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attributable to the Asylum taking over its own productions to a greater extent,
and to there being less demand for labour to clean compounds in the neighbour-
hood of the Asylum. The receipts on sales of flowers is nearly double those for
1898 and vegetables have brought in Rs. 16-14-10 more than in 1898.
A decrease has been effected under all heads of expenditure except under
establishment proper, superintendence, and English medicines and stores.
13. Statement No. X—shows the sanctioned establishment of the Asylum
in which the following changes have been made :—
(a) The pay of the Overseer was increased by Rs. 5 to ensure the ser-
vices of a suitable officer being secured.
(b) A matron on Rs. 60 has been sanctioned with a view to the general
control and care of the female section of the Asylum receiving
more attention.
(c) The designation of the staff of warders was changed to keepers, and
the number of such male attendants increased by 5 and females
by 3. This increase was necessary as the establishment of the
previous year was found to be insufficient to provide efficiently
for the watch and ward of the inmates by night as well as by day.
This staff, as now sanctioned, stands as shown below:—
DAY ESTABLISHMENT.
Total...
1
6
11
8
26
Males.
Head keeper.
First grade keep-
ers.
Second grade
keepers.
Third grade
keepers.
Total ...
1
3
4
Females.
First grade keep-
--
Second grade
keepers.
NIGTH ESTABLISHMENT.
Total ...
2
10
12
—
Males.
First grade keep-
ers.
Third grade
keepers.
Total ...
2
2
—
Females.
Second grade
keepers.
14. Statement No. XI—sets forth the receipts and expenditure on account of
manufactures. The net profit amounted to Rs. 7,784-10-4 against Rs. 9,939-6-1.
The Superintendent remarks that the decrease is more apparent than real owing
to the value of plant and machinery having been reduced 15 per cent. for depre-
ciation. Less profit was also obtained from the dairy. The value of manufactured
goods made over to the Asylum shows an increase.
15. Diet.—The food-supply has been obtained as in previous years through
a contractor and has been satisfactory. Fresh vegetables were supplied from the
Asylum garden except during November and December, when it was found neces-
sary to purchase vegetables from outside.
Lunatics on the infirm gang receive extra diets and comforts with the object
of improving their health and warding off serious attacks of disease. The num-
ber of patients thus classed averaged 18 or 5 per cent. of the Asylum population
as compared with 6.6 per cent. in the previous year. The average cost per head
for diet was Rs. 45-6-9 compared with Rs. 55-8-4 in 1898.
16. Dairy Farm.—The actual cash sales of dairy produce amounted to Rs.
4,226 against Rs. 5,873 in the previous year, which shows a decrease in profit of
Rs. 1,647.
17. Labour.—The Asylum population is employed as far as possible in
carrying on the general work of the Asylum in connection with sweeping, cleaning,
weeding, gardening, &c.; some have been employed on basket-making, tailoring,
coir-pounding and paddy-grinding. Weaving has also been carried on with suc-
cess and the cloth manufactured has been of excellent quality.
18. Amusements.—A variety of amusements were provided for the lunatics,
such as Burmese football, cards, dominoes and draughts, &c, and 14 theatrical
performances (pwès) were held, which were much appreciated by the patients.
19. Escapes.—Four lunatics escaped during the year. Of these one was
a civil lunatic. He has not been heard of again. That three criminal lunatics
should have been able to get away is to be regretted ; two of them have, however,
been recaptured, but the third is still at large, and the fact that he should have