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the plans recently sent home from the Colony. Instead of seven hundred and sixty cells, four hundred and thirty would be enough, and instead of ascending to so high a figure #330000, the cost would not exceed $250005.
follows:
Cost of adapting Victoria gaol to the separate system for hard labour prisoners.
270 cells $30000
Cost of Penitentiary for Convicts 430 cells $190000 $30000
Stone Culler's Island for penal servitude
Cost of reerecting Elsewhere the Colonial powder magazine, at present occupying site required by the Penitentiary new Per
Total cost of scheme #$250,000
8. As regards the question of protection from outside attack, I have alluded to the necessity for a small garrison in addition to the ordinary gaol guard. This will entail an increased expenditure more in connection with the yearly maintenance of such a force than with the creation of the building, for it will not materially increase the prime cost.
Extra barrack room for additional twenty guards. It was at one time thought the Military authorities intended keeping soldiers permanently on Stonecutters Island to guard the two new batteries they have recently erected there, and that this would form sufficient protection, but I believe this idea has been abandoned, and the protection of a gaol on Stonecutters Island will therefore devolve entirely on the Colonial Authorities.
9. To sum up, I would respectfully recommend that if the Secretary of State decides on a new gaol it be placed on Stonecutter's
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the plans recently sent home from the Colony. Instead of sevenhundred and sixty cells, four hundred and thirty would be enough, and
instead of ascending to so high a figure #330000, the cost would not exceed $250005.
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follows:
Cost of adapting Victoria gaol
to the separate system for hard labour prisoners.
270 calls
Cost of
Darth Rid
Penitentiary
John
Convicts
430 cells
$30000
$190000
$
30000
Stone
Culler's Island for penal servitude
Cost of reerecting Elsewhere the Colonial powder magazine, at pre sent occupying site required by the
Penitentiary
new Per
Total cost of scheme #$250,000
8. As regards the question of protection from outside attack, I have alluded to the necessity fo
a smath garrison
in addition to the ordinary
gaol guard. This will entail an increased repente
more in Connexion with the yearly maintenance of
such a
a force than with the creation of the building,
F
an addi:
for it will not materally increase the prime cost.
the haller to add Exträ barrack roour for
: tional twenty guards. It was at one time thought
the Military authorities intended keeping soldiers permanently on Stonecutters Island to guard
the two
new batteries they have recently erected there, and
that this would form bufficient protection, but
I fcheve this idea has been abandoned, and the
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protection of a garl on Stonecullers Island wont
therefore devolve Entirely on the Colomal Author
tities.
9. To sum
I would
up,
respectfully
Me com
mend _ if the Secretary of State decides on
new
gaol
A
ital it be placed on Stonecutter's that
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