CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 498

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#30,000; but these arrangements would have been very incomplete, and inconvenient-

for the

of

the

proper management and distribution

men; and there was besides no- Suitable Government site available for

a

Central reserve Station with a drill ground attached which would accordingly have had to be purchased at a heavy cest.

Under these circumstances, it has bun determined, subject to Your Grace's approval, to make use of that part of the New Gaol in this bity which is now nearly

completed

d as

a Bridewell

for

Debtors and

Short Sentence men;

to erect a Convict.

Prison at Stone Cutters Island for 20.

Convids, but capable of almost unlimited

Extension at a Cost

of

about

$100,000, and

Old plans

to establish a Principal Central Police

Station, with

a drill

ground attached, on the site of the present old Gaol at a

cost of about $61,000.

This Scheme will be a great-

improvement

on the very imperfect arrangements

before contemplated, and will involve an~ additional Expenditure of only about

Police Stations: 50,000 $30,000 after crediting the account with

completion of Gaol 40,000

$70,000

Proposed Plans

entral Police Station $1,000

id at Stone cullers Islamo 100,000 # 161,000

JAS

Jala

of 3

13 Police Stations 61,000

$ 100,000.

Peasr3

the

probable proceeds of the sale of three of

the present Police Stations, which can then

be disposed of.

I enclose

an extract of the Minutes

of the precedings of the Legistative Conneil! at a meeting held upon the 21st April last when I brought this subject under

Consideration.

The bouncil it will be

EX

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