CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 542

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Eat 10 APR 001

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No. 82.

Government House.

Hong-Kong, 9 March, 1900.

volosure. 22nd Jany

1900. with 6 spare copies

A

sir,

I have the honour to forward for your informa-

tion the enclosed report of the Superintendent of the Victoria

Gaol for the year 1899.

2. The daily average number of prisoners con-

fined in the Gaol during the year shows a satisfactory decrease

compared with the figures for the year 1898.

The smaller average per prisoner of reports for

breaches of prison discipline is another satisfactory feature.

3. The building of quarters for the Gaol Staff

outside the prison is being rapidly proceeded with and will

be completed by the 30 th, November when the quarters now occu

pied by the Indian Warders will be available for use as a

Hospital leaving the present Hospital in turn to be used as

an extension of the Female Prison.

4. On the 1st, January 1899 the job printing required by Government and formerly carried out by a private firm, was transferred to the Printing Shop in the Gaol where it has been executed in a satisfactory manner during the year.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.

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