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As dealing with those criminal classes
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as evidenced by the augmented number of prisoners in Victoria Gaol, which had risen in four years from 262 in 1858 to 520 in 1862, and I did not hesitate to attribute that increase mainly
to the little deterrent influence of imprisonment in a well kept Gaol with wholesome food, good lodging and light work, so
that with ample materials in our immediate vicinity for filling such Buildings,
a third Gaol would probably
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