The new immigration barracks, at Caversham, though exceedingly simple and unpretentious in design, are erected upon perhaps the most complete system that could have been devised to fulfil the requirements for which the buildings have been erected.
The single aim seems to have been to secure the greatest amount of practical utility, and in this respect the design has been completely successful.
The main building is divided into four wings and the whole is of two storeys - the dining rooms being on the lower, and the sleeping apartments on the upper floor.
The eastern wing is exclusively devoted to the accommodation of married couples and their families.
The western wing is composed of sleeping rooms for married couples and families.
The north and south wings, which are set apart for the single women and single men respectively, branch away from the kitchen, as has already been stated, and as each is a counterpart of the other, it will be sufficient to state that the dining room arrangements very closely resemble those of the married couples' quarters, but instead of separate sleeping rooms, those of the bachelor and spinster condition of life repose in "bunks."
The ground surrounding the building is divided into four yards, which serve the double purpose of drying and recreation grounds.
- June, 25