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appearance, and leaves no room for tables for the patients at 

 which to eat their meals ; the compound is too small, and the 

 space is insufficient for the convalescents to take exercise. 



The Riding School, on two sides close to the hospital wall, 

 is a great nuisance, from the noise and dust ; it destroys that 

 quiet and repose so necessary in all well regulated hospitals. 

 The compound should be extended, and new out-offices 

 erected. Application for building a conjee house for the re- 

 ception of noisy, turbulent, and mad patients was made last 

 year, and has been sanctioned by Government. 



The hospital bedding consists of a wooden painted cot 

 6| feet long and 3 wide, which takes to pieces, and is taped ; 

 it is in every respect a most suitable, clean, soft, elastic bed- 

 stead ; the beds are stuffed with straw, with a cotton quilt, 

 and Europe blankets and sheets; only 10 per pair per 100 of 

 effective strength, however, are allowed and Surgical cases 

 are excluded from the benefit of clean linen. 



The Guard-house lately erected is a splendid building 

 and well ventilated, with sufficient room for prisoners ; it 

 answers the purpose for which it is intended, and -consists of 

 guard-room, cells for defaulters and a capacious verandah. 



The guard-room, 22 feet high, 20 wide, and 50 feet long 

 with arched doorways. The cell is 22 feet high, 20 wide, 

 and 20 long, with a verandah in front 17 feet high, 12 wide, 

 and 71 long. It affords ample accommodation, is cool, flat- 

 roofed and free from vermin. The new cook-houses erect- 

 ing, also conjee house and prisoners' guard are very superior 

 buildings, but not completed. 



The men on line guard have temporary guard houses, which 

 have had a favourable influence on the health of the men em- 

 ployed on that duty. On several of the sentry walks however 

 the men are much exposed, and more or less likely to contract 

 disease, either from direct exposure to a vertical sun, the heat 

 and glare reflected from the walls, the damp dews at night, 

 or pernicious currents of air, and miasmatic exhalations. 





