No. 107
I have the honor to request that I may be furnished with the
information described in the enclosed Memorandum of the Acting
Colonial Secretary relative to the management and discipline of Gaols
and Prisons, at as early a period as convenient.
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your most obedient Servant
A.E. Kennedy
Governor
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Memorandum,
Wakeford to
Kennedy,
7 December 1864, discussing the
urgent need for prison reform and asking that guidelines be forwarded
from England regarding the construction and operation of jails.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to
H. Waddington,
21 April 1865, forwarding copy of the
despatch and enclosure and asking that the required information be
sent to the colony.