CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 497

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form really part of

one Scheme, it will be

convenient to report upon them in one-

Despatch

The rapid increase in the population

of the balony

and the consequent increase

in the number of prisoners in Gaol render the plane for the Extension of the Gaol in Nictoria, sanctioned in Your Grace's Despatch No 15 of the 17th August 1859, suitable to the requirements of the Colony;

the

no

longer

was under Consideration.

number in Gaol at present Average

Gave being 520 as compared with 262 in 1958,

when the extension plan

One half of the plan as sanctioned has now been carried out by the erection of a Bridewell Capable of containing about 300 Short sentence prisoners and debtors,

but the other half which was to stand on

the site

el

of

the present

present old

which Gool and

was estimated to Cost $40,000 and to

accommodate about 200 Convicts has not

yet

been commenced.

that if completed as

It is

now evident

originally intended,

the Gad would be barely sufficient under

of

the Colony,

the present circumstances

and would be incapable of further Extension which is certain to be required.

The recent increase in the Police

Force has rendered it necessary

to provide

additional Barrack accommodation, and

it was

originally proposed to meet this by the enlargement of Existing Stations, and the erection of new ones in different parts

the Town, at a

probable Cost

of

of

about

EX

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