CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 325

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Bread; I think that Biscuit

might be made, if a competent. overseer was employed to leach the prisoners . There would be

a difficulty in bread m

ating,

because it is indispensable that-

: the Sponge is worked

dur

during

the night and that would not buit for Jail discipline.

With regard to making

Rope mats, I think that the

best plan,

lan would be to purchast Junk, make the mats and sell them. Sailmaking would

С

be productive because a

Sailmakers receive high

wages.

The

price paid for

sewing mat bags or Gunny

live

cash for Eack.

bags is hoo cash

I produce

a Raps

mat made within the

Jail

by an European prisoner

( The Commission upon co examining the mat consider

& good

it

and strong The

materials of which the

of u

mat is made would cost

four shillings.

1 . Classification of Prisonere: When the alterations proposed by the Surveyor General

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