CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 288

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Kise

which in

were

among

the causes

orimion justified

my the expression I made

Lise

of in

May last. I wish I could

Lay

that all these evils are at present wholly removed, but they have been greatly mitigated under the cxisting system. Mr Englis is by degrees effecting important reforms in the management of the Jail and

I hope

his appointment will

bring with it very very

useful results.

More work is done within the

prison than has hitherto been accomplished and the now- official Justices

or a

portion

287

of them

now seem inclined to bicit the Sail in turn and take

some interest in its better Government.

Bout. I feel myself orund

A

to inform you that independently of the ill-adaptation

the Jail to it's

F

many

purposes in

respects it is, without

considerable alteration

(involving a large outlay) insceme place of custody in 20

as a

ex

mues that a well organized.

plan would probably result in

the

There

... –

excape of all the prisonas

are no Colonial Funds at

my disposal which admit

of

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