CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 398

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21. The Drawings do not show proposed alterations to the Female Ward (see Drawing II) as I am instructed the separate system will not apply to Female prisoners.

22. I should also point out that the reconstruction project absorbs the present Warders' ward, converting the space into rate cells. With reference to this particular class of prisoner, it has been assumed that incarceration for debt will be sooner or later abolished in this Colony, as it has been in the rest of Empire.

23. Owing to the circumstance of the premises being bounded on three sides by public streets which cannot be altered or deviated, it has been impossible to obtain more room. The expedient of lengthening the wings of the Building has been adopted, and in respect of the fourth side, it is equally impossible to encroach on Police precincts, where the buildings are already overcrowded and their inmates much inconvenienced for want of a more extensive back yard and out-offices.

24. In paragraph ... of ... I have alluded to the removal of the Police Courts and Magistrate's offices to make way for new quarters for the Gaol Superintendent, Turnkeys...

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21. The Drawings do not show proposed alterations to the Female Ward (see Drawing II) as I am instructed the separate system will not apply to Female prisoners. 22. I should also point out that the reconstruction project absorbs the present Warders' ward, converting the space into rate cells. With reference to this particular class of prisoner, it has been assumed that incarceration for debt will be sooner or later abolished in this Colony, as it has been in the rest of Empire. 23. Owing to the circumstance of the premises being bounded on three sides by public streets which cannot be altered or deviated, it has been impossible to obtain more room. The expedient of lengthening the wings of the Building has been adopted, and in respect of the fourth side, it is equally impossible to encroach on Police precincts, where the buildings are already overcrowded and their inmates much inconvenienced for want of a more extensive back yard and out-offices. 24. In paragraph ... of ... I have alluded to the removal of the Police Courts and Magistrate's offices to make way for new quarters for the Gaol Superintendent, Turnkeys...
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21. The Drawings do not show proposed alterations to the Female

Ward (see Drawing It)

as I am

any

instructed the separate system will not apply to Female prisoners.

NAJAJ

So he lay my

wh applied. li Ran

but nihas-

afplicati

22. I should also point out that the reconstruction project absorbs then

the present Webtors ward, converting

the space

into

rate cells, will. I

separa

reference to this particular class of

prisoner, it has been assumed that

incarceration for beht will be sooner

or later abolished in this to

Colony

the

as it has been in the rest of Ampere .

23. Owing to the circumstance

of

$2

Late

*

396

of the premises being bounded on three sides by public streets which cannot

be altered or deviated it has been

impossible to obtain more room the expedient of Angthening

wings of

bey

oul or horl:

the Building, and in respect

of the fourth side it is equally

upow

the

cumpossible to encroach Police precincts where the buildings

are

already overcrowded and their inmakes much inconvenienced. for

want of

a

the

more extensive back yard

and out- offices.

24. In paragraphe of I have alluded to the removal of the Police Courts and Magistrater offices to make way for new quarters for the Gaol Infperintendent,

Turnkeys

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