CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3] — Page 483

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190,000, and that it is

increasing at the rate of 6000 to 1,000 a year?

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient

Humble servant,

Marsh

Enclosure 1.

C. O.

477

Report by the Surveyor General.

In pursuance of the instructions of His Excellency the Officer Administering Government, that we should consider and report upon the question raised in Colonial Office Despatch No.78 of the 10th of December 1886 and also in paragraph 33 of the Annual Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol regarding the possibility of providing accommodation outside the present prison for short sentence prisoners, we have the honour to report that in view of the complete absence in the town of any suitable building for this purpose, and the undue expense that would be entailed by the conversion of private houses into a safe place of confinement, not to say nothing of the high rents that would have to be paid for such houses, we are of opinion that a better alternative for securing the additional room required would be to carry out the site above Bonham Road

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16 190,000, and that it is increasing at the rate of 6000 to 1,000 a year? I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Humble servant, Marsh Enclosure 1. C. O. 477 Report by the Surveyor General. In pursuance of the instructions of His Excellency the Officer Administering Government, that we should consider and report upon the question raised in Colonial Office Despatch No.78 of the 10th of December 1886 and also in paragraph 33 of the Annual Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol regarding the possibility of providing accommodation outside the present prison for short sentence prisoners, we have the honour to report that in view of the complete absence in the town of any suitable building for this purpose, and the undue expense that would be entailed by the conversion of private houses into a safe place of confinement, not to say nothing of the high rents that would have to be paid for such houses, we are of opinion that a better alternative for securing the additional room required would be to carry out the site above Bonham Road
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16 190,000, and that it is increasing 6000 to 1,000 a year? at the rate of I have the honour to be, Sir, our Most Obedient Your Humble dervant, Marsh Enclosure 1. C. 0. 477 Report by the Surveyor General. 35+4 In purenance of the instariptions RECR of this Excellency the Officer Administering Government, that the re should consider and report upon the question raised in Colonial Office Despatch N.78 of the 10th of December 1886 and also in paragraph 33 of the Ammal Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol regarding the possibility of providing accommodation outside of the prisoners present prison for short sentence, we have the honour to report that in view of the complete complete absence in the town of any suitable building for this purpose, and the undue expense that would_ ceries of private altsud the conversion of a houses into a safe place of confinement, to say nothing of the high rents that would have to be paid for such. houses, que are of opinion that DC-- better alternative for accuring the additional room required would be to carry on the site above Bonham Road out which
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16

190,000, and that it is

increasing 6000 to 1,000 a year?

at the rate of

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

our Most Obedient

Your

Humble dervant,

Marsh

Enclosure 1.

C. 0.

477

Report by the Surveyor General. 35+4

In purenance of the instariptions

RECR

of this Excellency the Officer Administering

Government, that

the

re

should consider

and report upon the question raised in Colonial Office Despatch N.78 of the 10th of December 1886 and also in paragraph 33 of the Ammal Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol regarding the possibility of providing

accommodation outside

of

the

prisoners

present prison for short sentence, we have the honour to report that in

view

of the complete

complete absence in the town

of any suitable building for this purpose, and the undue expense that would_

ceries of private

altsud the conversion of a

houses into a safe place of confinement,

to say nothing of the high rents that would have to be paid for such. houses,

que are

of opinion that

DC--

better alternative for accuring the additional

room required would be to

carry on the site above Bonham Road

out

which

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