THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH MARCH, 1905.
Appendix X.
Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour during the year 1904.
Daily Average Number of Prisoners.
Value
of
Description of Employment.
Males. Females. Total.
Prison Labour.
SUNDAYS, CHRISTMAS DAY AND GOOD FRIDAY,—
Cooking,
Cleaning,
Non-Productive,
2233
C.
64.80 59.40
595
35
651
Debtors, Remands, On punishment, Sick,
60
60
Crank, shot, shot and stone,
136
136
IN MANUFACTURES,-
Book-binding,
Printing,
Kuitting,
Printing, Labourers,
Oakum Picking,
Coir Matting,
Grass Matting,
Shoe-making,
Tailoring,
Net-making, string-making and ship's fender-making,.
IN BUILDING,~
Bricklaying,
Carpentering and Fitting,
Painting,
IN SERVICE OF THE PRISON,-
Laundry,
Cooking,
Cleaning,
Hospital Cleaners,
White-washing,
******* -** O****
39
39
1,819.34
39
1,819,34
12
373.20
28.60
10
154
880.88
34
972.40
3
25.74
18
617.76
10
24
1,029.60
15
214.50
:
42.90 594.88
57.20
12
59
2,531.10
10
373.20
25
715.00
85.80
57.20
615
36
651
12,362.81
Appendix XI.
Return showing the Basis upon which the Value of Earnings of
Prisoners is calculated.
IN MANUFACTORIES.
RATE.
Bookbinding,
15 cents per diem.
Printing,
.15
"
Printer's labourers,
10
Knitting,
5
•
Oakum picking,
Coir matting,
.10
3
Grass matting,
Shoemaking,
12
Tailoring,
.15
**
Net making, string, & fender making, 5
IN BUILDING,
Bricklaying,
15
Carpentering and Fitting, Painting,
16
.10
IN SERVICE OF THE PRISON.
Laundry,
Cooking,
Cleaning,
Hospital cleaner,
Whitewashing,
15
.12
10
10
.10
33
Note--These rates are inclusive of lodging, board and clothing.