CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6] — Page 345

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construction of such repaire &

this clace of men nonally

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perform:

any

ve

veny

but the

seldom have

very Scun

of

the

place, and artificers, wither blacksmiths Carpenters. Carely

commit such acts as condemn them to hard labour

orr

the

Roads. Within the Gurl thin year a greater

have been

ber of men confined for hard

labour, I believe, than

in the

same

Ever

before

these howe

period; these

consisted principally of sui love

averaging

day;

the

they

were

пло

less than 56 per

only work.

work upe

engaged

todo

which

that of

breaking store, pricking oakum, making mats, soft lose, or she Yarn, dr.. Fleis labour, however,

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cannot be considered

ola

any

degree of punishment, as the

Officers of the Priem do not _

the work as

apportion the

the

ocne

tuske;

merely kept at

the labour light as it is a certain

hours : it ie to be

mo.ber of hours

hoped, however,

think the

tread wheel has arrived, a degree

e given

of funichment will be de each according to his deserts :

and have

270

doubt the

very

the tread-wheel

few munths will deter

a

bud or idle character

placing himself to try it ; and the

be

in a

in a

many from

situation

will not

eo crowded with that cluce

of men, for the future..

The value of labour which

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