CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881 — Page 375

Stingly against having two gool establishmats

(fer his minute on

Gov

For 77 156

1776) on economical

Grounds, and was of opinion that there fail

if the prison were removed elsewhere no

fruttion

use should be made

of

the present jail than as a temporary lock up. (See

minutes on

79). M: Price

Jov - 11215.

11215.79)

dems to prove that it would be more

economical to have turn

this is so

bar it

Impala prisons

it affreu

but, even if the cost o

only

one

for the safte of and ministration that there should be

A

to me

regular

Convict prison, and that this prison being erected at Stone Cutters island, the old

Victoria jail should be disposed of except

Such portions

lock lef

of a

сер

as are

:

will be necessary

necessary

for

the purpose

I cannot believe that it

to Reep a prison

Capable of holding 200.

there

The question whether a new prison is wanted or not has I presume been thrashed crit 2 settled before, although the unofficial

have t Sy bly

Lugu

Members

366

of the Legislation Commat are costantly

Council

protesting against the outlay which will be

involved in it but it is still a question

whether its compelle erection should be

other

delayed fending the completion of

works: The fact is that in Houghtong

there has been a constant 2 unsuccessful

Publi

Carry

attempt to deal the

out att

required

ragn

Public Works at

the same moment and they affecr

to

have blocked one another: as it is

I do not hope that anything will be chone till Sit. J. Hennessy's term of government has expired.

If

there were ano the governor this

lettu

might

be sent for consideration

without reserve. Under present

I would suggest Circumstances

that Sir. I. Hennessy be told that dad Rimberley has been decided in favour

of a prison on Stone Cutters Island,