CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 389

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that once a building site has been levelled and laid out it is a matter of extreme difficulty to effect subsequent changes. These difficulties will account for the somewhat close juxtaposition of the buildings and the more capacious airing grounds.

387 my duty from time to time to refer Looking, however, to your Lordship's instructions, I have confined myself to considering such alterations only as may be essential in the existing layout in the town of Victoria.

6. The Reformatory at West Point to which the Government granted in 1873 Six Hundred Dollars a year for taking charge of Convict Prison on Stone Cutters Island. Twenty-eight juveniles, now Sixty juveniles learning trades and subject to reformatory discipline...

The Christian Brothers who manage that Reformatory spend 2000 dollars a year over and above the Government allowance. There is no doubt the present Gaol is unfortunately much overcrowded. Sir Hercules Robinson's plan of having a proper Reformatory would have prevented some of the serious evils of overcrowding and association to which it has been subject.

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that once a building site has been levelled and laid out it is a matter of extreme difficulty to effect subsequent changes. These difficulties will account for the somewhat close juxtaposition of the buildings and the more capacious airing grounds. 387 my duty from time to time to refer Looking, however, to your Lordship's instructions, I have confined myself to considering such alterations only as may be essential in the existing layout in the town of Victoria. 6. The Reformatory at West Point to which the Government granted in 1873 Six Hundred Dollars a year for taking charge of Convict Prison on Stone Cutters Island. Twenty-eight juveniles, now Sixty juveniles learning trades and subject to reformatory discipline... The Christian Brothers who manage that Reformatory spend 2000 dollars a year over and above the Government allowance. There is no doubt the present Gaol is unfortunately much overcrowded. Sir Hercules Robinson's plan of having a proper Reformatory would have prevented some of the serious evils of overcrowding and association to which it has been subject.
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that once

A

building site has been

t

levelled and laid out it is a matter

of extreme difficulty to effect cabrequent catencious. There difficulties f level

level us

less than the want of

20th

will account for the somewhat clone

justaposition of the buildings

and the

more capacions airing

387

my duty from time to time to refer Looking, however, to your Ledchip's instructions, I have confined myself

as

to considering such alterations only may be essential in the existing harl

in the town

6.

of

Victoria

The Reformatory at West Point to which the Government

absence of

granted in 1873_ Six Stundred

Gards.

5.

Zure is no

doubt the present

Dollars a year for taking charge of

Sir

Gaol is unfortunately Macch. Dercules Robinson's plan of having

Convict Brison on would have prevented some of the serious coils of overcrowding and apsociation to which it has been

Stone Cutters Island

Twenty right juveniles, has now Sixty juveniles learning trades and

subject

to

The Christian Brothers who

reformatory discipline...

managi

that Reformatory spend 2000 dollars

A

year

over and above the Government

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