CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 688

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because wherever the sutra accommodation for prisoners is placed, Patrol Cordies must be engaged and the comparalored small sub-prison might be in charge of the present assistant superintendent of Chief warder, who would be the additional European office.

The modern cellular building at Suzafre home, Thelwall, being a success. As work of the frising perchinese and the climate is tropical, this prison would, I think, prove a better system for work in Hong Kong than an English prison. There is nothing to be learnt from Indian prisons we ought to avoid.

T.WHO.

14/11

684

M. Wingfield

MINUTE PAPER.

In the face of this strong opinion by Sir M., I think it is impossible for me to support the author scheme for altering the present prison as an alternative to building elsewhere. I supported it as a matter of expediency because it will beyond doubt be most acceptable to the local community, and it must be other scheme will be forced on them and that the Governor will not force it unless he is strongly ordered to do so.

I should be inclined to adopt Scheme 2, building a new block for say 200 or 250 prisoners avowedly as only an instalment of a whole prison. I would point out that this has already been suggested as the best way out of the difficulty, vide desp: no. GR of the 9th of June 1887 [10321/27] and would allude to the fact that a similar plan was adopted in Mauritius as Mr Heming will remember.

If a gradual plan of building is adopted...

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because wherever the sutra accommodation for prisoners is placed, Patrol Cordies must be engaged and the comparalored small sub-prison might be in charge of the present assistant superintendent of Chief warder, who would be the additional European office. The modern cellular building at Suzafre home, Thelwall, being a success. As work of the frising perchinese and the climate is tropical, this prison would, I think, prove a better system for work in Hong Kong than an English prison. There is nothing to be learnt from Indian prisons we ought to avoid. T.WHO. 14/11 684 M. Wingfield MINUTE PAPER. In the face of this strong opinion by Sir M., I think it is impossible for me to support the author scheme for altering the present prison as an alternative to building elsewhere. I supported it as a matter of expediency because it will beyond doubt be most acceptable to the local community, and it must be other scheme will be forced on them and that the Governor will not force it unless he is strongly ordered to do so. I should be inclined to adopt Scheme 2, building a new block for say 200 or 250 prisoners avowedly as only an instalment of a whole prison. I would point out that this has already been suggested as the best way out of the difficulty, vide desp: no. GR of the 9th of June 1887 [10321/27] and would allude to the fact that a similar plan was adopted in Mauritius as Mr Heming will remember. If a gradual plan of building is adopted...
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because wherever the sutra acomodation. for primer

with

to bich woh be provided is placed,

Patra Coardies must be Engaged and the comparalored small sob prison in

with might be in charge of

the present

au assistant supermbendent of Chief waides, who would be the auf additional

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The modern cellular buildingsal Suzafre home, Theline, ben a success. As work of the frising perchinese and The climate tropical, this prison would,

to I think, prove a better lyste le work to in Hougthing thom an

Suplich frison. There is nothing to be hart from Indian prisons weegt what bavoid.

TWHO.

14/11

684

M. Wingfield

MINUTE PAPER.

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If a gradual plan of building is adopted

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