60.
be confined to comeying stone
to the Prison, for the purpose of being broken and Scavenging
oses. All other out-door
purposes.
labor has proved a failure:
and the expense of guarding
the prisoners,
of tools barrows to, has been Commission
risoners, wear and tear
Avery grent. The
does not consider it feasible
rescribed amount.
to enforce any prescribed
of labor, in stone braking, particularly as the substance
and
quality of the stone_ varies materially.
The Bit of the prisoners
こ
appears to be ample; and
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in the antiale of Rice even
Somewhat in excess ; but the
Commission considers it
" dessiable to grant a ration
of Tru, amounting to 1/4 of
Aunce)
an
no per diem for each Chines prisonar ; reducing at the
Game time the rice ration
from
one and a half fatty,
to one batty and if Gaels.
It appears that Manilla
Stamen are disted as Chiness.
The Commnission considers that they as well as all colored prisoners (other than Chinesi)