189
86
Labourers return gives a total number of
11847 men; but the quantity of Stone broken was very small indeed for that number; the stone available however was of a bad quality and consequently required considerable labour to break it to the size necessary for our Road.
The value of this labour I estimate at £120.-
Cooks and water carriers amounted to £71.17.8
3650 Men expressing a value of work performed by free labour equal to
Picking bakum 5893½ @ ½ d. 24.11.0
Carpenters and Blacksmith: 604 @ 1/2 d. 30.4.0
Breaking Stones as above " 720.0.0 £369.10.4
that is less than 21.794 men have been kept to hard labour within the Gaol.
The number of Men confined for simple imprisonment, debt, those on the Treadwheel, and the sick amounted to 19.339, from whom no effective labour whatever has been derived.
The total value of labour as estimated as performed by Convicts is –
Within the Gaol £3114.10.4
Outside " 369.10.4
Total £3484.0.8
The Coolies of the Department when not in attendance upon me in surveying or in other occupations have had their labour turned to account as follows; In planting trees: 194 Days, in supervision of Public Works under 214