CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 286

INTERROGATORY XXXIII.

The arrangements for visitation and inspection by superior civil authorities, whether and how often the prison is visited and inspected by the Governor himself, and whether the visits be periodical or occasional, and if occasional, whether they be visits after notice given or visits of surprise, or both.

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The

majority of the Superior lint. Authorities are bisiting

Justices of the Peace, and are

Justices

tices to the

Gaols

*

placed on the Roster as

The Governor himself makes occasional visits of ' inspection, these have invariably been "Visits of Surprise?".

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