CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 209

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bring to view or other irregularities

118

Justice such encroachments

as

may be perceived

by him, as well as to give a daily report

& number of

Men

employed on all

Public works, whether under Contract or otherwise, including that of the Convicts both within and without the Broad walls.

The supervision of the Convicts' labour has as usual been performed by me, and as the amount of their work has been reported on I have but to remark that I consider it would be more advantageous to the Public Service if the Sentences of the Magistrates to hard labour within the Gaol were reduced, as those do not perform such effective service as those employed on the Roads.

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I require a large amount of broken stone certainly, but if this service was performed by task work I am convinced that one half of those working inside the walls would have broken as much stone as the whole number, and thus placed at my disposal at least 5000 men, since the commencement of the year this has been rectified as far as possible.

The Sergeants of the Board (Cantonese Mathens) over the Convicts acts as their Overseer, and has given much satisfaction and exerts himself to make them perform as much work as possible, and he is improving in the knowledge necessary for the repair

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20 bring to view or other irregularities 118 Justice such encroachments as may be perceived by him, as well as to give a daily report & number of Men employed on all Public works, whether under Contract or otherwise, including that of the Convicts both within and without the Broad walls. The supervision of the Convicts' labour has as usual been performed by me, and as the amount of their work has been reported on I have but to remark that I consider it would be more advantageous to the Public Service if the Sentences of the Magistrates to hard labour within the Gaol were reduced, as those do not perform such effective service as those employed on the Roads. 117 I require a large amount of broken stone certainly, but if this service was performed by task work I am convinced that one half of those working inside the walls would have broken as much stone as the whole number, and thus placed at my disposal at least 5000 men, since the commencement of the year this has been rectified as far as possible. The Sergeants of the Board (Cantonese Mathens) over the Convicts acts as their Overseer, and has given much satisfaction and exerts himself to make them perform as much work as possible, and he is improving in the knowledge necessary for the repair
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bring to very or other iniqularities

118

ustice such encroachments

as

no may be perceived

}

by him, as well as to give a daily report

& number o

F

Men

employed on all

Public hats, whether under Continet on

therwise, including that of the Couviets both within and without the Brod walls.

B

supervision of the Convicts" labour has as usual been performed by

me, and as the amount of their work

" has been reported on I have but to remark

that I considu it would be mne - provantageons to the Public Service if the Sentences of the Magistrates to hard labour

within the Saol

were

reduced, as that abu do not

considerably

perforin thom employed

such effective service as

the Roads.

117

I require a large

234

amount of boken stone certaing, but

if this service was

performed by tasks work

Sam convinced that one half of those

working incide the bark last

much struc as

have broken as w

ساده تر ایرانی

world

the whole

number, and thus placed at my

Final

at least 5000 men, since

the inbour

Gat

the

commencement of the

year

the

this

has been rectified as far as possible.

The Sergeants of the Board) (Cantonio

Mathens)

over the Convicts

Acts as their Ovencer,

on

has given

the Roads

much

extisfaction and exerts himself to

much work perfor in

make them

as possible, and he is improving in the Knowledge necessary for the repair

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