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Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1932.

Description of Employment Rate per diem (cents) Daily Average Number of Prisoners Value of Prison Labour ($)
Males Females Total
Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Chinese New Year Day
Cooking 40 39 28 67 857.60
Cleaning 40 52 37 89 1,232.80
Non-productive 951 73 1,024
Total 1,016 86 1,102 2,090.40
Other Days
Debtors, Remands, On punishment, Sick ... ... ... ...
Crank, Shot, Shot and Stone ... ... ... ...
In Manufactories
Book-binding 40 29 113 142 12,797.20
Printing 40 20 121 141 9,568.00
Oakum-picking 30 94 13 107 16,863.60
Coir-matting 30 188 188 376 7,893.60
Shoe-making 40 66 66 132 2,033.20
Tailoring 40 17 17 34 4,903.60
Net-making, String-making, and Ships' fender-making 30 173 173 346 15,518.10
Tinsmithing 40 19 ... ... ...
In Building
Carpentering and Fitting 11 10 23 33 2,272.40
In Service of the Prison
Laundry 12 28 19 47 2,750.80
Cooking 40 36 34 120 14,352.00
Cleaning 40 28 32 60 3,827.20
Whitewashing 40 37 46 83 5,501.60
Total 984 81 1,065 104,198.90

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Return showing the Basis upon which the Value of Earnings of Prisoners is calculated.

Description of Employment Rate (cents per diem)
In Manufactories
Book-binding 40
Printing 40
Husk-beating 40
Oakum-picking 30
Coir-making 30
Shoe-making 40
Tailoring 40
Net-making, string and fender-making 40
In Building
Bricklaying 30
Carpentering and Fitting 11
Painting 40
In Service of the Prison
Laundry 12
Cooking 40
Cleaning 40
Whitewashing 40

No charge is made for prison labour for official work done for other Government Departments.

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(X 15) Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1932. Description of Employment Rate per diem (cents) Daily Average Number of Prisoners Value of Prison Labour ($) Males Females Total Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Chinese New Year Day Cooking 40 39 28 67 857.60 Cleaning 40 52 37 89 1,232.80 Non-productive — 951 73 1,024 — Total 1,016 86 1,102 2,090.40 Other Days Debtors, Remands, On punishment, Sick — ... ... ... ... Crank, Shot, Shot and Stone — ... ... ... ... In Manufactories Book-binding 40 29 113 142 12,797.20 Printing 40 20 121 141 9,568.00 Oakum-picking 30 94 13 107 16,863.60 Coir-matting 30 188 188 376 7,893.60 Shoe-making 40 66 66 132 2,033.20 Tailoring 40 17 17 34 4,903.60 Net-making, String-making, and Ships' fender-making 30 173 173 346 15,518.10 Tinsmithing 40 19 ... ... ... In Building Carpentering and Fitting 11 10 23 33 2,272.40 In Service of the Prison Laundry 12 28 19 47 2,750.80 Cooking 40 36 34 120 14,352.00 Cleaning 40 28 32 60 3,827.20 Whitewashing 40 37 46 83 5,501.60 Total 984 81 1,065 104,198.90 --- Return showing the Basis upon which the Value of Earnings of Prisoners is calculated. Description of Employment Rate (cents per diem) In Manufactories Book-binding 40 Printing 40 Husk-beating 40 Oakum-picking 30 Coir-making 30 Shoe-making 40 Tailoring 40 Net-making, string and fender-making 40 In Building Bricklaying 30 Carpentering and Fitting 11 Painting 40 In Service of the Prison Laundry 12 Cooking 40 Cleaning 40 Whitewashing 40 No charge is made for prison labour for official work done for other Government Departments.
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(X 15 ) Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1932. Rato Daily Average Number of Prisoners. Description of Employment per diem. Value of Prison Labour. Mules. Fomalox. Total. Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Chinese New Your Day :- Cooking, Cleaning.... Non-productive, Total, at C. C. 40 39: 28 32 40 52 37 9 46 857.60 1,232.80 951 73 1,024 1,016 86 1,102 Other Days: — Debtors, Remands, Ou punishment, Sick...... Crank Shot, Shot and Stone,. In Manufactories :- Book-binding, Printing, 40 Oakum-picking, Coir-matting, Shoe-making, Tailoring, Net-making, String-making, and Ships' fender-making. Tinsmithing, ***** 29 113 ཋཚོ། 20 121 94 13 107 12,797.20 40 30 80 9,568.00 30 188 188 16,863.60 40 66 66 7,893.60 40 17 17 2,033.20 40 28 13 41 4,903.60 30 173 173 15,518.10 40 19 In Building :- Carpentering and Fitting.. 10 23 In Service of the Prison :- Laundry,. Cooking, Cleaning,. Whitewashing,. #999 40 40 40 40 28 PAN 19 2,272.40 23 2.750.80 36 34 120 14,352.00 28 32 3,827.20 37 46 5,501,60 32 32 3,827.20 Total, : 984 81 1,065 104,198.90 Return showing the Basis upon which the Value of Earnings of Prisoners is calculated. In Manufactories :— Rato. Book-binding, Printing, Husk-beating, Oakum-picking, Coir-making, Shoe-making, Tailoring. Net-making, string and fender-making, lu Building: -- Bricklaying, Carpeutering and Fitting, Painting, In Service of the Prison :— Laundry, Cooking, Cleaning, Whitewashing, 40 conts per diem. 40 40 11 30 די 40 40 40 " 30 11 ??? 40 12 40 ป 40 93 *99€ 40 + 40 "J 40 40 No charge is made for prison labour for official work done for other Government Departments. 503
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(X 15 )

Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1932.

Rato

Daily Average Number of Prisoners.

Description of Employment

per diem.

Value of Prison Labour.

Mules.

Fomalox.

Total.

Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and

Chinese New Your Day :-

Cooking,

Cleaning....

Non-productive,

Total,

at

C.

C.

40

39:

28

32

40

52

37

9

46

857.60 1,232.80

951

73

1,024

1,016

86

1,102

Other Days:

Debtors, Remands, Ou punishment, Sick...... Crank Shot, Shot and Stone,.

In Manufactories :-

Book-binding,

Printing,

40

Oakum-picking,

Coir-matting,

Shoe-making,

Tailoring,

Net-making, String-making, and Ships'

fender-making.

Tinsmithing,

***** 29

113

ཋཚོ།

20

121

94

13

107

12,797.20

40

30

80

9,568.00

30

188

188

16,863.60

40

66

66

7,893.60

40

17

17

2,033.20

40

28

13

41

4,903.60

30

173

173

15,518.10

40

19

In Building :-

Carpentering and Fitting..

10

23

In Service of the Prison :-

Laundry,.

Cooking,

Cleaning,.

Whitewashing,.

#999

40

40

40

40

28 PAN

19

2,272.40

23

2.750.80

36

34

120

14,352.00

28

32

3,827.20

37

46

5,501,60

32

32

3,827.20

Total,

:

984

81

1,065

104,198.90

Return showing the Basis upon which the Value of Earnings of Prisoners is calculated.

In Manufactories :—

Rato.

Book-binding,

Printing, Husk-beating,

Oakum-picking,

Coir-making,

Shoe-making,

Tailoring.

Net-making, string and fender-making,

lu Building:

--

Bricklaying,

Carpeutering and Fitting,

Painting,

In Service of the Prison :—

Laundry,

Cooking,

Cleaning,

Whitewashing,

40 conts per diem.

40

40

11

30

די

40

40

40

"

30

11

???

40

12

40

40

93

*99€

40

+

40

"J

40

40

  • No charge is made for prison labour for official work done for other Government Departments.

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