CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 345

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Cotarial Surgeon regarding

he

the Gaol be published each year, and that the repart of the pero vedings of this Commission be open to public inspection repon application to the Colonial Secretary notice of which should be given in the Government Gazette. 1 Signedy John Truth, I

Angus Phetcher, Sh

Mad bags suitable for

Gugar

and rice are at

are at present warth 12 cents for a double bag containing 44 mats.

Each mat costs wholesale / 2

X%

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cents. Each druhite bag costs

for sewing not quite

2 ants. Shing for

one cent. Rice used

for pounding and cleaning is about 50 cents per pinul

<

cheaper than clean rice, that

is packed for shipping. The cast for pounding each picul is said to be 15 cents for labor;

and one

man can pos

pound

about 2 picut's per day.

This makes one mans, wages

Merily #9 per month; but he actually does not receive

so

mush, the muctor provides