CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12] — Page 431

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I called attention to the crowded

Condition

of the Prison, and

that I and other Justices at

various dates from that time up to January last repeated a conviction of the necessity of instant Gaol extension. The matter was more directly urged in my report. See Blue Book report and Bowring's Despatch #89 of 24th May 1856.

3.

The point was subsequently brought to the notice of the Home Government (Sir J. Bowring's Despatch No. 114 of 14 October 1857) and a sum of £5,000 was included in a Parliamentary Grant for 1858 for the specific purpose of continuing the Gaol Buildings and on the expressed grounds that as the Gaol was "used largely for Imperial purposes, a demand on the Imperial Treasury was fairly made."

4. This money was drawn on 4 October 1858, from the Commissariat Account with the Banks and was transferred to the Account of the Colony.

5.

On my first inspection of the Gaol as a visiting Justice,

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3427I called attention to the crowdedConditionof the Prison, andthat I and other Justices atvarious dates from that time up to January last repeated a conviction of the necessity of instant Gaol extension. The matter was more directly urged in my report. See Blue Book report and Bowring's Despatch #89 of 24th May 1856.3.The point was subsequently brought to the notice of the Home Government (Sir J. Bowring's Despatch No. 114 of 14 October 1857) and a sum of £5,000 was included in a Parliamentary Grant for 1858 for the specific purpose of continuing the Gaol Buildings and on the expressed grounds that as the Gaol was "used largely for Imperial purposes, a demand on the Imperial Treasury was fairly made."4. This money was drawn on 4 October 1858, from the Commissariat Account with the Banks and was transferred to the Account of the Colony.5.On my first inspection of the Gaol as a visiting Justice,...
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427

Icalled attention to the crowded

Condition

of the Prison, and

that I and other Justices at

various dates from that time : up to Junerary last repeatedan conviction of the necessity of instant Gaol extension. The

in my

rt. See

· matter was more directly urged Blue Book report Fir Bowrings Despatch #89. of 24th May 1856.

3.

The point was subsequently brought to the notice of the - Home Government / Sir J. Bowning's Despatch Ao 1141

1 of 14

1857)and

14 October

a sum of £5.000

was included in a Parliamentary

1858 for the specific

Grant for 1855 for

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Buildings

purpose of continuing the Gool

ground

and on

the

expressed

that as the Gaol

was

"used largely for Imperial

purposed, Imperial Treasury was fairly

ses, a demand on

the

• fairly made.

was drawn on 64

4. This

money October 1858, from

and was

Account

8. from the Commissorat,

hansferred to the of the Colony

with the Banks

5.

On my first inspection of the Gaol as a

Paol as a visiting Justics,

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