabis and aber luns have fun supplied to touch Chiese and Engran primer 1. Ranor Catholic Prijimacin au allowed access to the frisoners at auch limer as are most convenient to the Olergywen, the duty being alliguher soluntary dis Visits or generally wars be the dies each west by the Sw gene Sick grow appointed to the medical charge of the Department. Tempnary hespital accommodation is freecided on read the Healing Police Station for the of the descans most frevalent during the year have beer-Diarrheation, Wenn Alverper and Dysentery. 12. Primus in hospital, or or on the Sugears list, and considered unfit for laven Sundays. Holidays, and 1's day, when prisones are not employed. of the furnish munte an arded derring the past year have been for Idleness, Cambling lighting. Leslieying frison property, Sofosion of frotibited Reigning sick, H. 21. N No. ar !!. The discipline of this fuison has been carried or during the past year in accordance with the rules of the Invice. The primer hve been divaled with proper conviduation and humanity, al the same time a strict confitionce with the prison rules has been enforced. Jesus & the Sand Brail The general carduct of the Gail. Staff was very indifferent. Crehmudley discharged for amfitness, and wice were at or chufty for drunilumnes. dismissed for misconduct, avse The total number of prisoners confined in this Gool devring the year 18torias 341, of this number 125 were reported and committed in the aggregati 391 Offences, and 226 men were not reported. The reports перево although numerons were molly of a trifling maline, and oflin from the minermestances of the preventer being in apociation in a thith, and from being de much mured up while at read with the free morstmon implayed on the new Gad. The general conduct and industry of the inajority of the frisoners is greatly influenced by the Regulations whiten have bom sanctioned, disonving Convids. allowing a remission of dentince to all The Expenses have been kept as low as the requirements" and I efficiency of the Department would allow the average cost per primer, including feed, electing bedding, stores, keeping truck of air sepairs and salosits to Offieus nos 246.70 per (signed) dreperiashevdert. Gro. L. Paulins Corrier Buek, Reyal Smioon. 19th January 1866.
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BE REPRODUCE EN GRAP4--POT TO

COPYRIGHT PHYTOSOLE

PHOTOGRAPHIC-

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

27

PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE

Reference

TILLIC.O. 1:3

}

341.

176

I belaiming

Reclaiming and mullinating about 24 Neur of Land for a Gael Garden. Quarrying stove, Leveling hill and fitting in Bay for the site of the

Gael

fu

Gool. Read wasting there for

Fuilding the now

Au

  1. There were teste dagged by him in wearating

'day's

taber junnished to the Contractor eisplayed

LUCIA

and laying formidations, unloading Beats, carrying building Matinal! 16. gulling Horse os

#

ви

the talue of the prison labor forynished the fastarler during des amounted to $743. 19. this wit be edited to the public on the sanjeletion

1993.19

year his Contract. Five down of 302.07.

realized from the sale of it's garde reduce and paid sink the Preaming.

112)

  1. The Clopification of the Convicts cannot be carried out in this Cool at present.

12.

Prisaunanay

senior civili a Felleir

way three months, provided they have

  1. fed the indulgence by misconduct. Inliving betins finemen

not

and then friends lave place in its pressies of an

prasmes of on grew of i's prison. All an read frevious to this being handed to the pushes. No Article of joed a clowning is allowed to be merived.

botue

1

from

one of the

  1. Mix is m

is me Chapel, but the best arrangements posible

are made for the performance of divine warship, during which oft furnisonen are no separated. M. The Chapelain

e perfound any duly at this Gaol. A few of the Crimes finsavers

ravis occasionally religious instruction Missionaries, and at times from the Katie Calichistes. A fur Pabis and aber luns have fun supplied to touch Chiese and Engran primer 1. Ranor Catholic Prijimacin au allowed access to the frisoners at auch limer as are most convenient to the Olergywen, the duty being alliguher soluntary

  1. dis Visits or generally wars be the dies each west by the Sw gene Sick grow appointed to the medical charge of the Department. Tempnary hespital accommodation is freecided on read the Healing Police Station for the of the descans most frevalent during the year have beer-Diarrheation,

Wenn Alverper and Dysentery. 12. Primus in hospital, or

or on the Sugears list, and considered unfit for laven Sundays. Holidays, and 1's day, when prisones are not employed. of the furnish munte an arded derring the past year have been for Idleness, Cambling lighting. Leslieying frison property, Sofosion of frotibited

Reigning sick,

H.

21.

N No.

ar

!!. The discipline of this fuison has been carried or during the past year in

accordance with the rules of the Invice. The primer hve been divaled with proper conviduation and humanity, al the same time a strict confitionce with the prison rules has been enforced.

Jesus & the Sand Brail

The general carduct of the Gail. Staff was very indifferent. Crehmudley

discharged for amfitness, and wice were

at or

chufty for drunilumnes.

dismissed for misconduct,

avse

The total number of prisoners confined in this Gool devring the year 18torias 341, of this number 125 were

reported and committed in the aggregati 391 Offences, and 226 men were not reported. The reports перево although numerons were molly of a trifling maline, and oflin from the minermestances of the preventer being in apociation in a thith, and from being de much mured up while at read with the free morstmon implayed on the new Gad. The general conduct and industry of the inajority of the frisoners is greatly influenced by the Regulations whiten have bom sanctioned, disonving Convids.

allowing a remission of dentince to all

The Expenses have been kept as low as the requirements" and I efficiency of the Department would allow the

average cost per primer,

including feed, electing bedding, stores, keeping truck of air sepairs and salosits to Offieus nos 246.70 per

(signed) dreperiashevdert.

Gro. L. Paulins

Corrier Buek, Reyal Smioon. 19th January 1866.

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