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Return showing the Number of Forms Printed and Books Bound, and the Cost thereof, during the year 1917.

Department No. of forms printed No. of books bound Printing ($) Book-binding ($) Total ($)
Colonial Secretary's Office 87,360 237 1,112.75 213.35 1,326.10
Secretary for Chinese Affairs 63,597 190 743.55 95.95 839.50
Public Works Department 487,409 2,377 5,158.80 669.30 5,828.10
Sanitary Department 1,039,229 7,481 9,656.30 994.30 10,650.60
Treasury 199,160 2,210 2,306.80 318.50 2,625.30
General Post Office 1,503,238 5,219 13,497.74 1,013.70 14,511.44
Harbour Office 296,924 2,333 3,630.60 277.60 3,908.20
Police Department 1,071,616 6,364 8,298.20 860.80 9,159.00
Magistracy 52,600 267 607.15 86.90 694.05
Government Civil Hospital 178,871 418 1,981.90 136.00 2,117.90
Supreme Court 41,786 287 430.30 331.12 761.42
Land Office 16,402 89 200.50 35.50 236.00
Official Receiver's Office 10,500 12 163.00 9.20 172.20
District Office (North) 64,530 871 649.00 118.50 767.50
District Office (South) 59,370 212 465.00 66.50 531.50
Botanical and Forestry Department 43,915 191 511.90 45.30 557.20
Bacteriological Institute 4,300 4 57.00 2.40 59.40
Government House 2,145 13 19.50 6.10 25.60
Prison Department 73,605 351 699.70 80.10 779.80
Queen's College 27,212 458 384.40 45.00 429.40
Technical Institute 7,950 1,403 94.50 16.70 111.20
Education Department 72,432 338 776.25 114.30 890.55
Cable Censor's Office 9,250 9 113.00 3.00 116.00
Audit Office 2,000 30 32.00 43.00 75.00
Hongkong Defence Corps 28,550 ... 329.50 30.90 360.40
Assessor's Office 27,140 47 320.60 32.75 353.35
Stamp Office 64,225 24 581.50 6.00 587.50
Attorney General's Office 7,800 81 73.50 26.20 99.70
Crown Solicitor's Office 19,645 210 211.70 20.70 232.40
Royal Observatory 37,624 788 420.00 116.00 536.00
Imports and Exports Office 2,197,696 4,506 19,341.10 748.80 20,089.90
Kowloon-Canton Railway 490,553 2,232 5,475.50 498.90 5,974.40
Total 8,287,664 38,811 $78,328.24 $7,048.67 $85,376.91

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Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1917.

Description of Employment Daily Average Number of Prisoners Rate per diem Value of Prison Labour ($)
Males Females Total
Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Chinese New Year Day
Cooking 23 22 45 ... 62.40
Cleaning 12 8 20 ... 195.00
Non-productive 10 26 36 ... ...
Total 45 56 101 257.40
Other Days
Debtors, Remands, On punishment, Sick ... ... ... ... ...
Crank, Shot, Shot and Stone ... ... ... ... ...
In Manufactories
Book-binding 59 2 61 ... 3,780.00
Printing 76 20 96 ... 2,520.00
Printing Labourers 63 60 123 ... 540.00
Oakum-picking 20 42 62 ... 615.00
Coir-matting 4 10 14 ... ...
Shoe-making 18 4 22 ... 1,215.00
Tailoring 103 103 206 ... 900.00
Net-making, String-making and Ships' fender-making 15 27 42 ... 1,260.00
In Building
Carpentering and Fitting 20 15 35 ... 330.00
In Service of the Prison
Laundry 15 9 24 ... ...
Cooking 19 10 29 ... 2,115.00
Cleaning 11 32 43 ... 288.00
Whitewashing 26 30 56 ... 900.00
Total 555 86 641 $16,883.40

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Page 284 Return showing the Number of Forms Printed and Books Bound, and the Cost thereof, during the year 1917. Department No. of forms printed No. of books bound Printing ($) Book-binding ($) Total ($) Colonial Secretary's Office 87,360 237 1,112.75 213.35 1,326.10 Secretary for Chinese Affairs 63,597 190 743.55 95.95 839.50 Public Works Department 487,409 2,377 5,158.80 669.30 5,828.10 Sanitary Department 1,039,229 7,481 9,656.30 994.30 10,650.60 Treasury 199,160 2,210 2,306.80 318.50 2,625.30 General Post Office 1,503,238 5,219 13,497.74 1,013.70 14,511.44 Harbour Office 296,924 2,333 3,630.60 277.60 3,908.20 Police Department 1,071,616 6,364 8,298.20 860.80 9,159.00 Magistracy 52,600 267 607.15 86.90 694.05 Government Civil Hospital 178,871 418 1,981.90 136.00 2,117.90 Supreme Court 41,786 287 430.30 331.12 761.42 Land Office 16,402 89 200.50 35.50 236.00 Official Receiver's Office 10,500 12 163.00 9.20 172.20 District Office (North) 64,530 871 649.00 118.50 767.50 District Office (South) 59,370 212 465.00 66.50 531.50 Botanical and Forestry Department 43,915 191 511.90 45.30 557.20 Bacteriological Institute 4,300 4 57.00 2.40 59.40 Government House 2,145 13 19.50 6.10 25.60 Prison Department 73,605 351 699.70 80.10 779.80 Queen's College 27,212 458 384.40 45.00 429.40 Technical Institute 7,950 1,403 94.50 16.70 111.20 Education Department 72,432 338 776.25 114.30 890.55 Cable Censor's Office 9,250 9 113.00 3.00 116.00 Audit Office 2,000 30 32.00 43.00 75.00 Hongkong Defence Corps 28,550 ... 329.50 30.90 360.40 Assessor's Office 27,140 47 320.60 32.75 353.35 Stamp Office 64,225 24 581.50 6.00 587.50 Attorney General's Office 7,800 81 73.50 26.20 99.70 Crown Solicitor's Office 19,645 210 211.70 20.70 232.40 Royal Observatory 37,624 788 420.00 116.00 536.00 Imports and Exports Office 2,197,696 4,506 19,341.10 748.80 20,089.90 Kowloon-Canton Railway 490,553 2,232 5,475.50 498.90 5,974.40 Total 8,287,664 38,811 $78,328.24 $7,048.67 $85,376.91 --- Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1917. Description of Employment Daily Average Number of Prisoners Rate per diem Value of Prison Labour ($) Males Females Total Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Chinese New Year Day Cooking 23 22 45 ... 62.40 Cleaning 12 8 20 ... 195.00 Non-productive 10 26 36 ... ... Total 45 56 101 257.40 Other Days Debtors, Remands, On punishment, Sick ... ... ... ... ... Crank, Shot, Shot and Stone ... ... ... ... ... In Manufactories Book-binding 59 2 61 ... 3,780.00 Printing 76 20 96 ... 2,520.00 Printing Labourers 63 60 123 ... 540.00 Oakum-picking 20 42 62 ... 615.00 Coir-matting 4 10 14 ... ... Shoe-making 18 4 22 ... 1,215.00 Tailoring 103 103 206 ... 900.00 Net-making, String-making and Ships' fender-making 15 27 42 ... 1,260.00 In Building Carpentering and Fitting 20 15 35 ... 330.00 In Service of the Prison Laundry 15 9 24 ... ... Cooking 19 10 29 ... 2,115.00 Cleaning 11 32 43 ... 288.00 Whitewashing 26 30 56 ... 900.00 Total 555 86 641 $16,883.40 --- Page 285 Page 286
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284 ( X 10 ) Department, No. of forms | No. of books printed. bound. Printing. Book- binding, Total. C. C Colonial Secretary's Office........................ 87.360 237 1,112.75 213.35 · Secretarint for Chinese Affairs, 63,597 190 743.55 No5.95 Public Works Department, 487,409 2,377 5,158.80 669,30 Sanitary Department,... 1,039,229 7,481 9 656.30 994.30 1,326.10 ×29,50 5,823,10 10,650.60 Treasury, 199,160 2,210 2,306.80 318.50 2,625,30 Goueral Post Office, 1,503,238 5,219 13,497.74 1,013,70 14,501.44 Harbour Office, 296,924 2,333 3,630.60 277 60 8,908.20 Police Department, 1,071,616 6,364 8,298.20 860.80 9.159.00 Magistracy, 52,600 267 607,15 86.90 694.05 Government Civil Hospital, 178,871 418 1,981.90 136,00 2,117.90 Supreme Court, 41,786 287 430,30 331.12 761.12 Land Office, 16,402 89 200,50 35.50 236.00 Official Receiver's Office, 10,500 12 163.00 9.20 172.20 District Office, (North),... 64.530 871 649.00 118.50 762.50 District Office, (South ),................................. 59,370 212 465,00 66.50 531.50 Botanical and Forestry Department, 43,915 191 511.90 45.30 557.20 Bacteriological Institute,... 4,300 4 57.00 2.40 59.40 Government House,.... 2,145 13 19.50 6.10 25.60 Prison Department,. 73,605 351 699.70 80.10 780.10 Queen's College........ 27,212 458 384.40 45.00 429.40 Technical Institute, Education Department, 7,950 1,403 94.50 16.70 111.20 72,432 338 776.25 114.30 890.35 Cable Censor's Office, 9.250 9 113 00 3.00 116.00 Andlit Office, 2,000 30 32.00 43.00 75.00 Hongkong Defence Corps,......... 28.550 ثان 329.50 30.90 360.40 Assessor's Office, 27,140 47 320.60 32.75 353 35 Stump Office. 64,225 24 581,50 6.00 587.50 Attorney General's Office.................................... 7.800 81 73.50 26.20 99.70 Crown Solicitor's Office, 19,645 210 211.70 20.70 232.40 Royal Observatory, 37,624 788 420.00 116.00 536,00 Imports and Exports Office, 2,197,696 4,506 19,341.10 74.80 20,089.90 Kowloon-Canton Railway,... 490,553 2,232 5,475,50 498.90 5,974.40 Total,.. 8,287,664 38.811 $78,328.24 $7,048.67 $85,376,91 Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1917. Description of Employment. Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Chinese New Year Day :- Cooking, Cleaning... Non-productive, Total,.......... Rate Daily Average Number of Prisoners. per dicin. Value of Prison Labour. Males. Females. Total. 23 at C. C. 22: 12 8 10 26 + 30 62.40 195.00 530 33 563 564 37 601 Other Days: Debtors, Remnuds, On punishment, Sick,- Crank Shot, Shot and Stone, In Manufactories :— 59 2 Book-binding, Printing, Printing Labourers,. Oakum-picking, Coir-matting, Shoo-making, ...--•-•••*** Tailoring, Net-making, String-making and Ships' fender-making, In Building :- Carpentering and Fitting, . In Service of the Prison :- Laundry, ⠀⠀ 8827224 2 76 20 63 60.4 20 42 4 10 18 4 103 103 15 27 20 15 15 9 19 10 11 32 8923528 = 61 A la 76 KAR G3 3.780.00 12 2,520.00 18 540.00 615.00 27 13 1,215,00 900.00 1,260.00 330.00 *** 20 15 Cooking, Cleaning,...... Whitewashing, 24220 12 10 10 ཐྭ བྲཱ*⌘། 10 10 600.00 CATEG 36 11 47 2,115,00 ' 288.00 KIN 26 30 900,00 52 52 1,560.00 Total,....... 555 86 591 $16,883,40 Page 285Page 286
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284

( X 10 )

Department,

No. of forms | No. of books

printed. bound.

Printing.

Book- binding,

Total.

C.

C

Colonial Secretary's Office........................

87.360

237

1,112.75

213.35

·

Secretarint for Chinese Affairs,

63,597

190

743.55

No5.95

Public Works Department,

487,409

2,377

5,158.80

669,30

Sanitary Department,...

1,039,229

7,481

9 656.30

994.30

1,326.10

×29,50

5,823,10

10,650.60

Treasury,

199,160

2,210

2,306.80

318.50

2,625,30

Goueral Post Office,

1,503,238

5,219

13,497.74

1,013,70

14,501.44

Harbour Office,

296,924

2,333

3,630.60

277 60

8,908.20

Police Department,

1,071,616

6,364

8,298.20

860.80

9.159.00

Magistracy,

52,600

267

607,15

86.90

694.05

Government Civil Hospital,

178,871

418

1,981.90

136,00

2,117.90

Supreme Court,

41,786

287

430,30

331.12

761.12

Land Office,

16,402

89

200,50

35.50

236.00

Official Receiver's Office,

10,500

12

163.00

9.20

172.20

District Office, (North),...

64.530

871

649.00

118.50

762.50

District Office, (South ),.................................

59,370

212

465,00

66.50

531.50

Botanical and Forestry Department,

43,915

191

511.90

45.30

557.20

Bacteriological Institute,...

4,300

4

57.00

2.40

59.40

Government House,....

2,145

13

19.50

6.10

25.60

Prison Department,.

73,605

351

699.70

80.10

780.10

Queen's College........

27,212

458

384.40

45.00

429.40

Technical Institute,

Education Department,

7,950

1,403

94.50

16.70

111.20

72,432

338

776.25

114.30

890.35

Cable Censor's Office,

9.250

9

113 00

3.00

116.00

Andlit Office,

2,000

30

32.00

43.00

75.00

Hongkong Defence Corps,.........

28.550

ثان

329.50

30.90

360.40

Assessor's Office,

27,140

47

320.60

32.75

353 35

Stump Office.

64,225

24

581,50

6.00

587.50

Attorney General's Office....................................

7.800

81

73.50

26.20

99.70

Crown Solicitor's Office,

19,645

210

211.70

20.70

232.40

Royal Observatory,

37,624

788

420.00

116.00

536,00

Imports and Exports Office,

2,197,696

4,506

19,341.10

74.80

20,089.90

Kowloon-Canton Railway,...

490,553

2,232

5,475,50

498.90

5,974.40

Total,..

8,287,664

38.811

$78,328.24

$7,048.67

$85,376,91

Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1917.

Description of Employment.

Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and

Chinese New Year Day :-

Cooking,

Cleaning...

Non-productive,

Total,..........

Rate

Daily Average Number of Prisoners.

per dicin.

Value of Prison Labour.

Males.

Females.

Total.

23

at

C.

C.

22:

12

8

10

26

+

30

62.40 195.00

530

33

563

564

37

601

Other Days:

Debtors, Remnuds, On punishment, Sick,- Crank Shot, Shot and Stone,

In Manufactories :—

59

2

Book-binding,

Printing,

Printing Labourers,.

Oakum-picking,

Coir-matting,

Shoo-making, ...--•-•••***

Tailoring,

Net-making, String-making and Ships'

fender-making,

In Building :-

Carpentering and Fitting, .

In Service of the Prison :-

Laundry,

⠀⠀ 8827224 2

76

20

63

60.4

20

42

4

10

18

4

103

103

15

27

20

15

15

9

19

10

11

32 8923528 =

61

A la

76

KAR

G3

3.780.00

12

2,520.00

18

540.00

615.00

27

13

1,215,00 900.00

1,260.00

330.00

***

20

15

Cooking,

Cleaning,......

Whitewashing,

24220

12

10

10

ཐྭ བྲཱ*⌘།

10

10

600.00

CATEG

36

11

47

2,115,00

'

288.00

KIN

26

30

900,00

52

52

1,560.00

Total,.......

555

86

591

$16,883,40

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