CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 327

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be confined to comeying stone

to the Prison, for the purpose of being broken and Scavenging

oses. All other out-door

purposes.

labor has proved a failure:

and the expense of guarding

the prisoners,

of tools barrows to, has been Commission

risoners, wear and tear

Avery grent. The

does not consider it feasible

rescribed amount.

to enforce any prescribed

of labor, in stone braking, particularly as the substance

and

quality of the stone_ varies materially.

The Bit of the prisoners

appears to be ample; and

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in the antiale of Rice even

Somewhat in excess ; but the

Commission considers it

" dessiable to grant a ration

of Tru, amounting to 1/4 of

Aunce)

an

no per diem for each Chines prisonar ; reducing at the

Game time the rice ration

from

one and a half fatty,

to one batty and if Gaels.

It appears that Manilla

Stamen are disted as Chiness.

The Commnission considers that they as well as all colored prisoners (other than Chinesi)

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