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Table X.

Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour, during the year 1905.

Description of Employment.

SUNDAYS, CHRISTMAS DAY AND GOOD FRIDAY :——-

Daily Average number of Prisoners.

Value of Prison Labour.

Males.

Females. Total.

C.

Cooking,

Cleaning,

Nou-prodnetive,

13

18

81.21

20

30

162.00

651

654

Totals,........

696

697

OTHER DAYS :--

Debtors, Remand, On punishment, Sick, -

80

Crunk, Shot, Shot and Stone,

160

160

In Manufactories :-

Bookbinding,

40

40

1,850.00

Printing,

39

39

1,813.50

Printing, labourers,

39

38

1,178.00

Knitting,.

2

2

31.00

Oakum Picking,

109

115

713.00

Coir Matting,

42

:

42

1,302.00

Shoemaking,

20

20

744.00

Tailoring,

15

17

790.30

Netmaking, String Making, and Ship's

fender making,

12

12

186.00

In Building:

Bricklaying,

4

186.00

Carpentering and Fitting,

21

21

1,041.60

Painting,........

3

3

93.00

In Service of the Prison :—

Laundry,.....

48

9

57

2,650.00

Cooking,

13

13

485.16

Cleaning,..

29

30

930.00

*

White-washing,

4

124.00

Totals,...

677

20

607

14,874.00