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Return of Number of Prisoners Employed, &c.- continued.

A. Hume, Captain, 21st July, 1881. Inspector of Prisons.

By Authority: G-eoegb Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

'rison. en. Impl loyoi lue. 'ajmenl Lyttelton,— Skilled—Blacksmiths ... „ assistant! ... Carpenters „ assistants Cooper Hammock-maker Painter *Printers „ assistants ... Warder, foreman printer Shoemakers ,, assistants ... Stocking-knitter, machinist Tailors „ assistants Tinsmith Unskilled—Labourers ... The tradesmen's assistants are unskilled. 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 Prison Police buildings £ s. d. 2 4 0 0 16 6 4 8 0 2 9 6 12 0 12 0 12 0 £ s. d. i} 111 ..• Prison shops 13 15 6 jj ... ... a ... ... I 25 11 3 2 3 1 6 5 1 60 » jj ... ... 2 4 0 2 9 6 12 0 6 12 0 4 2 6 12 0 49 10 0 jj ... ... jj ... ... jj ... ... Police and prison buildings ... Value week's labour, £105 17s. 3d. Payment received, £13 15s. 6d. Napier, —• Skilled—Carpenter Shoemaker Unskilled—Labourers ... 1 1 32 Asylum ... Prison shoes Quarrjing road metal 12 0 12 0 26 8 0 6 18 5 Value week's work, £28 12s. ■(■Payment received, £6 18s. 5d. Nelson, — Unskilled —Labourers ... 8 1 Nelson Borough Oakum-picking 6 12 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 j, ... ... Value week's work, £6 15s. Payment received, 3s. New Plymouth,— Skilled—Blacksmith ... Carpenter ... ... Unskilled —Blacksmith's assistant Mason's „ Labourers ... 1 1 1 2 17 N#w prison buildings jj ... »» 12 0 12 0 0 16 6 1 13 0 14 0 6 Value week's work, £18 14s. Payment received, nil. jj ... Oamaru, — Unskilled —Labourers ... Improving gaol grounds and stonebreaking 3 6 0 Value week's labour, £3 6s. Payment received, nil. Timaru, — Unskilled —Labourers ... 12 Post Office grounds 9 18 0 Value week's labour, £9 18s. Payment received, nil. Wanganui, — Skilled —Bricklayer Repairing the prison buildings 12 0 Value week's labour, £1 2s. Payment received, nil. Wellington, — Unskilled —Labourers ... ,, oakum-picking Skilled—Shoemaker Female prisoners, oakum-picking... Value week's labour, £42 19s. Payment received, nil. 48 2 1 8 39 12 0 0 9 0 12 0 1 16 0 Prison ,, shoes jj ... .*■ ..• 460 Totals 396 14 3 47 16 4i- * The value given is the Governme: t Calculation from gross receipts. Lt Printer's valuation of work done by Printing Department.