CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4] — Page 247

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Curit Establishment in this Colony ;- Especially seeing that successive Secretaries of State have repeatedly pointed out the urgent necessity of the erection of a new Prison on the Kodem plan, and have directed the introduction

of separate cells, and generally, of the reformatory discipline now carried out in the model prisons of England.

3. The Judges of the Supreme Court, (Chief Justice Sir George Philippo and Mr Justice Russell,) and the Attorney General (Mr O'Malley), expressed such strong opinions to me on this subject that I invited them to state their views in writing for transmission to your Lordship. I now annex copies of the papers which they have sent me for that purpose, which deserve careful attention. The Attorney General has stated in another letter as follows: "I send herewith the memorandum about the Head of the Gaol. I would hesitate to put a personal

"point upon it, and add, what is my most deliberate conviction, namely, that the appointment of a man of Mr Hayward's stature would promise very ill for the future management of the gaol."

4. It will be seen that the Judges

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246 Curit Establishment in this Colony ;- Especially seeing that successive Secretaries of State have repeatedly pointed out the urgent necessity of the erection of a new Prison on the Kodem plan, and have directed the introduction of separate cells, and generally, of the reformatory discipline now carried out in the model prisons of England. 3. The Judges of the Supreme Court, (Chief Justice Sir George Philippo and Mr Justice Russell,) and the Attorney General (Mr O'Malley), expressed such strong opinions to me on this subject that I invited them to state their views in writing for transmission to your Lordship. I now annex copies of the papers which they have sent me for that purpose, which deserve careful attention. The Attorney General has stated in another letter as follows: "I send herewith the memorandum about the Head of the Gaol. I would hesitate to put a personal "point upon it, and add, what is my most deliberate conviction, namely, that the appointment of a man of Mr Hayward's stature would promise very ill for the future management of the gaol." 4. It will be seen that the Judges
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Curit Establishment in this Colony ;- Especially seeing that successire Secretaris of State have speatedly pointed out the urgent necessity of the exectiong A new Prison on the Khodem plan, and have directed the introduction

nere

of separate cells, and generally, of the reformatory dixifline now

carried out in the model prisons of ingland.

3. The Judges of the Supreme Court. (theef Justin Sir George Philippo and (it's Justice Russell,) and the Attorney General (Mr O'Malley ), Exfund such strong opinions to me on this subject that I invited them & state

their

!

their views in uniting for transmission

Lordship. I now annex copies

losures (and 2 & your

of the papers which they have sent me

for that purpose which desen careful attention . The Attorney Genent

has stated in another letter as

follows: "I send herewith the memorandum " about the Head of the Gad. I would hiritation to put a personal

" have no

" point upon it, and add, what is my "mort deliberate conviction, namely,

man of

" that the appointment of a " Mr Hayward's staties. would promine "very ill for the future manajemens "of the gaol."

4. I will be seen that the Judges

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