Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 15

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✨ Prison Cost Comparison



Comparative Statement of the Annual Cost of Prisoners in the Gaol at Wellington (including pay of overseers of hard labour) for the years 1857, 1858 and 1859, as compared with the cost of prisoners in the principal prisons and convict establishments in England and Ireland.

Showing the annual cost per prisoner.

Lists or Expenditure.

Salaries of Officers Victualling of Prisoners Clothing and Bedding of Prisoners Coals, Firing, and Candles Furniture and Utensils Other disbursements Total cost per Prisoner
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 7 11 2 9 4 0 3 3 0 2 7 0 1 3 0 16 4 5 10 4
0 13 7 2 10 8 0 1 6 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 11 0 3 17 3
0 17 0 2 12 10 0 2 9 0 1 6 0 0 7 0 10 10 4 4 8
0 8 11 2 5 10 0 3 1 0 1 6 0 0 6 0 5 0 3 14 8
0 10 7 2 14 2 0 2 7 0 1 7 0 0 9 0 15 0 4 4 8
0 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 8 4 4 10 0
0 13 10 2 15 7 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 6 0 13 1 4 5 5
0 16 4 2 17 3 0 2 6 0 1 7 0 0 7 0 15 1 4 13 4
0 15 3 2 9 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 7 10 3 17 11
1 1 4 2 10 3 0 1 3 0 1 7 0 0 5 1 4 11 5 3 9

Average of the years 1850-1857:

  • Millbank, average 1266 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1867:

  • Parkhurst, average 622 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1857:

  • Pentonville, average 555 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1867:

  • Portland, average 1164 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1867:

  • Hulks, average 1403 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1867:

  • Dartmoor, average 1100 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1862:

  • Prisons of England and Wales, average 17951 Prisoners.

Average of the years 1860-1864:

  • Prisons of Ireland, average 4275 Prisoners.

Average for the Year 1857:

  • Gaol in Wellington, average 28 Prisoners...

Average for the Year 1858:

  • Gaol in Wellington, average 31 Prisoners...

Average for the Year 1859:

  • Gaol in Wellington, average 244 Prisoners...

Average of the years 1857-1859:

  • Prisons of England and Ireland, average 8542 prisoners.

  • Wellington, average 28 Prisoners (1857)...



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1860, No 15




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⚖️ Comparative Statement of Annual Cost of Prisoners in Wellington Gaol

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Prison costs, Wellington Gaol, Comparative statement, Prisoners, Expenditure