The user wants me to proofread OCR output of a historical record relating to Hong Kong. The text appears to be a table of prison warders with their details. I need to reconstruct this as a proper Markdown table.
Looking at the OCR text, it's clearly a table with columns: OFFICE, NAME, Date of Appointment, House or Quarters and Allowances, Authority, Annual Salary, Leave taken during 1932, Date of First Appointment.
The data is jumbled. Let me parse it carefully.
First, the header row:
OFFICE. NAME. Date of Appointment. House or Quarters, and Allowances Authority. Annual Salary. for Rent, Entertainment, Personal, or for any other purpose. Leave takeu during 1932. PRISON,—Continued. Date of First Appointment.
Then there's "214 (J144)" - probably page number and reference.
Then the data rows. Let me try to align columns.
The offices are all "Warder" or "Do." (ditto). Names listed:
George Bertham Foster
Edward Tucker
Do. (probably ditto for same surname? But likely different person)
Do.
Do.
Do.
William Ward
Richard Fowler
William Edward Webber
Christopher Vincent Hagan (1)
Thomas Jobu Falla (probably "Job" or "Jobu"?)
Walter Henry Floyde
Alfred Davison Spoors
Robert Gordou Robertson (probably "Gordon")
Engene Francis Cornwall (probably "Eugene")
Thomas Edgar Gooding
James William Grant
Cecil James Kingdon
Walter Collina (probably "Collins")
Michael Rooney (2)
Francis Charles Brimblecombe
Maurice Friend (3)
Dates of Appointment (first column after name?):
1st January, 1925
9th November, 1922
22nd September, 1923
31st October, 1923
Do. (ditto)
8th February, 1924
5th April, 1924
24th August, 1921
4th September, 1924
4th October, 1923
Do.
28th March, 1925
1st April, 1925
23rd May, 1925
1st April, 1926
12th April, 1926
7th June, 1926
25th October, 1926
14th January, 1927
Then Authority column:
C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922
C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923
C.S.O. 57 in 3009 of 1923
C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923
C.S.O. 68 in 3379 of 1924
C.S.O. 85 in 3379 of 1924
C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921
C.S.O. 98 in 3379 of 1924
C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923
C.S.O. & in 3379 of 1924 (probably "C.S.O. 8" or something)
C.S.O. 3452 of 1925
C.S.O. 3453 of 1925
C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 1925
C.S.O. 3560 of 1925
C.S.O. 3527 of 1926
C.S.O. 3649 of 1926
C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926
C.S.O. 4115 of 1927
Annual Salary column:
£310
300
300
300
290
320
290
290
280
280
280
280
280
300
260
240
240
230
House/Quarters and Allowances:
Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Quarters.
Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Quarters.
Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Quarters. $50 Language Allowance.
Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Quarters.
Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Quarters.
Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Quarters.
Quarters.
Quarters.
Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Quarters.
Leave taken during 1932:
5 months and 16 days.
23 days.
8 days.
4 months and 5 days.
3 months and 22 days.
2 months and 24 days.
4 months and 5 days.
3 months and ... (maybe "3 months and ...")
2 months and ... (maybe "2 months and ...")
Date of First Appointment (last column):
9th November, 1922
22nd September, 1923
31st October, 1923
Do.
8th February, 1924
5th April, 1924
24th August, 1921
4th September, 1924
4th October, 1923
1st January, 1925
28th March, 1925
1st April, 1925
23rd May, 1925
1st April, 1926
12th April, 1926
7th June, 1926
25th October, 1926
14th January, 1927
Wait, the Date of First Appointment seems to match the Date of Appointment for many. Actually, the table has two date columns: "Date of Appointment" and "Date of First Appointment". The OCR shows both columns at the end.
Let me count rows. There are 19 names (including the "Do." entries). But "Do." likely means same as previous? Actually, "Do." under Office means "Warder" repeated. Under Name, "Do." might mean same surname? But the names are different. Probably "Do." is a ditto for "Warder" only. The names are all listed separately.
Let me list each row with all columns.
I'll create a Markdown table with columns:
| Office | Name | Date of Appointment | House/Quarters & Allowances | Authority | Annual Salary | Leave taken during 1932 | Date of First Appointment |
|---|
Now, need to match each row.
From the OCR, after "214 (J144)" and "Warder." repeated 8 times? Actually:
"Warder.
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do..
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,"
That's 8 "Warder" entries? But there are more names. Let's count names:
That's 23 names. But the "Warder" lines only 8? Actually, the OCR might have lost lines. The "Do." under Office likely continues for all rows. So each row has Office = Warder.
Now, the Date of Appointment column: there are 19 dates listed (including "Do."). Let's list them in order as they appear:
That's 19 dates. But we have 23 names. Perhaps the first 8 names correspond to the first 8 dates? But there are 8 "Warder" lines. Maybe the table originally had 19 rows (for 19 warders). The names list includes 19 distinct names? Let's count distinct names ignoring "Do." under Name.
The names list:
George Bertham Foster
Edward Tucker
Do. (maybe ditto for Tucker? But then next "Do." again)
Do.
Do.
Do.
William Ward
Richard Fowler
William Edward Webber
Christopher Vincent Hagan (1)
Thomas Jobu Falla
Walter Henry Floyde
Alfred Davison Spoors
Robert Gordou Robertson
Engene Francis Cornwall
Thomas Edgar Gooding
James William Grant
Cecil James Kingdon
Do. (maybe ditto for Kingdon)
Walter Collina
Michael Rooney (2)
Francis Charles Brimblecombe
Maurice Friend (3)
If "Do." under Name means "same as above" (i.e., same surname?), but that seems unlikely. More likely the OCR misread the names column. Perhaps the "Do." entries are actually names that were not recognized. But we have 19 dates, 19 authority entries, 19 salaries, 19 allowances, 19 leave entries, 19 first appointment dates. So there are 19 rows.
Let's match the 19 rows to the 19 dates. The names list likely has 19 entries, but the OCR inserted "Do." as placeholders. Let's assume the names in order are:
"George Bertham Foster.
Edward Tucker,
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do..
William Ward.
Richard Fowler,
William Edward Webber.
Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1)
Thomas Jobu Falla.
Walter Henry Floyde.
Alfred Davison Spoors,
Robert Gordou Robertson,
Engene Francis Cornwall,
Thomas Edgar Gooding,
James William Grant,
1st January, 1925.
9th November,
1923.
Do.
8th February, 1924. 5th April,
4th October,
1923.
Do..
Cecil James Kingdon.
Do..
Walter Collina,
28th March,
C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of
£310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow-
ance.
300
Quarters.
5 mouths and 16 days.
ance.
300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-
300
Do.
290
Do.
23 days.
8 days.
ance.
280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-
320
Do.
*
*
290
Do.
290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow-
ance.
4 months and 5 days.
280
Quarters. $120 Language Allow-
ance.
280
Quarters, $120 Language Allow-
ance,
C.5.0, 3453 of 1925.
280
Quarters.
$.0 Language Allow-
alice.
*
C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of
280
Do.
3 months and
1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925.
22 days.
300 Quarters,
$60 Language Allow-
A
ance.
Do..
Michael Rooney.
(2)
Do.,
Francis Charles Brimblecombe.
Do.,
Maurice Friend.
(3)
C.S.O. 3527 of 1926.
C.S.O. 3649 of 1926.
260
240
Quarters.
Du.
2 months and
24 days.
A
C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927.
240 | Quarters. $120 Language Allow-
ance.
230
Quarters.
4 months and 5 days.
2 months and
3 months and
I
9th November, 1922.
22nd September,
1923.
31st October,
8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August,
1921.
4th September, 1924.
4th October,
1923.
1st January, 1925. 28th March,
23rd May, 1925.
1st April, 1926. 12th April, 1926. 7th June, 1926.
25th October,
1926.
14th January, 1927."
This is messy. It seems the OCR has interleaved columns. The best approach is to reconstruct the table by aligning the data columns as they appear in the original source. Since this is a known format (Hong Kong Blue Book or Civil List), the table likely has fixed columns.
Given the difficulty, I'll try to produce a Markdown table with the data as best as I can, using the information provided. I'll assume 19 rows, each with the columns.
Let me parse systematically.
First, the header: "OFFICE. NAME. Date of Appointment. House or Quarters, and Allowances Authority. Annual Salary. for Rent, Entertainment, Personal, or for any other purpose. Leave takeu during 1932. PRISON,—Continued. Date of First Appointment."
So columns:
Now, the data rows. The OCR text after header includes "214 (J144)" which is likely page number and reference. Then "Warder." repeated. Then names. Then dates. Then authority. Then salary. Then allowances. Then leave. Then first appointment dates.
It appears the OCR read column by column? Or maybe the original table was split across pages.
Given the instruction to reconstruct tables using Markdown table syntax, I'll create a table with the data I can extract.
I'll list each row with the information that seems to belong together.
Let's start with the first row:
Office: Warder
Name: George Bertham Foster
Date of Appointment: 1st January, 1925
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922
Annual Salary: £310
Leave taken during 1932: 5 months and 16 days.
Date of First Appointment: 9th November, 1922
Second row:
Office: Warder
Name: Edward Tucker
Date of Appointment: 9th November, 1922
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters.
Authority: C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
Leave taken during 1932: 23 days.
Date of First Appointment: 22nd September, 1923
Third row:
Office: Warder
Name: [Do.?] but maybe the next name is missing. However, the next name in list is "Do." but then "William Ward". Actually after Edward Tucker, there are four "Do." entries before William Ward. But we have only 19 dates. The third date is 22nd September, 1923. The third authority is C.S.O. 57 in 3009 of 1923. Third salary 300. Third allowance: Quarters. $60 Language Allowance. Third leave: 8 days? Wait, the leave entries: "5 mouths and 16 days." (first), "23 days." (second), "8 days." (third). Third first appointment: 31st October, 1923.
But the name for third row? The OCR shows "Do., Do., Do., Do.." after Edward Tucker. Then "William Ward." So perhaps the third, fourth, fifth, sixth rows have names not captured (maybe "Do." means ditto for Warder but names are missing). However, the list of names includes "William Ward" as seventh name. So maybe the first six names are: George Bertham Foster, Edward Tucker, [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], William Ward, Richard Fowler, etc. But we have 19 rows, so we need 19 names.
Looking at the names list again: The OCR text: "George Bertham Foster. Edward Tucker, Do., Do., Do., Do.. William Ward. Richard Fowler, William Edward Webber. Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1) Thomas Jobu Falla. Walter Henry Floyde. Alfred Davison Spoors, Robert Gordou Robertson, Engene Francis Cornwall, Thomas Edgar Gooding, James William Grant, 1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. Cecil James Kingdon. Do.. Walter Collina, 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April, C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922. C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 57 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 68 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O, 85 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921. C.8.0. 98 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. & in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 3452 of 1925. £310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 300 Quarters. 5 mouths and 16 days. ance. 300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 300 Do. 290 Do. 23 days. 8 days. ance. 280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 320 Do. 290 Do. 290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance. 4 months and 5 days. 280 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 280 Quarters, $120 Language Allow- ance, C.5.0, 3453 of 1925. 280 Quarters. $.0 Language Allow- alice. * C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 280 Do. 3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days. 300 Quarters, $60 Language Allow- A ance. Do.. Michael Rooney. (2) Do., Francis Charles Brimblecombe. Do., Maurice Friend. (3) 1926. 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927. C.S.O. 3527 of 1926. C.S.O. 3649 of 1926. 260 240 Quarters. Du. 2 months and 24 days. A C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927. 240 | Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 230 Quarters. 4 months and 5 days. 2 months and 3 months and I 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October, 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. 1st January, 1925. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April, 1926. 12th April, 1926. 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927."
This is extremely messy. It seems the OCR has mixed up the order. Perhaps the original table had two pages, and the OCR read columns across pages.
Given the time, I'll produce a table with the data that can be reasonably matched. I'll use the 19 rows as per the dates and authorities.
I'll create a Markdown table with 19 rows, filling in the data as per the sequence.
Let me enumerate the rows based on the Date of Appointment column (which seems to have 19 entries). I'll assign each row a number.
Row 1:
Date of Appointment: 1st January, 1925
Authority: C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922
Annual Salary: £310
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Leave taken during 1932: 5 months and 16 days.
Date of First Appointment: 9th November, 1922
Name: George Bertham Foster (first name)
Office: Warder
Row 2:
Date of Appointment: 9th November, 1922
Authority: C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters.
Leave taken during 1932: 23 days.
Date of First Appointment: 22nd September, 1923
Name: Edward Tucker
Office: Warder
Row 3:
Date of Appointment: 22nd September, 1923
Authority: C.S.O. 57 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Leave taken during 1932: 8 days.
Date of First Appointment: 31st October, 1923
Name: [Unknown] but maybe "Do."? However, the next name in list is William Ward? But William Ward appears later. Let's see the names list: after Edward Tucker, there are four "Do." then William Ward. So perhaps rows 3-6 are the four "Do." names? But we don't have their names. Could be that "Do." under Name means "Ditto" for the previous name? That would be weird. Maybe the OCR failed to capture names for those rows. I'll put "Unknown" or leave blank? But the instruction says preserve original content, do not add substantive words. If the name is missing due to OCR damage, insert .... So I'll put ... for missing names.
Row 4:
Date of Appointment: 31st October, 1923
Authority: C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. (maybe $60 Language Allowance? The text shows "ance. 300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-" for row 3? Actually the allowances are interleaved. Let's look at the allowances sequence:
"£310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance.
300 Quarters.
5 mouths and 16 days.
ance.
300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-
300
Do.
290
Do.
23 days.
8 days.
ance.
280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-
320
Do.
*
*
290
Do.
290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance.
4 months and 5 days.
280 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance.
280 Quarters, $120 Language Allow- ance,
C.5.0, 3453 of 1925.
280 Quarters.
$.0 Language Allow- alice.
*
C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of
280
Do.
3 months and
1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925.
22 days.
300 Quarters, $60 Language Allow- A ance."
This is a mess. It seems the allowances, salaries, leave are all mixed.
Given the complexity, perhaps the best is to output the raw text cleaned up but not as a table? But the instruction says to reconstruct tables using Markdown table syntax.
Maybe the original document is a list of warders with details. I'll try to create a table with the data as it appears in the OCR, but aligned by the columns as per the header.
Given the difficulty, I'll produce a table with the columns and fill in the data from the OCR in the order they appear, assuming each line corresponds to a row.
But the OCR doesn't have clear row delimiters.
Alternative: The user might expect me to output the proofread text as a Markdown table with the data corrected. Since this is a known historical record (Hong Kong Civil List 1932?), I could search my knowledge but I don't have external access.
I'll do my best to reconstruct a plausible table.
Let me count the number of warders: The header says "PRISON,—Continued." So it's a continuation of a prison staff list.
The OCR text includes "214 (J144)" at top left, likely page 214, reference J144.
I'll create a table with 19 rows (since there are 19 dates of first appointment at the bottom). The last block lists 19 dates:
9th November, 1922.
22nd September, 1923.
31st October, 1923.
Do. (probably 31st October, 1923)
8th February, 1924.
5th April, 1924.
24th August, 1921.
4th September, 1924.
4th October, 1923.
1st January, 1925.
28th March, 1925.
1st April, 1925.
23rd May, 1925.
1st April, 1926.
12th April, 1926.
7th June, 1926.
25th October, 1926.
14th January, 1927.
That's 18? Let's count:
That's 18 entries. But earlier we had 19 dates of appointment. Let's count the Date of Appointment list:
19 entries. The Date of First Appointment list has 18 entries (with one "Do."). So maybe one row missing.
Given the confusion, I'll produce a table with 19 rows, using the data as best matched.
I'll write the Markdown table now. I'll include the page header as a comment? The instruction says to keep page number markers as metadata. I'll include a line at top: Page 214 (J144).
Now, the table.
I'll define columns: Office, Name, Date of Appointment, House/Quarters & Allowances, Authority, Annual Salary, Leave taken during 1932, Date of First Appointment.
I'll fill row by row based on the sequence of data in the OCR.
Let's parse the OCR sequentially as it might be row-major.
The OCR after header: "214 (J144) Warder. Do., Do., Do., Do.. Do., Do., Do., George Bertham Foster. Edward Tucker, Do., Do., Do., Do.. William Ward. Richard Fowler, William Edward Webber. Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1) Thomas Jobu Falla. Walter Henry Floyde. Alfred Davison Spoors, Robert Gordou Robertson, Engene Francis Cornwall, Thomas Edgar Gooding, James William Grant, 1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. Cecil James Kingdon. Do.. Walter Collina, 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April, C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922. C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 57 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 68 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O, 85 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921. C.8.0. 98 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. & in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 3452 of 1925. £310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 300 Quarters. 5 mouths and 16 days. ance. 300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 300 Do. 290 Do. 23 days. 8 days. ance. 280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 320 Do. 290 Do. 290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance. 4 months and 5 days. 280 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 280 Quarters, $120 Language Allow- ance, C.5.0, 3453 of 1925. 280 Quarters. $.0 Language Allow- alice. * C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 280 Do. 3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days. 300 Quarters, $60 Language Allow- A ance. Do.. Michael Rooney. (2) Do., Francis Charles Brimblecombe. Do., Maurice Friend. (3) 1926. 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927. C.S.O. 3527 of 1926. C.S.O. 3649 of 1926. 260 240 Quarters. Du. 2 months and 24 days. A C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927. 240 | Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 230 Quarters. 4 months and 5 days. 2 months and 3 months and I 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October, 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. 1st January, 1925. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April, 1926. 12th April, 1926. 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927."
This looks like the OCR read the table column by column: first all offices, then all names, then all dates of appointment, then all authorities, then all salaries, then all allowances, then all leave, then all first appointments.
That makes sense! The original table had columns, and OCR read vertically down each column.
So we can reconstruct by taking the nth item from each column list.
Let's extract each column list.
Column 1: Office
The text: "Warder. Do., Do., Do., Do.. Do., Do., Do.," That's 8 entries? But there should be 19. Maybe the "Do." continues for all 19. The text shows 8 "Warder/Do." entries. But later there are more names. Perhaps the office column is all "Warder". So we can assume all rows are "Warder".
Column 2: Name
List: "George Bertham Foster. Edward Tucker, Do., Do., Do., Do.. William Ward. Richard Fowler, William Edward Webber. Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1) Thomas Jobu Falla. Walter Henry Floyde. Alfred Davison Spoors, Robert Gordou Robertson, Engene Francis Cornwall, Thomas Edgar Gooding, James William Grant, Cecil James Kingdon. Do.. Walter Collina, Michael Rooney. (2) Francis Charles Brimblecombe. Maurice Friend. (3)"
Let's split by periods and commas. But careful.
The text: "George Bertham Foster. Edward Tucker, Do., Do., Do., Do.. William Ward. Richard Fowler, William Edward Webber. Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1) Thomas Jobu Falla. Walter Henry Floyde. Alfred Davison Spoors, Robert Gordou Robertson, Engene Francis Cornwall, Thomas Edgar Gooding, James William Grant, Cecil James Kingdon. Do.. Walter Collina, Michael Rooney. (2) Francis Charles Brimblecombe. Maurice Friend. (3)"
This seems like a list of 19 names? Let's count:
That's 23. But we need 19. Perhaps the "Do." entries are not separate names but ditto for "Warder"? No, they are in the name column.
Maybe the name column has 19 entries, and the "Do." are actually names that are "Do." meaning "Same as above"? But that would be weird.
Let's look at the Date of Appointment column (column 3). The text: "1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April," That's 19 entries (including two "Do.").
Column 4: Authority
"C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922. C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 57 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 68 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O, 85 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921. C.8.0. 98 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. & in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 3452 of 1925. C.S.O. 3453 of 1925. C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. C.S.O. 3527 of 1926. C.S.O. 3649 of 1926. C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927." That's 18? Let's count:
18 authorities. But we have 19 rows. Maybe one missing.
Column 5: Annual Salary
"£310 300 300 300 290 320 290 290 280 280 280 280 280 300 260 240 240 230" That's 18 numbers? Let's count:
18 salaries.
Column 6: House/Quarters & Allowances
"Quarters. $120 Language Allowance. Quarters. Quarters. $60 Language Allowance. Quarters. Quarters. $60 Language Allowance. Quarters. $50 Language Allowance. Quarters. $120 Language Allowance. Quarters. $120 Language Allowance. Quarters. Quarters. $60 Language Allowance. Quarters. Quarters. $120 Language Allowance. Quarters." This is messy.
Column 7: Leave taken during 1932
"5 months and 16 days. 23 days. 8 days. 4 months and 5 days. 3 months and 22 days. 2 months and 24 days. 4 months and 5 days. 3 months and ... 2 months and ..." Not clear.
Column 8: Date of First Appointment
The list at the end: 18 dates.
Given the columnar reading, we have 18 or 19 rows. The name column has 23 entries, but some are "Do." which might be ditto for the previous name? But that would reduce count.
Perhaps the "Do." in name column means "Ditto" for the office? No, office is separate.
Maybe the name column includes the "Do." as placeholders for names that are not listed because they are the same as the previous? But the names are different.
Let's assume there are 18 rows (since most columns have 18 entries). The name column might have 18 actual names if we ignore the "Do." entries that are not names.
Let's list the names that are clearly names (not "Do."):
That's 18 names! Perfect. The "Do." entries in the name column are likely OCR artifacts or ditto marks for something else. So there are 18 warders.
Now we have 18 rows. Let's match each column list to 18 rows.
We need to align the lists. The order of names as they appear in the name column (excluding "Do.") is the order above. But the name column in OCR includes "Do." interspersed. The sequence in OCR: "George Bertham Foster. Edward Tucker, Do., Do., Do., Do.. William Ward. Richard Fowler, William Edward Webber. Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1) Thomas Jobu Falla. Walter Henry Floyde. Alfred Davison Spoors, Robert Gordou Robertson, Engene Francis Cornwall, Thomas Edgar Gooding, James William Grant, Cecil James Kingdon. Do.. Walter Collina, Michael Rooney. (2) Francis Charles Brimblecombe. Maurice Friend. (3)"
If we remove the "Do." and "Do.." and numbers in parentheses, we get the 18 names in that order.
Now, the Date of Appointment column (from OCR): "1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April," That's 18 entries? Let's count:
Actually the OCR continues: "C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922. C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 57 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 68 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O, 85 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921. C.8.0. 98 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. & in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 3452 of 1925. C.S.O. 3453 of 1925. C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. C.S.O. 3527 of 1926. C.S.O. 3649 of 1926. C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927." That's 18 authorities.
Then salaries: 18 numbers.
Then allowances: need to parse.
Then leave: need to parse.
Then first appointment dates: 18 dates.
So 18 rows.
Now, we need to match each name to the corresponding data in the same row order. The order of names as they appear in the name column (excluding Do.) is the row order.
Thus:
Row 1: George Bertham Foster
Row 2: Edward Tucker
Row 3: William Ward
Row 4: Richard Fowler
Row 5: William Edward Webber
Row 6: Christopher Vincent Hagan
Row 7: Thomas Jobu Falla
Row 8: Walter Henry Floyde
Row 9: Alfred Davison Spoors
Row 10: Robert Gordou Robertson
Row 11: Engene Francis Cornwall
Row 12: Thomas Edgar Gooding
Row 13: James William Grant
Row 14: Cecil James Kingdon
Row 15: Walter Collina
Row 16: Michael Rooney
Row 17: Francis Charles Brimblecombe
Row 18: Maurice Friend
Now, the Date of Appointment column (18 entries) in order:
"1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April," That's 16 entries? Let's number:
Then later: "7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927." That's three more, total 19. But we have 18 names. Perhaps the last three correspond to the last three names? But we have 18 names, so maybe 18 dates. The list might have 18 dates if we consider the "Do." as not extra rows. Actually, the "Do." and "Do.." are not separate rows; they are ditto for the same row? No, in a columnar list, each entry is a row. If there are 18 rows, there should be 18 entries. The presence of "Do." means the date is same as previous row. So the list includes 18 entries, with two dittos. Let's count entries including dittos as separate rows:
That's 19 entries. But we have 18 names. Perhaps one name is missing from the name list? Or the first entry "1st January, 1925" might be a header? No.
Let's check the authority list: 18 entries. Salary list: 18 entries. So likely 18 rows. The date of appointment list might have 18 entries if we consider that the "Do." and "Do.." are not separate rows but annotations. But in columnar OCR, each line is a row. The OCR text for date of appointment shows them as separate items. However, the authority list has 18 items. So there are 18 rows. The date of appointment list must have 18 items. Let's count the authority items again: I counted 18. The salary list: 18. The first appointment dates at the end: 18 items (the list at the end has 18 dates). So the date of appointment column should have 18 items. The OCR text for date of appointment might have 18 items if we ignore the "Do." as separate? But they are in the stream.
Maybe the date of appointment column has 18 entries, and the "Do." are part of the same cell? But the OCR reads them as separate tokens.
Given the time, I'll assume 18 rows and match the 18 names to the 18 authorities, 18 salaries, etc. For the date of appointment, I'll take the first 18 entries from the date list (including dittos as rows). But we have 19 tokens. Let's list the date tokens as they appear in the OCR stream for that column. The OCR stream for date of appointment is: "1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April, 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927."
If we split by periods, we get many. But the columnar reading might have line breaks. I'll assume the 18 rows correspond to the 18 names, and the date of appointment for each row is as per the order of the names in the name column. But the name column order is the order of names as they appear in the name list (excluding Do.). That order is the same as the order in the OCR name stream. The date of appointment stream is in the same row order. So the first name (George Bertham Foster) gets the first date (1st January, 1925). Second name (Edward Tucker) gets second date (9th November, 1922). Third name (William Ward) gets third date (22nd September, 1923). Fourth name (Richard Fowler) gets fourth date (31st October, 1923). Fifth name (William Edward Webber) gets fifth date (Do. -> 31st October, 1923). Sixth name (Christopher Vincent Hagan) gets sixth date (8th February, 1924). Seventh name (Thomas Jobu Falla) gets seventh date (5th April, 1924). Eighth name (Walter Henry Floyde) gets eighth date (24th August, 1921). Ninth name (Alfred Davison Spoors) gets ninth date (4th September, 1924). Tenth name (Robert Gordou Robertson) gets tenth date (4th October, 1923). Eleventh name (Engene Francis Cornwall) gets eleventh date (Do.. -> 4th October, 1923). Twelfth name (Thomas Edgar Gooding) gets twelfth date (28th March, 1925). Thirteenth name (James William Grant) gets thirteenth date (1st April, 1925). Fourteenth name (Cecil James Kingdon) gets fourteenth date (23rd May, 1925). Fifteenth name (Walter Collina) gets fifteenth date (1st April, 1926). Sixteenth name (Michael Rooney) gets sixteenth date (12th April, 1926). Seventeenth name (Francis Charles Brimblecombe) gets seventeenth date (7th June, 1926). Eighteenth name (Maurice Friend) gets eighteenth date (25th October, 1926). But there is a nineteenth date (14th January, 1927) left over. Maybe there is a 19th name not captured? Or the last date belongs to someone else. The authority list has 18, salary 18, so 18 rows. The extra date might be from the next page. I'll ignore the last date.
Now, Authority column (18 entries) in order:
Annual Salary (18 entries):
House/Quarters & Allowances: Need to parse from the OCR stream. The stream: "£310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 300 Quarters. 5 mouths and 16 days. ance. 300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 300 Do. 290 Do. 23 days. 8 days. ance. 280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 320 Do. 290 Do. 290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance. 4 months and 5 days. 280 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 280 Quarters, $120 Language Allow- ance, C.5.0, 3453 of 1925. 280 Quarters. $.0 Language Allow- alice. * C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 280 Do. 3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days. 300 Quarters, $60 Language Allow- A ance."
This is mixed with leave and salary. Actually, the OCR likely read columns: after Authority, then Annual Salary, then House/Quarters & Allowances, then Leave taken during 1932. But the stream is interleaved.
Let's look at the pattern: The first salary is £310, then "Quarters. $120 Language Allowance." That seems like the allowance for row 1. Then "300 Quarters." might be salary 300 and allowance "Quarters." for row 2. Then "5 months and 16 days." is leave for row 1? But leave column is after allowances. The order of columns: Office, Name, Date of Appointment, House/Quarters & Allowances, Authority, Annual Salary, Leave taken during 1932, Date of First Appointment.
But the OCR read column by column: first all Offices, then all Names, then all Dates of Appointment, then all House/Quarters & Allowances, then all Authorities, then all Annual Salaries, then all Leave, then all First Appointments.
So the stream after Authority should be Annual Salary column, then Leave column, then First Appointment. But the stream shows "£310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 300 Quarters. 5 mouths and 16 days. ance. 300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 300 Do. 290 Do. 23 days. 8 days. ance. 280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 320 Do. 290 Do. 290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance. 4 months and 5 days. 280 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 280 Quarters, $120 Language Allow- ance, C.5.0, 3453 of 1925. 280 Quarters. $.0 Language Allow- alice. * C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 280 Do. 3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days. 300 Quarters, $60 Language Allow- A ance."
This seems to be the Annual Salary column mixed with House/Quarters & Allowances and Leave. Actually, the House/Quarters & Allowances column is before Authority in the header. But the OCR might have read in a different order.
Given the header order: Office, Name, Date of Appointment, House or Quarters, and Allowances, Authority, Annual Salary, Leave taken during 1932, Date of First Appointment.
But the OCR text after the header shows "214 (J144) Warder. Do., Do., Do., Do.. Do., Do., Do., George Bertham Foster. Edward Tucker, Do., Do., Do., Do.. William Ward. Richard Fowler, William Edward Webber. Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1) Thomas Jobu Falla. Walter Henry Floyde. Alfred Davison Spoors, Robert Gordou Robertson, Engene Francis Cornwall, Thomas Edgar Gooding, James William Grant, 1st January, 1925. 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October. 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. Do.. Cecil James Kingdon. Do.. Walter Collina, 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April. 1926. 12th April, C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922. C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 57 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923. C.8.0. 68 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O, 85 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921. C.8.0. 98 in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923. C.S.O. & in 3379 of 1924. C.S.O. 3452 of 1925. £310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 300 Quarters. 5 mouths and 16 days. ance. 300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 300 Do. 290 Do. 23 days. 8 days. ance. 280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 320 Do. 290 Do. 290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance. 4 months and 5 days. 280 Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 280 Quarters, $120 Language Allow- ance, C.5.0, 3453 of 1925. 280 Quarters. $.0 Language Allow- alice. * C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 280 Do. 3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days. 300 Quarters, $60 Language Allow- A ance. Do.. Michael Rooney. (2) Do., Francis Charles Brimblecombe. Do., Maurice Friend. (3) 1926. 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927. C.S.O. 3527 of 1926. C.S.O. 3649 of 1926. 260 240 Quarters. Du. 2 months and 24 days. A C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927. 240 | Quarters. $120 Language Allow- ance. 230 Quarters. 4 months and 5 days. 2 months and 3 months and I 9th November, 1922. 22nd September, 1923. 31st October, 1923. Do. 8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August, 1921. 4th September, 1924. 4th October, 1923. 1st January, 1925. 28th March, 1925. 1st April, 1925. 23rd May, 1925. 1st April, 1926. 12th April, 1926. 7th June, 1926. 25th October, 1926. 14th January, 1927."
It appears the OCR read the table in a zigzag. This is too messy to perfectly reconstruct.
Given the instructions, I should output a proofread text in Markdown, with tables. I'll do my best to create a table with the data I can reliably extract.
I'll create a table with 18 rows, using the names, dates of appointment, authorities, salaries, and first appointment dates. For allowances and leave, I'll try to extract from the stream.
But the user might not expect perfect reconstruction; they want the OCR proofread. Since the OCR is garbled, I should clean up the text and present it as a table with the columns.
I'll write the Markdown table with the columns and fill in the data as per the lists I've derived.
Let's compile the data for each row:
Row 1:
Office: Warder
Name: George Bertham Foster
Date of Appointment: 1st January, 1925
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of 1922
Annual Salary: £310
Leave taken during 1932: 5 months and 16 days.
Date of First Appointment: 9th November, 1922
Row 2:
Office: Warder
Name: Edward Tucker
Date of Appointment: 9th November, 1922
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters.
Authority: C.S.O. 55 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
Leave taken during 1932: 23 days.
Date of First Appointment: 22nd September, 1923
Row 3:
Office: Warder
Name: William Ward
Date of Appointment: 22nd September, 1923
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 57 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
Leave taken during 1932: 8 days.
Date of First Appointment: 31st October, 1923
Row 4:
Office: Warder
Name: Richard Fowler
Date of Appointment: 31st October, 1923
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $60 Language Allowance? (from stream: "300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-" appears after row 3? Let's see)
Authority: C.S.O. 44 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 300
Leave taken during 1932: ? (maybe 4 months and 5 days? But that appears later)
Date of First Appointment: 31st October, 1923 (Do.)
Row 5:
Office: Warder
Name: William Edward Webber
Date of Appointment: 31st October, 1923 (Do.)
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance? (stream: "290 Do. 23 days. 8 days. ance. 280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow- 320 Do." Not clear)
Authority: C.S.O. 68 in 3379 of 1924
Annual Salary: 290
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 8th February, 1924
Row 6:
Office: Warder
Name: Christopher Vincent Hagan
Date of Appointment: 8th February, 1924
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $50 Language Allowance? (stream: "290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow- ance. 4 months and 5 days.")
Authority: C.S.O. 85 in 3379 of 1924
Annual Salary: 320
Leave taken during 1932: 4 months and 5 days.
Date of First Appointment: 5th April, 1924
Row 7:
Office: Warder
Name: Thomas Jobu Falla
Date of Appointment: 5th April, 1924
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 26 in 3009 of 1921
Annual Salary: 290
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 24th August, 1921
Row 8:
Office: Warder
Name: Walter Henry Floyde
Date of Appointment: 24th August, 1921
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 98 in 3379 of 1924
Annual Salary: 290
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 4th September, 1924
Row 9:
Office: Warder
Name: Alfred Davison Spoors
Date of Appointment: 4th September, 1924
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters.
Authority: C.S.O. 56 in 3009 of 1923
Annual Salary: 280
Leave taken during 1932: 3 months and 22 days? (stream: "280 Do. 3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days." That seems mixed)
Date of First Appointment: 4th October, 1923
Row 10:
Office: Warder
Name: Robert Gordou Robertson
Date of Appointment: 4th October, 1923
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 8 in 3379 of 1924
Annual Salary: 280
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 4th October, 1923 (Do..)
Row 11:
Office: Warder
Name: Engene Francis Cornwall
Date of Appointment: 4th October, 1923 (Do..)
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 3452 of 1925
Annual Salary: 280
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 1st January, 1925
Row 12:
Office: Warder
Name: Thomas Edgar Gooding
Date of Appointment: 28th March, 1925
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters.
Authority: C.S.O. 3453 of 1925
Annual Salary: 280
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 28th March, 1925
Row 13:
Office: Warder
Name: James William Grant
Date of Appointment: 1st April, 1925
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $120 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of 1925
Annual Salary: 280
Leave taken during 1932: 3 months and 22 days? (stream: "3 months and 1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925. 22 days.")
Date of First Appointment: 1st April, 1925
Row 14:
Office: Warder
Name: Cecil James Kingdon
Date of Appointment: 23rd May, 1925
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters. $60 Language Allowance.
Authority: C.S.O. 3560 of 1925
Annual Salary: 300
Leave taken during 1932: ?
Date of First Appointment: 23rd May, 1925
Row 15:
Office: Warder
Name: Walter Collina
Date of Appointment: 1st April, 1926
House/Quarters & Allowances: Quarters.
Authority: C.S.O. 3527 of 1926
Annual Salary: 260
Leave taken during
OFFICE.
NAME.
Date of Appointment.
House or Quarters, and Allowances
Authority.
Annual Salary.
for Rent, Entertainment, Personal, or for any other purpose.
Leave takeu during 1932.
PRISON,—Continued.
Date of First Appointment.
214
(J144)
Warder.
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do..
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
George Bertham Foster.
Edward Tucker,
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do..
William Ward.
Richard Fowler,
William Edward Webber.
Christopher Vincent Hagan. (1)
Thomas Jobu Falla.
Walter Henry Floyde.
Alfred Davison Spoors,
Robert Gordou Robertson,
Engene Francis Cornwall,
Thomas Edgar Gooding,
James William Grant,
1st January, 1925.
9th November,
1923.
Do.
8th February, 1924. 5th April,
4th October,
1923.
Do..
Cecil James Kingdon.
Do..
Walter Collina,
28th March,
C.S.O. 22 in 3009 of
£310 Quarters. $120 Language Allow-
ance.
300
Quarters.
5 mouths and 16 days.
ance.
300 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-
300
Do.
290
Do.
23 days.
8 days.
ance.
280 Quarters. $60 Language Allow-
320
Do.
*
*
290
Do.
290 | Quarters. $50 Language Allow-
ance.
4 months and 5 days.
280
Quarters. $120 Language Allow-
ance.
280
Quarters, $120 Language Allow-
ance,
C.5.0, 3453 of 1925.
280
Quarters.
$.0 Language Allow-
alice.
*
C.S.O. 4 in 3564 of
280
Do.
3 months and
1925, C.S.O. 3560 of 1925.
22 days.
300 Quarters,
$60 Language Allow-
A
ance.
Do..
Michael Rooney.
(2)
Do.,
Francis Charles Brimblecombe.
Do.,
Maurice Friend.
(3)
C.S.O. 3527 of 1926.
C.S.O. 3649 of 1926.
260
240
Quarters.
Du.
2 months and
24 days.
A
C.S.O. 48 in 3654 of 1926. C.S.O. 4115 of 1927.
240 | Quarters. $120 Language Allow-
ance.
230
Quarters.
4 months and 5 days.
2 months and
3 months and
I
9th November, 1922.
22nd September,
1923.
31st October,
8th February, 1924. 5th April, 1924. 24th August,
1921.
4th September, 1924.
4th October,
1923.
1st January, 1925. 28th March,
23rd May, 1925.
1st April, 1926. 12th April, 1926. 7th June, 1926.
25th October,
1926.
14th January, 1927.
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