PALMERSTON GAOL
TO BE CLOSED FROM JUNE 30. (By Toicgro.ph.—Press AsEoeiatioia.) Palriiorstori N.., May 1. Instructions have been received by the police authorities to close the Pnlinorsston. Gaol. Short-term .prisoners arc to be sent to Watiganni in future. Last year' £800 was placed on the Estimates tn bo expended on gaol improvement, but" the money was not used,
'flie gaol ''at Faltnerston is l what is known as a police 'gaol, to which prisoners may ha -sent for periods of up to 30 days. It is. supervised by a polite constable, as. all police gaols are supervised. The arrangement is considered by the Department to be Mot the most economical' passible, and the gaol i.s to be dosed n» from June. 3.0. Shortterm prisoners' will be sent to Waiigarmi, and only thole convicted persons sentenced to imprisonment for 2-i hows will be held at the PnliucrstoH lock-up. This will free for ordinary. street police duty tho constable who has been cmployed in ■ looting after tho occasional prisoners in tho Palmerstoji Gaol.'
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 6
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171PALMERSTON GAOL Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2138, 2 May 1914, Page 6
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