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INTERROGATORY II,

The number of prisoners for which it was intended; and the actual average greatest and smallest numbers for the last five years.

The prison

ALAO

Auswer

originally intended to afford accommodation for 600 to 800 prisoners, but it has

enlarged

ed and altered and will now hold

been

one thousane prisoners.

The

viel

average greatest and smallest number for the

lars ao

avere as shown below.

last five years

Years

Greatist.

Qinallest

1860

450

201

1561

570

330

1509

602

920

1863

X

204*

الداك

1563-

530

*

૧૬૪.

* In the month of June, 1865 a Convict sult was fitted up te held 500 Chinese Convicts and removed to Stine Puller's Slane avhich will accent for

the sudden decrease

Gaol.

dden decrease in the numbers in Victinia