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It is illegal to place two Prisoners in one Cell, and if the Plans as approved in their present state, it might be well to make it conditional this point being fully understood.

The drawings do not show the means to be adopted for ventilation, but attention might be called to the importance of this object, and local experience would then be applied.

(Signed)

Copy.

Westbourne Street, July 1859.

No "ultimo,

2 70 16/19

They leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the "ultimo, transmitting, by direction of Provisional Sir George Lewis, for such report thereon, a Plan for the enlargement of the Prison at Victoria, Hong Kong.

Having perused the Correspondence accompanying the plan for the proposed improvements, the only objection which occurs to them is the small size of the cells called "double" in the plan, but intended for 3 prisoners each. Those alluded to at fol. 26 where the dimensions of their area are given as 12 feet by 9.

Their height is not given.

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235 It is illegal to place two Prisoners in one Cell, and if the Plans as approved in their present state, it might be well to make it conditional this point being fully understood. The drawings do not show the means to be adopted for ventilation, but attention might be called to the importance of this object, and local experience would then be applied. (Signed) Copy. Westbourne Street, July 1859. No "ultimo, 2 70 16/19 They leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the "ultimo, transmitting, by direction of Provisional Sir George Lewis, for such report thereon, a Plan for the enlargement of the Prison at Victoria, Hong Kong. Having perused the Correspondence accompanying the plan for the proposed improvements, the only objection which occurs to them is the small size of the cells called "double" in the plan, but intended for 3 prisoners each. Those alluded to at fol. 26 where the dimensions of their area are given as 12 feet by 9. Their height is not given. It Waddington ... Lo ... area are ...
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235

It is illegal to place two Poismert

しび

me

Cell, and if the Plans

approved

in their

ate

their present state, it

might be well to make it conditional this point being fully understood.

ufon

The drawings

do not show the means to be adopted for ventilation, bat attention might be called to the importoval of this object, and

local experience would then be applied.

(Aigned

گ

Copy.

Sit.

Westbourne Street 8taly 1859.

No "ultime,

2 70 16/19

They leave to acknowledge the acceipt of your latter, dated the "allions, hamonzitting, by discation of Prository Sis Teorge Lewis, for mach report thereon, a Plan for the enlargement of the Poison at Victoria, Hong Kong.

Noving perused the

Correspondence

accompanying

the

plan for the proposed improvements,

the

me is

only objection which

to

the small size of the cells called "double" in the plan, but, intended for 3 prisoners each. Those

alluded to at fol. 26 where the dimensions of their as 12 feet by 9.

are

It Waddington

Lo

area

are

given

Their height is

not

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