CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 148

Mr.

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Mr

Mr. Fairfield.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Baron de Worms.

Lord Knutsford.

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now covered by the Prison and Police Buildings. At the North East of the prison and police com-

pound there is a piece of ground, described on the plan of Hongkong

as block No.215, which is at pre-

sent waste, and which it has al-

ways, as I understand, been in-

tended to utilize,directly or indi-

rectly for prison improvement. On

the west side divided by a roadway from the

present prison buildings, there

is a lot (No.124) at least one

half of which, I understand, may

be secured by purchase. I much

doubt, however, whether these ad-

ditions to the available space

will prove sufficient; and my con-

sent to modify my previous views

cannot be regarded as final, un-

less and until you are able to

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satisfy me that they are so or

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are in a position by : upo that

some additional space can be ac-

quired.

7. On lot No.124, or on so

much of it as can be acquired, a

three storeyed block might be

built containing three stories of

cells, which would probabl;

represent

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