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labor is carried out at the Convict statims

of Gibraltar'

and "Bermuda:

Heemy Manning, states, I am the of the Jail at Stone Cutters' Island; have been so

Warden

from its establishment except the first month. On the morning of this 2101 april I was present at the time the Convicts were told off" for labor, when

the

stone who

gang for carrying Turnkey Sticks informed.

formed

d me that a

number of the Convicts belonging to the

gung working at the Sea wall had

vined the stone

joined

~ I told him to deleck

gang,

those that had so changed and he picked

ont about twenty who were sent to their present at the morning proper laber, I was

parade, every thing was correct, Turkeys

and police being all present. The Convicts went to breakfast

and I went to

my

breakfast, I was not present when the Convicts mustered after breakfach to - resume labor; at about 5 minutes past 9

I went on shore and was

engaged in dearching the dining shed for prohibited articles the Superintendent and the Chinese Interpreter

wew

with

me, at about half pash q.a.m. when in the shed I heard an outery being

made

duty

by

on

a

an

Indian Constable who was on

post apposite to the Healk; I

ran out and saw an Indian leonetable and several Indian Convicts running from

the posit had been at work; they

round which the stone

were

gang

making a

great outery but I emed not understand