the chairman of the Directors of Prisons, containing the portion and estimated cost of a Tread wheel. Secondly, I sent you a letter from the stating that their Lordships would not object to the supply of the article, but pointing out that in the climate of Hong Kong it may probably be viewed to a great extent as experimental, and conveying their Lordships' desire therefore that the expense might be kept within £2,157. (29/51)
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within as moderate limits as possible. Having been led by this letter and by other considerations which suggested themselves, to doubt whether the objects of the prisoners at Hong Kong might not be better met by a simpler kind of Hard-labor Machine which has come into very general use in the Prisons of this Country and been much approved, I requested the Chairman of the Directors
the chaviman of the Directors of Prisons, corstaining the portionin and estimated cast of a Fread wheel. Recondly, I and you a letter from the stating that their Lostships would not
shilst to the supply object
of the article, but pointing out that in the climate of Stong
Kong
it
may forobally
a
be viewed to a great extent as experimentar
their
and conveying Lordships Lécire therefore that the
expense might be hapt
within
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within as moderate
limits as possible.
Having been led by this letter and bey other considerations which bead supported suggested themselves, to doubt
whether the objects of the pristices at Hong Kong might m be better met by a simpler kind of
Hard-labor Machine which has come into very general ase in the Prisons of this Coventry mnd been much approved, I requested the Charman of the
Directors
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