CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 103

Chief Magistrate of Police, the deputy. Sheriff, and Meri's Fletcher and

Barth, Justices

Justices of the Peace,

مان

Members, for the purpose of a full investigation of all matters

connected with Prison discipline

as now

existing here.

This Commission made a report on the 9th Ultims auch I referred the same to the net

acting Colonial Scenetary for his Finion

It will be my duty hereafter

to report more

views as

Brison ce

fully to you my

to the improvements

economy

of

here but I have

deemed it advisable to adost

immediately a suggestion

30. 1o. of /58 to be at work from

The prisones que

6. an to trk.

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100

trongly urged by the Gaol Commission and concurred in by Mr. Bridges of the temporing arrointment, subject to the - approval opon Majesty's journment,

of a yovernor of the Gath.

The greater portion

existing evils

appear

the

of to have irisen

from the fact that the cailor who us to the present time has had the charge of the Prisoners not

any cducation

being

a Muan

of any has been totally unable to organize any system of productive labor - Stone breaking appearing

to be nearly all the benefit hitherts derived from the Prisoners.,