THE JUDGES REPORT.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 321, 16 November 1860, Page 3

THE JUDGES REPORT.

,-^MOs@g|jjjth,e. papejrs,i|aidr^fbr^fstbe;} oenejFai. Assembly in' its present sessio%,t}iei;e jij^'bpfl r , ; bftß,,nolt ; .,reqeiyed'; tjbjaj; -rkindjoi Intention f , Jm^prtanee "..subject to. wljicft f j(t; refers'.woiild,' in inorq 'tranquil- tiniest -ihaye no $Ul>tWs&df. K\ Mallude'tt)1 ihV'reppr/ f&m 'land, relative'^ th^Baditioi#>f tfce^tib^prMhs v stat^e^fcl^e^riMikJ Trea--: sdrier hes>'OW:th i e ;ho"p'e tha-fc<tbefi Se'Sßfoii should;; mofcbb allowedyto pass'without .spnieiitiateasuresi beifl^-itakenjfor;thei [establishment;.; ofx a 'centrali gapl -for the;custody!pft t priaorioc^j sentenced, in p^rts^qf^thfl sCJoldnjs; I*o iJ.fi?l^!1?!3.^: !7 perip^S[O^ i iuipj^sp,n ;^ y|jijcjvar.ei n^r!'bif^re^th^ f p;i|iiis^-ojf-|E^fpresept^r*,: :' tive§,^ej .do not'.iin^ .!t^t/an^.p^Yisipa faJjßrc^, L posed''£o/^^ j and ljnpprtanoe.: ",'.'-".'.,, '~^. ..,..<„ i..r , . vi:' u;ljf'nder'ta^' iiii^uiri3tai^!e^ ■ We"''.^!^ ii^'our -pa'sfsge'sV b'&ric^ difVnis ;q^3.tion,! :j|n the clbcufftenfrnqwiiefo*©* 6tfV-& v;.■' ;:j: -':' '■!if-: ; >»!-:- Ul .irjoaß si*] .Js.d: •■>£' M i ■/;&■;;) i ,-ffffher Judges?'of; th,e;,Supi?&iiie ::Gourt,yaasepible<l,-.in =; if cqnferenc,e .atjAueklarid;.^e^ire.to^call.'yo^rj Ijxcel'lehcy's 'attention"'to 'the'following matters,cobfl'ectea' with the administ;MMcitf/Qf;onminai)iJiist'fce!: 1 ! V.' !S!''' ~rj jl. |They -'ifegrej;. ; to* -fi ndothstt fro.ra;t!hfelinsufiici;§n(sy' ;pf the, Prpyinciaj prisons ;4or G the' puppos^ of (Conflict. :ekabli^linieliti3 ) "'fhe"'iteritenceV'of tile' "&uprehiVOfru'rtJ 'cannot >We carried out'with'thfafc Strictness'arid-precisfi^ ]^Uh'htho^e^istiQction.^\as;rto'p}ass^ypfrpj^p^^i'(^-(j provisions' '"'as to. 'erpployment,' instruction Jnd aisci-'| 'pline,Mfrhich:'4i(e: el6Hei t essential, or:)at^air;'e!veritS/'of'f ~■ great importance for rendering: jpuhiphmeritsj effectual; f and.useful,^'society..--.' \> , v ... ,^,^,..., n j ;,^. v . ; - •' -2;- TKe instiffi'ciericy. of some 'of' the 'prisons in the .-■colony &hd of'^fid'sufWUiatii'e [or&fitie '"prisoners;ha# jJedJtpiiumerouslbreacJiea-pfiprisbriapdfssQapesl, some.tinjes accprupanied,w ; ith mjach-. jfipiencc.-.-^-ta^fte great ■■prejudice*'ox'justice; to the hardening ofijjieVpfferdefs,; and* thWdi^Ui&ude' 6t society, i'~! • '> ;:i:";iVf:'"'•l \ '■ '< -! - The: experience of ever^'pe'rsotf wb;b-'lias "fed i thtf bpportuuity^df bbserya'ti^'will ?coirrobor'ate» the'faotahferestated^ithe gkoY&Mtz''ttot 'pl»cea( ■suited, evieri <to.the safe keeping of their inlinafes, T-^ad'tlifey-raakeno pretension to affording, convejie^^offjtbe.olasaiiSc^tiiafOi'PffrisoD.ere^br.jfo^ ! the.;j.juactictj., ( pfi: th;at, ; refoj;niat.pry discip'line^ .. w(iiGli:in.,Qur time tokeasuphanimpprtapt pli^qe ,ia I,' system'. qf . ' punisbjijog,, ) ,and^,. i ,repre?sipg,' "cnmeV^'. r . )iJ ''.' i .V; /"..,'./.. : ,.',!.| { ,, (-,r.^, ; ,, ' '•.' !r""'! '^The existing pn^on establishments of the Gdiony are moreover enormpualy _ 1, We liave not'ai h!and any _ mentis of ascertaining* lx.he a'moubt pf'tHe(;6ha'rg6s for thei%a:ibtenaace! I -i.if gaols1 in;"other Pi6Vihc'es,':'buti froni. a':fe^:| Ifacts 1 illustrative^ of 'tbeir^cd^t'ifiAubldandvJwei; i;oiay obtain, app"roxiinativ%;an[ estimate of. the :^eD©ral expeukliture'uader this^'head.^ r ;; A-\

V IDuringftbe first'six'months : of/ tb,9i current year..the ; average 'oi the .c number;^Sof rper^ops : up^ei;;..confinement,, JQcJuding^^debtprs ...and, ; persons., r awaiting itria1,, w^s,•■•.about ; sixty-fpur r The m^ere. cost, qf: suDerinte^de,nce, incjudi ng the.' ojSrfir§eers,- and 6i>Me ; ' otner^chw^ ' to^' t^ty'-tferee'r^un^s,"' mte'Sfc1 :sh'i(iings ; liead ,anQual|y. UJ Since'ibie ''with^ d^awal'Uf th'^^niUitary'gua'td, lt'tt^/fcfeen; found1 Qece3Bary*t'p! •employ!"'i:-pkrty'^f'p6Uoft J':tnß«<)st:. '>f which, re'ckbiiingtHe charge'''for1 eioh! police* j man; at one hundred and! twenty-nV& pounds ! ■afyearj gives an; additional iescpehditurei rperr! ;head^ ofit\velv:e pounds on account'oftbe; gaol iguard. (There remains:diet price ;orme: prison /•.atiqns^ the, average tf which imay be stated, to be one shilling and three, pence--thougb, it is at present, .exceptiQqaliy^higter^T-whiph^i-Vn}^6. ; the tptaj, annual e;xpen(lit;ure ? in :rpun4 numbers^ ■fifty-eight Jiou'nds.for.e ; acl|; ; pnßoner... ov , l k '■ "■' v , 'That is what the popl^ pf^Auckland, actually ■"piay^'tfot including; the interest;' 'lot.] caonpy kek-' '.peridect in buildiogs' or tlie ; necessary outlay' for k'eepitig'those buitdio'g''s in' repair. 'r,, Ttie a VQts§§ costbttheiuper'intetidfence;fan! d ifiaihtenance';6f^ prisoners in''Ebgla'nd';aindi;Wa;li6s-;^ Wbout £23 'per hejad. ' oo'nsiderations as-welt ai.social duty thus fJoint to the neces?ity for achangein ,:the existing' system;;KcWe ibe-i ilieve thattbev establishoiedt ofia; central; depot. fgr ; prjs&ners, would effect, aiyeyyi large'; spying .of ,Bxpen:diture.»to the public;. b,u,t ,ey;en/-if:.^b failed ,fp ac.coniplißh : that,ver.y desirablejendjiwe^bouj^ ,thu.3,at,l§ast h^ve done.ipmetbing.-jta^empvp, the merited,repr<?aph' '. conyey^l t}n 5 , ,t%;, report 'of 'tlie. 'Judges, and to bring,'oiir;ppijopi'id^cipiine' fnto;'sometjiimgjibe Jiarmony witti,that, system;' wh^n^a! oj e^ii{ste^ ; Bri-^ i:Ha3'i pr6yedHb'be;tHe|be^fet-&x^ ?Snd p'abiahmeht'dfwim!ei iran fd: fo^tb?dJ reYiPmation'; of^rnin'alsl-4ZVeia ZM(mdkrP :Ai\ - £"' \V''^

'■&. meeting-'of 4hiS Society %a£;heia'ln-tb^ iQddo Fellows'' fialh;;;-AM*.''tTobn 'SibbaliJ'-.having. >takeni {the chairiKthe secretary i called ow; the;;vtoll; :;of=; memljers, ;and>: read' , t^e : |.repQi: fcpi'ithe.procefedingaiQf .theosociety,'. fn>m : , :which4t appearjed that)there; wer^ (^2s,*; person3 I holding, shades, to. the nutober of 118fc, repides^nt-, ing ( ii.capital p£,£#9,s2s. . There ,^3,. upwards ~'^C #Qo ; i^hA ; w^ c)j ■^Sjsfe-'^.pWiaJ, 'way—the 'highest premium! given being^ £.12 7s^' Hhalqw^lt^ mO 10s^fb { t the t^2S share. , 'nine .sn'arss were 'soldj:'"^ieldin"^. a. pretiQium1 'of £^'I^ *b;r ilpwardi df^ri.S^pe^harer : IThe^um1 ojf 51475: Was1 ;rn6mina!ly'!£&lyffiDtted * ■the &em'ber§raod'Up'OQJthat-v^uiS fßte^est; willjaccrtieWthesociety. ?*S©^eatw^'the' ?rixxm>r be^of new members'additted'thatoiihyrooniiijn ; whiclli tliei meeting wasiheldiwas^toaismall, :an<},; Jtbjjiit -10.iO'clockj- an; adjourument -wias mk&e to the school-room. Votea pfithauks to.^the;!com-i ■ injtteo,/orr ; the,,v«rynfficiept 'manoer ; ]iv which jjiey hajifStarte^tfie society^ ,ia^tie!:^l^^o.lo^ ttie" I ( Tliei ■ fc joking. a<e^tlie'J3ijm^^b|c^ ;;wer|i sbld;:-^"'" j j '' t '!,T-'' Vl" ( -r,;i",-V "V,;. : '"'^ '•'"iJißlfM:^oLb.; ;PREir>"pkß £25.- i. u*6''fAL--p.tIEM.! ' "

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