CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 188

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Mr James

186

"They do not feel fatigue. This punishment is administered in the morning, early in the afternoon, and late in the evening.

Oakum picking. Chinamen dislike it, because in my opinion they cannot concentrate their attention so much on the work, besides then they are made to pick.

Since I made them pick a certain quantity, since then they have disliked the work.

To pick 3lb a day, a man has to work hard. They are all timed.

There is a scale fixed. Man... jigger...

and as each prisoner hands up his quantity of oakum, he gives up his jigger.

The oakum is weighed before delivery to a prisoner and as he comes to hard labour he brings it with him.

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Mr James 186 "They do not feel fatigue. This punishment is administered in the morning, early in the afternoon, and late in the evening. Oakum picking. Chinamen dislike it, because in my opinion they cannot concentrate their attention so much on the work, besides then they are made to pick. Since I made them pick a certain quantity, since then they have disliked the work. To pick 3lb a day, a man has to work hard. They are all timed. There is a scale fixed. Man... jigger... and as each prisoner hands up his quantity of oakum, he gives up his jigger. The oakum is weighed before delivery to a prisoner and as he comes to hard labour he brings it with him.
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Mr Jame 186 " Tamno chy fatigue. This feruichment is adminishand in the morning early in the aftermom and late in the Oakum Ocelling. Chimore dislike it, concentrate their attention so much, because in my afrinion they cannot besides then is inade to pick. since I made them a certain quantity, since do they have disliked the work. To pisk 3th a day, a man has to They are allinned work hard. They There is a scale fixed Man jigger- and as each hands up his quantity of oakim he ques up his jigger. The oakum is weighed before delivey to a prismer and as he comes to shot drill he bring it writ him. C?
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Mr Jame

186

" Tamno chy fatigue. This feruichment is adminishand in the morning

early in the

aftermom

and late in the

Oakum Ocelling. Chimore dislike it,

concentrate their attention so much,

because in

my

afrinion they cannot

besides then

is inade to pick.

since I made them

a certain quantity, since

do

they have disliked the work.

To pisk 3th a day, a man has to

They are allinned

work hard. They

There is a scale fixed

Man

jigger-

and as each

hands up his quantity of oakim

he ques up his jigger.

The oakum is

weighed before delivey to a prismer and as he comes to shot drill he bring it writ him. C?

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