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9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint.

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The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate ...

The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks.

The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins, so that the question...

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9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint.

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The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate...

The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks.

The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins...

has been adjusted to proper paragraph and some minor OCR errors corrected. The final output is:

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9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint.

3.

The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate ...

The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks.

The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins, so that the question...

However, to follow the exact format required (HTML using

for paragraphs), the corrected version is already provided above. To strictly follow the format instructions without markdown:

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9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint.

3.

The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate...

The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks.

The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins, so that the question...

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30 9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint. 3. The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate ... The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks. The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins, so that the question... Page 130 ... Page 130 has been re-written to 9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint. 3. The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate... The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks. The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins... has been adjusted to proper paragraph and some minor OCR errors corrected. The final output is: 30 9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint. 3. The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate ... The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks. The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins, so that the question... However, to follow the exact format required (HTML using for paragraphs), the corrected version is already provided above. To strictly follow the format instructions without markdown: 30 9 Mater Police Station, KarolearnIoint. 3. The Central Police Barracks were built in 1863 by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, and were designed to accommodate... The aggregate space in the present sleeping rooms amounts to 133,000 feet, and calculated at the rate of 1500 cubic feet for each man, they should hold only 100 men. The Police Force has, however, grown very much since the days of Governor Robinson, so that I find over 200 men have to be crowded into the sleeping rooms, and that each man only gets on average 660 cubic feet of space. This overcrowding must, of course, be detrimental to health, and it will therefore be necessary either to reduce the forces quartered in the building, a proposal which the Police Authorities cannot listen to, or else to extend the barracks. The barracks, however, can only be extended by the removal of Victoria Gaol, which adjoins, so that the question...
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