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bring to view or other irregularities
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Justice such encroachments
as
may be perceived
by him, as well as to give a daily report
& number of
Men
employed on all
Public works, whether under Contract or otherwise, including that of the Convicts both within and without the Broad walls.
The supervision of the Convicts' labour has as usual been performed by me, and as the amount of their work has been reported on I have but to remark that I consider it would be more advantageous to the Public Service if the Sentences of the Magistrates to hard labour within the Gaol were reduced, as those do not perform such effective service as those employed on the Roads.
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I require a large amount of broken stone certainly, but if this service was performed by task work I am convinced that one half of those working inside the walls would have broken as much stone as the whole number, and thus placed at my disposal at least 5000 men, since the commencement of the year this has been rectified as far as possible.
The Sergeants of the Board (Cantonese Mathens) over the Convicts acts as their Overseer, and has given much satisfaction and exerts himself to make them perform as much work as possible, and he is improving in the knowledge necessary for the repair