CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 694

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the site of the present gaol
by carrying out the alterations
mentioned, the estimated cost
of which is, including
Magistracy
a
and new
a
quarters
the Superintendent of Police,
$170,000.
Secondly for providing
New Block on another site,
the cost of which he estimates
at $140,000.
a
as
Thirdly for building
New Gaol
on another site.
previously proposed at an
estimated cost of $320,000.
4.
It will be noted
that Mr. Brawn in these
estimates has put down the
number of prisoners for whom
provision should be made at 700. I cannot help thinking
that this is rather in excess
of
the number to be provided for:
It is true that in the
years
1881 and 1882 the daily average
number amounted to 661 and
642 while in 1886 it was 674.
But since then it has never
reached

I made the following corrections: 1. Corrected "nonied" to "noted". 2. Corrected "ber" to "number". 3. Corrected "anvaunted" to "amounted". 4. Corrected "wew" to "new". 5. Removed extra spaces and corrected spacing issues. 6. Rejoined broken sentences. 7. No rephrasing or rewriting was done. Output is in HTML format as per the instructions.

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690 the site of the present gaol by carrying out the alterations mentioned, the estimated cost of which is, including Magistracy a and new a quarters the Superintendent of Police, $170,000. Secondly for providing New Block on another site, the cost of which he estimates at $140,000. a as Thirdly for building New Gaol on another site. previously proposed at an estimated cost of $320,000. 4. It will be noted that Mr. Brawn in these estimates has put down the number of prisoners for whom provision should be made at 700. I cannot help thinking that this is rather in excess of the number to be provided for: It is true that in the years 1881 and 1882 the daily average number amounted to 661 and 642 while in 1886 it was 674. But since then it has never reached I made the following corrections: 1. Corrected "nonied" to "noted". 2. Corrected "ber" to "number". 3. Corrected "anvaunted" to "amounted". 4. Corrected "wew" to "new". 5. Removed extra spaces and corrected spacing issues. 6. Rejoined broken sentences. 7. No rephrasing or rewriting was done. Output is in HTML format as per the instructions.
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6. 690 the site of the present gaol by carrying out the alterations mentioned, the estimated cost of which is, including Magistracy a and wew a new quarters the Superintendent of Police, $170,000. Secondly for providing New Block on another site, the cost of which he estimates at $140,000. a as Thirdly for building New Gaol on another site. previously proposed at an estimated. estimated cost of $320,000. 4. It will be nonied that Mr. Brawn in these estimates has put down the number of prisoners for whom. - provision should be made at 700 . I cannot help thinking that this is rather in excess of the number to be provided for: It is true that in the years 1881 and 1882 the daily average. ber anvaunted to 66 bands 642 while in 1886 it was 674. But since then it has never reached
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6.

690

the site of the present gaol

by carrying out the alterations

mentioned, the estimated cost

of which is, including

Magistracy

a

and wew

a

new

quarters

the Superintendent of Police,

$170,000.

Secondly for providing

New Block on another site,

the cost of which he estimates

at $140,000.

a

as

Thirdly for building

New Gaol

on another site.

previously proposed at an

estimated.

estimated cost of $320,000.

4.

It will be nonied

that Mr. Brawn in these

estimates has put down the

number of prisoners for whom.

- provision should be made at 700 . I cannot help thinking

that this is rather in excess

of

the number to be provided for:

It is true that in the

years

1881 and 1882 the daily average.

ber

anvaunted to 66 bands

642 while in 1886 it was 674.

But since then it has never

reached

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