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Value of prison labor on roads ... 1,207 10 0
Received for maintenance of Naval prisoners ... 199 9 11
"" Maori prisoners ... 245 19 8
"" Debtors ... 22 16 0
Received for picking oakum
Mary Maloney, a vagrant ... 3 0 0
One Shoemaker 309 days at 4s. ... 61 16 0
One Cook 365 days at 3s. ... 54 15 0
Two Wardsmen 730 days at 3s. ... 109 5 0
One Wardswoman 365 days at 1s. ... 18 15 0
One labourer 365 days at 3s. ... 54 15 0
Scraping and whitewashing men and women's gaols,
officers' quarters, &c. ... 12 0 0
Sweeping chimneys ... 3 12 0
Emptying cesspools ... 2 10 0
Cutting and splitting 72 cords firewood at 5s. per cord ... 18 0 0
Carpenter's work, repairing flooring, lining, roofing,
and shingling kitchen, mending barrows, &c. ... 10 0 0
Painting windows, doors, &c. ... 5 0 0
Repairing stays and brickwork to well 140 feet deep ... 11 6 0
Washing and repairing gaol clothing and bedding ... 180 0 0
Due from Mr. Gannaway for picking oakum ... 15 1 11
Due from Taranaki for maintenance of prisoners to
20th March ... 124 6 8
£2,365 13 2
Deduct wages paid by City Council to Overseers ... 203 9 0
£2,162 4 2
Entire cost of Gaol ... £2,018 18 11
Balance in excess of cost of Gaol ... £143 5 3
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
MICAIAH READ,
Warden of the Gaol.
His Honor the Superintendent.
G.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th April, 1872.
Sir,--
I herewith enclose for your Honor's information copy of Mr. Grindell's report
of his recent visit to the West Coast of the Province of Wellington, dated the 25th
March instant.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
W. GISBORNE.
His Honor the Superintendent, Wellington.
MR. GRINDELL'S REPORT.
SIR,--
Wellington, 25th March, 1872.
In pursuance of your instructions, directing me to visit the Native Settlements
on the West Coast, and endeavour to make arrangements (as desired by the Minister for
Public Works) with the various hapus and tribes for sending applications to the Native
Lands Court to have their title to all lands, of which they are desirous of disposing to
the Government, investigated.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1872, No 10
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Annual Report by the Warden of the Wellington Gaol
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⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement22 April 1872
Gaol Department, maintenance costs, lunatics, Karori Asylum, prisoner health, discipline, education, religious services, crime statistics
- Mary Maloney, Vagrant
- Micaiah Read, Warden of the Gaol
🪶 Report on Native Settlements on the West Coast
🪶 Māori Affairs4 April 1872
Native Settlements, West Coast, Native Lands Court, Government Land Acquisition
- W. Gisborne, Colonial Secretary
- Mr. Grindell