Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
History
Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797
McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison
Death by Cholera
to strength 00.8 -- -- 004.74
Total Deaths to Strength 2.29 3.82 3.17 2.84
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The rate per cent. of the total deaths to strength at the three
settlements may appear high, but it is accounted for by the number of
old convicts dying off.
APPENDIX III
The following table gives the value of materials manufactured by convict
labour; the money expenditure in addition to the convict labour on each
item, and the difference in favour of the State for the years 1862-63
and 1863-64:--
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Value of Materials.
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1862-63. Rs. Rs.
To value of Bricks 25,149 10
To value of Lime 600 9
To value of Cement 3,844 12
To value of Granite 2,058 10
To value of Weaver's Work 1,432 11
To value of Rattan Work 862 0
--------- 33,988 4
Deduct Expenditure 29,908 10
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Difference in favour of the State Rs. 4,074 10
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Cost of Production.
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1862-63. Rs. Rs.
Bricks
By Convict Labour 14,293 9
Money Expenditure 5,882 10
--------- 20,176 3
Lime
By Convict Labour 242 14
Money Expenditure 535 14
--------- 778 12
Cement
By Convict Labour 952 13
Money Expenditure 138 9
--------- 1,091 6
Granite
By Convict Labour 5,859 9
Money Expenditure _nil._
--------- 5,859 9
Weaver's Work
By Convict Labour 594 6
Money Expenditure 546 6
--------- 1,140 12
Rattan Work
By Convict Labour 862 0
Money Expenditure _nil._
--------- 862 0
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Total Rs. 29,908 10
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Value of Materials.
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1863-64. Rs. Rs.
To value of Bricks 26,683 12
To value of Lime and Cement 3,720 0
To value of Granite 6,574 0
To value of Weaver's Work 1,872 5
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