102
Manufacturing Department.
Tailoring. The work upon which the prisoners have been engaged in this depart- ment is much the same as in the previous year, and consists principally in making the following articles: Uniform for officers, prison clothing, hammocks, towels, and prison linen, &c., &c., and the repairs of all clothing and bedding for the prison and Know Island.
Shoemaking. This class of prisoners employed as shoemakers made and repaired the whole of the boots and shoes required for the use of the officers, prisoners, and lepers at Kaow Island, harness for the farm and other work; the work done for the officers and families was paid for by them.
Washers. The whole of the washing, both for the prison and Kaow Island, was done by two prisoners at the river side, and the drying, folding, &c., was done in a "logic" near by. The washing for Kaow Island by convict labour, which was introduced, last year, has effected a saving to that establishment of about 40 dollars per month.
Bakers. Two prisoners are engaged in the baking of bread for officers, prisoners, and lepers at Kaow Island, and the average quality baked daily was about 2853 lbs.
Cooks. The whole of the cooking was done by four convicts, who, like the baker, are not under the immediate supervision of a warder; three prisoners are engaged in the prisan kitchen, and one in the infirmary kitchen.
The defective culinary arrangements are the same as last year, which entails additional labour and wood
The following return will show the number of offences and punishments, and the description of punishments during the year 1874 :---
Number of | Number of Prisoners
not Punished or
Admonished.
Prisoners Punished
and Admonished.
Jaury
Average Number of Offences
Punished per Month.
Whipping.
Solitary Confisement.
Bread and Water.
Forfeit Marks.
Reduction of Clası.
Nature of Punishment.
Detained in Class.
To pay out of Gratuity
Forfeit Gratuity- Penal Class.
for damage done to
Clothing, &c.
Leg Irons.
Hand Cuffe.
Crank.
Stocks.
Admonished.
Total Mixed Punishments.
199
more or less trivial, and I feel bound to state that, while the discipline has not been relaxed, I have had less occasion for the more severe form of punishment during the latter part of the year.
Kaow Island Leper Asylum.
This department more properly under the charge of the medical officer of the convict prison, who visits the establishment almost daily. My authority over the department only exists in name, inasmuch as I have no rules or orders as to the management of the servants and patients in cases of misconduct against order and discipline.
The expenses of Know Island Leper Asylum for the year 1874 have been as follows:-
Medical Officer Chaplain Dispenser
Staff.
Head nurse, at $20, to 30th June Dispenser, at $30, from 1st July to
30th December
Assistant nurse, at $15 and $25, to
30th December
Two washers, at $10 each, from 1st to
31st January
One nurse, at $15, from 1st July to
31st December
One cook, at $15
Total
KAOW ISLAND.
Amount.
Cost of Establishment.
Provision and freight
Amount.
£
187 10 0
333 11 11
176 0 0
75 0 0
Medicine and medical comforts Clothing
62 10
0
Stationery
71
50 0 0
4 3 4
18 15 0
Tools and appliances
61 15 11
51 7 2
£
. d.
27
1/2
Milk..
Meal..
52 0 1 84 15 2
163 16 5 >
Bread..
37 10
0
810 A 4
Total
•
580 11
6
The total cost of the establishment, including salaries of the officers, was 1,1987. 19s. 10d., being 1571. 118. 8d. less than the previous year. The subordinate
officers receive rations of provisions free of expense as part of their pay, and which are composed as follows daily :-
40
January
124
February
45
February
151
March
55 March
156
April
42
April
165
May
46 May
168
SERVANT'S RATIONS.
Diet Scale. Lbe. ozs.
Diet Scale.
Lbs.
ozs.
June
39 June
177
Coffee
0 01
Lard
0 0
July
40 July
174
461 10 249
314 207 41 11 33
3
5 2 3 1
LG 895
Biscuit
0 3
August
49
August
168
Sugar
0' 2
Split peas (per week) Salt..
0 4
0
01
September
61
September. 139
Bread
0 8
Butter
0 0
October
61
November
48
October
165 November.. 170
Rice
1 0
Salt Seef
December
33 December.. 199
Onions
Salt fish
Flour
Fresh beef (per week)
0 4
8
Total
561
Total 1,984
Barley,
0
The total number of reports during the past year has been 561, of these 250 were punished by whipping and bread and water, and the remaining 302 by minor punishments of a mixed nature, as reduction of class, forfeiture of marks, and admonitions, &c.
The prisoners who have spent a long period of their lives in this prison contributed largely to the total number of reports, many of whom have been repeatedly punished by several punishments for the one offence; the most notorious of these have, however, seen and felt the influence of combined punitive punishment, and the result of which may be observed in the demeanour of these men and their anxious desire of better things, and who now perform their work more willingly, and are more obedient to the prison rules. In carrying out the rules of this prison with regard to punishments for prison offences, have declined to make use of shot drill, or the stocks, which instruments of punishment have been long regarded in convict prisons as things of the past. I have had recourse to that punishment which is known to be effective and deterrent; the punishment of solitary confinement on bread and water, enforced idleness on the penal class (separate" confinement) for periods extending from 25 days to 9 months, and corporal punishments; these severe forms of punishment have had good effect, and the results have been so far satisfactory in diminishing the necessity of their use. do no, therefore, think that it would be fair to assume that the conduct of the prisoners has deteriorated. Many of the offences were
Rice
Onions
Flour
Barley
Lard
N.B.-Hindoos not eating beef are allowed mutton in lieu.
It will be seen by the above diet scale that fresh beef and mutton have to be supplied weekly, in fact three times per week, and which have been supplied from the Settlement stock of cattle.
The officers of this establishment have caused me a considerable amount of trouble by their continual quarrelling with each other. The services of the two washers were dispensed with in February, and their work has since been performed by convict labour. The services of the dispenser were no longer required in June, and his duties were per-
PATIENTS' RATIONE.
Diet Scale.
Diet Scale.
Lbs. (5.
Lbs. Oza.
Coffee
Biscuit
Sugar
0 04
Fresh beef (per week)
2 4
0 3
Fresh mutton (per week)
0 10
0 2
Soap
0 I
1
0
Black pepper (per 100 men) Tobacco
Salt..
0 0
Split peas (per week)
0
Bread
Butter
0 0
Milk, pint daily or more.
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