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a site for the Wellington College, improving the grounds, and making roads leading to the Building.
The same value has been placed upon the labour of each prisoner as was considered by the Architect to be fair and reasonable last year, though in consequence of the general increase of wages throughout the Province, a higher rate might fairly have been put upon it.
By strict economy I have been able to keep the expenditure within the appropriation, notwithstanding the increase in the number of prisoners.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appropriation | 1,925 | 2 | 6 |
| Expenditure | 1,923 | 15 | 8 |
| Expended less appropriation | ... | £1 | 6 |
Value of labour at Lunatic Asylum | 764 | 10 | 0
Making Clothing for College prisoners, and washing | 540 | 0 | 0
and repairing the Gaol clothing and bedding | 180 | 0 | 0
One Cook, two Wardsmen, and one Laborer, 1460 days, at 3s. | 219 | 0 | 0
One Wardswoman, at 1s. | 18 | 5 | 0
One Shoemaker, 302 days at 4s. | 60 | 8 | 0
Pulling down and rebuilding Furnace and flues in Cook house | 5 | 0 | 0
Scraping and whitewashing both men’s and womens’ Gaol | 15 | 0 | 0
Carpenters work (repairs to Gaol) | 20 | 0 | 0
Sweeping chimneys and emptying cesspools | 6 | 0 | 0
Cutting and splitting firewood | 18 | 0 | 0
Received for rent of Cottage on Gaol acre | 13 | 0 | 0
Received for maintenance of debtors | 14 | 8 | 0
Received for picking Oakum | 26 | 0 | 0
Received from Max Koch | 2 | 0 | 0
Received for maintenance “Tapscott” prisoners | 27 | 18 | 8
Received for maintenance other prisoners | 654 | 0 | 4
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of Gaol | 2,582 | 9 | 7 |
| 1,923 | 15 | 8 | |
| Balance in excess of cost of Gaol | £659 | 13 | 11 |
I have, &c.,
MICAIAH READ,
Warden of Gaol:
His Honor the Superintendent,
Wellington.
Appendix G.
CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO HUTT ROAD AND RAILWAY.
No. 1.
Superintendent’s Office,
Wellington, 27th April, 1874.
Sir,
Referring to our various interviews respecting, and inspections of the Hutt line of road, as affected by the railway construction, which resulted in its being agreed that a final consideration should be given to the subject on the completion of the railway contract, I now have the honor to forward for your information a copy of a report furnished by the Provincial Engineer, together with copies of plans. From this report you will perceive that, in the opinion of the Provincial Engineer, it will cost the Province (£1000) one thousand pounds to place the road in a secure position.
Taking into consideration the saving effected in the construction of the railway line by the General Government having taken our breastwork and road opposite the slip, which is reported to have cost about (£500) five hundred pounds, I hope there may be less difficulty in your assenting to the claim I prefer on the part of the Province of one thousand pounds (£1000).
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- Micaiah Read, Warden of Gaol
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