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the whole of the work,

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the work, bing performed by fuison labor; the chamage is good and a plentiful suppily of excellent water is always seared.

A Sanitary Commision sal during.

t've month of March and April to inquire into certain diseases, and

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famed with the the inficier of the Gask is lighted with oil lamps, and

the yards should the finds of the Colony admit of it, it would be a considerable advantage to use gas in the interns also, and woken all the propagn, considers to are ficted with iron gate (as desired by the well levey the Govenor) will add to the greater semmity of the prism and maile we to iffet a reduction in the Gaol Staff.

2.

Diving the past year this Exalling the Governor visited the frison three times without previous intimation, inspection have also been made by the Judgins,

Colonial Secretary, and other gonilemen caceted with the Government, in addition to whow many foreignen have made visits to the Gool, all of whom I am happy to state expreßed then satisfaction on the inanagement, discipline, and cleanliness maintained.

3.

Iming the past year, the staff of the prism has been increased by 3 Emopeans and 20 Indians, aving to the abolishment of the Corvidt Estat listnment at Stove Cutter's Island on 31 October & the concentrations

of at the prisoners in the Colony in this Gast by which a large expren. ditive will be saved (of say about $20,000 yearly) in addition to the advantage of having the whole convict labor available for the public Waves in Victoria besides the benefit of having the services of a large body of. Idlice in Hongling that were formuly employed guarding the Convects stationed at stare Cutters Bland.

The Mation of the prison is the wife of a Turnsley, and spear's

she performs hu daly satisfaction and is ike only attendant

no male person is permitted to enter the

fernale wards

Chinese, she

of female prisoner

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frost accompanied by the that the keys bring at all times in her

The number of female frisoners confined throughout the year has small, lasting into consideration, the number of frostitutes and depraved females in the Colony.

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I am happy in being able to state that with some exceptions the conduct of the Staff

Lamha has been very good, then duties are arduous and

liying,

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and the haws long: commencing at daylight and cartinuing untit 6 9th in addition to which they have to perform tivo and a half hours night duty, making a total of about fifteen and a half hows labor (constant standing or walking out of 24t have, and posible with a due regard to economy to obtain for the Cure, Warden and thead Trunkley, a slight increase of Salary it world by an inducement for these officers to runain in the Gaol Luvice, and not be continually

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