isit paid on TuesJay morning to the pal Gaol—an entirely voluntary visit—fu ly explained the unwillingness of the Tantei to it. It would ut erly disgust him with his own quarters in the City. The buildings themselves have been fully described in the Muxic: pal Reports for 1902 and 1904, that it would be super-fin us 10 describe them again. They are handsome, imposing, roomy, light, and airy, and most scrupulously clean. Every convict hes a cell to himse'f—there are 480 of these cells—aud iusiend of the traditional massive oaken door with bolts and bars, and alittle window throught which the wader looks now and then, exch cell from the ith a door opening on to a corridor ich runs the whole length of building. The only furniture is a soul block of woud nailed to the floor for a yellow, and there is abwlately. nothing where drt or insects cam harbour. The corridors are very large iron-barred windows, there is plenty of light. The prisone: s are well fel, as the almost ¢ mp'ete piness of the infirmary shows, and they have Inalthy exercise in breaking, oak am picking, the m of coir matting and mat business is done in this—and tailoring and bootmaking, We went through the work-shops, under the guidance of Colonel Watson and Mr. Blennerhasseit, the head gaoler, and aside from their uni is difficult to realise that the amoy 50 contentedly uro convicts, mild-mannered and gentle-hoki and the oner_w.8 engaged in the printing erbalistic. signs om prison uniforms.
There were 46 convicts in the men's wards yesterda morning, but in the woman's block, which has 96 most inviting cetis, all facing south, there is only one lady convict, a two-year prisoner. She is not entirely alone, however, thers were three other visitors, young. ladies waiting to be fred at the Mixes Court, only detained, not imprisoned. Their comfort and security are looked after by Mrs, Blennerhusctt.
In another room a. number of reformatory boys were engazed in tailoring. They receive a daily visit from a Chinese professor, who them an hour's lesson, with a blackboard, in their native language, and in English.
To look after this wayward family, there European warders and forty Sikhs is visited by mission: are allowed to muster in the ¢ strid sing hymns, a relaxation much app The whole gaol with all ite subsidiary buildings is " grent credit to the municipal staff, and it will be found well worth a visit'; in fac', the ratepayers ought to visit it and see how well their money has been spent, and how admirably the institution is administered, under the careful and able supervision of Colonel Wats
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