707
which is said to reach in some cases upwards of 2,000 per acre, of what under normal conditions can be regarded as desirable; it is still within excess.
11.
I should add that since I embodied the original proposals of the Committee for alterations and additions to the existing Gaol and Police buildings in my memorandum of 5th June last, it has come to my knowledge that a scheme of similar nature, but on a smaller scale, is contained in a report by the late Surveyor General (Mr. Price) dated 9th November 1887. He proposed to partition the cells of the existing prison, and thus provide separate cells for 267 convicts, and to build a new Block to contain 130 cells.
This would provide accommodation for 397 Convicts only.
He also proposed to remove the Magistracy, and build quarters for the Gaol Staff on its site. His Estimate for the proposed alterations is $95,780 but this does not include rebuilding the Magistrates Court.
12.
Having now described the proposal for providing increased Gaol accommodation on the existing site, I will proceed to deal briefly with the other suggested alternatives.
2nd New Block on another site.
I have not found in the papers submitted to me any definite statement as to the maximum number of convicts for whom provision should be made. I find it however stated in Major General Gordon's Report of 6th April 1886, that on the 30th of March of that year there were 667 and on the 6th of April of the same year
707
whe ch is said to reach in sque
cases upwards of 2,000 per acre,
of what under
be regarded
it is still wi excess.
normal conditions can
as desirable;
11.
I shaild add
that since I embodied the original proposals of the Committee for
alterations and additions to the
my
existing Gaol and Police buildings memorandum of 5th June last, it has come to my knowledge that a scheme of similar nature, but on
scale, is contained in a
a somewhat
a smaller
a report by the late Surveyor General (Ms. Price) dated 9th November 1887. The proposed to partition the cells of the existing prison, and thus provide separate
cells for 267 convicts, and to build
Block to contacir 130 cells.
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This would provide
rodahow
accorrit
for 397 Convicts
only.
He also
proposed
proposed to remove the Magistracy, and build quarters for
the Gave
Staff
on its site. Ais Estimate for the proposed alterations is $95,780 but this does not include rebuilding
the Magistrates Court.
12.
Having now described
the proposal for providing increased
Gave
accor
mmodation on the
existing site, I will proceed to deal:
with the other suggested
briefly with the other.
alternatives.
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2nd New Block on another site.
I have not found
in the papers submitted to me any definite statement as to the maftinum n number of convicts for whom provision should be made. I find it however stated in Mafr General Gordon's Report of 6.
of April 1886, that on the 30th of March of that
there were 667 and on the 6th of April of the same
year
th
year
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