CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 251

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Confinement is now

is now admitted to be

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than

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more deterring in effect -other, and the Secretary of State for the Colonies in his Descalch of the 163 c'anuary last having stated

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any difficulties which not absolutely insurmountable. should be allowed to land in the way-57 the establishment 57 this System - as a New faol is in envise of construction to which

additions

are

to be made as required I believe the present a very favorable opportunity of nitroducing the separate. System in a modified form into this Gaol, and wood the very great expense, which will be

incurred by alteration or reconstruction should its adoption be deferred to

some

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future date.

I would therefore recommenh that the livs Wings

being brack be completed on the present plan and neck for what they were intended, viz. the confinement of prisoners on the associated System, that the additional wings to be hereafter erected be on the Sefarete Cell cystom

That all

prisoners on their admission should undergo a proxection of their sentives in the "Separate Rass" to be afterward advanced to the

"Associated. Class,""

Each of the additional ting

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