CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12] — Page 549

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the criminal class at least ought to be confined separate cells. The short sentenced prisoners and contaminate as much as the long. Indeed, though it not a necessity,

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lite. It would have the advantage of moving off the serious

large proportion of

the serione criminals, and I should not

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propose to coquine mathe, at present at any rate, any

of the existing

existing building.

struction

recon-

Where the less criminal

criminals wood would continue to hard together.

I think this alternative will be less distasteful

to the

I think none, who are sent to prism, which Unofficials than pressing the present scheme, and I think it

would be better in every

debtors of mendicants on what not, should be placed in associa

at

· right time

In the

in this despatch, the criminal class is given at 400, therefor 292 cells would not

appendix

to the printed repart of

the committer, end

accommodate them wall.

seem to me

hopelessly erant

maily

Sent

The photographs scut with this despatch Show that the present prison

it in a

And cerasuitable position. I should be disposed to go

back to the proposals of 1890

d that a block o

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200 or 250 cells should be built on a new site, intimal

as an instatrumé caucí not-

this must not be taken as

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Of the matter, yet 91%

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finally dispari

extension would be mad

luntil ample time! had been given to ascertain what y would have in reducing the num

The separate system

in a new position

criminals. The cost of an new block for prisoners was estimated by the late

the late Surveyor

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Survey or gente

at #41400, which probating does not include custy

other way.

bu 20523 and its enclosures

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