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heavier and more severe than an ordinary cut and flogging with the cane on the buttocks.

In the Army, this mode of punishment ultimately succeeded in being changed to that more humane.

I have had to write many reports on the sanitation of this institution and the earth closet system which was introduced, somewhat modified the stench of the buckets used in the cells at night.

Though I have had to report on the overcrowding, I cannot say that it had much evil effect as the sickness and mortality has been less than in any Gaol I have ever known.

After strong representations I made as to the impropriety of admitting lunatics into the Gaol, the old building was handed over to Mak for the use of lunatics in 1845.

This building was another source of anxiety and trouble, and a terror to the staff as it was not rain-proof and in the event of a gale coming, it was not safe, so the lunatics had often to be removed to the Police cells in the Central Station for twenty hours till the blow was over.

In 1849, this establishment first appeared in the Blue Book, being then removed to half of the old Government school building near the Civil Hospital.

It was not till 1885 that the new building, properly fitted as a Lunatic Asylum, was built and occupied.

As I have mentioned, the only place for the reception of Small Pox in European cases was a small verandah room in the Old Civil Hospital. Fortunately, in the first year, no cases occurred, and when that building was...

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463 heavier and more severe than an ordinary cut and flogging with the cane on the buttocks. In the Army, this mode of punishment ultimately succeeded in being changed to that more humane. I have had to write many reports on the sanitation of this institution and the earth closet system which was introduced, somewhat modified the stench of the buckets used in the cells at night. Though I have had to report on the overcrowding, I cannot say that it had much evil effect as the sickness and mortality has been less than in any Gaol I have ever known. After strong representations I made as to the impropriety of admitting lunatics into the Gaol, the old building was handed over to Mak for the use of lunatics in 1845. This building was another source of anxiety and trouble, and a terror to the staff as it was not rain-proof and in the event of a gale coming, it was not safe, so the lunatics had often to be removed to the Police cells in the Central Station for twenty hours till the blow was over. In 1849, this establishment first appeared in the Blue Book, being then removed to half of the old Government school building near the Civil Hospital. It was not till 1885 that the new building, properly fitted as a Lunatic Asylum, was built and occupied. As I have mentioned, the only place for the reception of Small Pox in European cases was a small verandah room in the Old Civil Hospital. Fortunately, in the first year, no cases occurred, and when that building was...
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heavier and more severe than an

cut and altin

this

or navy in having changed to that

flogging

an army succeeded

altimately mode of punishment

in

MPE A

Indian

on the buttocks with the cane.

I have had to write n

rany reports

or

the sanitation.

of

this restitution and

earth

ystem which

introduced the dry

somewhat modified the stench of the buckets used in the cells at night.

Though I have had to report on the over crounding

I cannot

say

that here

had much evil effect us the sickness and mortality has been less than in

any

After

Gaol. I have ever known.

the

European Lomatic Croylum.

strong representations I made as

to the impropriety of admitting lematics

into the Gaol

old building

the

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that

CL

half of.

dilapitated

for

evies

proposed site

unoccupied situated

the new Central

School which had been taken up by

Government

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handed over to

Mak

for the

ise

of

limatics in 1845.

the This building

was another source.

unxiety and trouble, and

of

a terror to the

staff it was not rain proof and in. the event of a gate coming

not safe,

ow was

the limatics had often to be removed to the Police cells in the

Central Station for twenty homes till the blow was over.

In 1849

this

establishment first appeared in the Blue Book being then removed to half of old Government shool building near the

It was not till 1885 Civil Hospital. It. that the new.

building properly fitted Lumatic Cisylum

as a

occupied.

was built and

Small Pox Hospital

As I have mentioned the only place for the reception of this disease in European

I

CALCS was a

Innalle verandah

room in the Old Civil Hospital when

came,

fortimately

in the first year

no cases occurred

and when that building

was

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