To value of Rattan Work 915 13 --------- 36,765 14 Deduct Expenditure 25,344 8 --------- Difference in favour of the State Rs. 11,421 6 ------------------------------------------------- Cost of Production. ------------------------------------------------- 1863-64. Rs. Rs. Bricks By Convict Labour 8,122 14 Money Expenditure 9,667 4 --------- 17,790 2 Lime and Cement By Convict Labour 785 6 Money Expenditure 552 6 --------- 1,337 12 Granite By Convict Labour 3,327 9 Money Expenditure _nil._ --------- 3,327 9 Weaver's Work By Convict Labour 1,368 14 Money Expenditure 604 7 --------- 1,973 5 Rattan Work By Convict Labour 915 13 Money Expenditure _nil._ --------- 915 12 --------- Total Rs. 25,344 8 ------------------------------------------------- APPENDIX IV The following is a tabulated account of the cost of the brick kilns to the State, and the value of these convict-made bricks in the local market. The output of bricks per month when four tables were at work was 230,000, and their value at $45.00 per 10,000 would be $1,035. The cost of manufacture was as follows:-- $ Overseer's Salary 45.00 Labour of 125 Convicts, at 25cts. per diem for artizans and 9cts. for labourers 306.00 Cost of Fuel 200.00 Wear and Tear 17.10 Food for Cattle 24.30 Contingencies 16.20 ------- Total $608.60 ======= $ Value of 230,000 of Bricks at $45 per laksa, that being the market price for Government Bricks 1,035.00 Deduct cost of manufacture 608.60 -------- Difference to credit of the State $426.40 ======== Bricks were debited to Government Works at $20 per laksa. The size of a Government brick mould was 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 ins. The bricks when burnt measured 9 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 ins., and weighed about 7 lbs. when dry, and about 7 lbs. 3 or 4 ozs. after soaking in fresh water. These were ordinary bricks, but those manufactured for hydraulic work were impervious to water.