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27TH
MAY
1893, Nos. 1080, 1081, JUDICIAL.
It is observed that the outlay on contingencies at the Madras Asylum was
Rs. 6,081, against Rs. 2,031 in 1891 and Rs. 2,969 in 1890 ; the increase in 1892 is
stated to have been mainly due to the payment of taxes for two years during the year.
The Government desires to have details of the contingent expenditure in 1892 ; the
explanation afforded seems altogether insufficient. The increase in the expenditure on
contingencies in the other Asylums appears to have been principally the result of the
transfer of all criminal lunatics to Madras during the year.
7. The following statement exhibits statistics relating to manufactures for three
years:—
Asylum.
Madras ..
Waltair ..
Calicut ..
Percentage of average number
employed to daily average
strength.
1890.
53.0
84.6
8.3
1891.
63.8
68.4
84.5
1892.
67.2
67.6
72.3
Profits on manufactures as per
column 17 of Statement XI.
1890.
RS.
2,786
42
202
1891.
RS.
4,703
81
661
1892.
RS.
5,595
89
795
Amount of profits per head of
average number employed.
1890.
RS.
12
0
18
A.
3
15
6
1891.
RS.
17
2
5
A.
9
4
9
1892.
RS.
20
3
9
A.
6
1
4
These figures, if they can be accepted as correct, show a creditable improvement
in the operations of the manufacturing department, but it is understood that the
figures reported from Calicut in 1890 relate to the manufacture of cloth and coir-
mats alone, so that the advance made by this Asylum is in part apparent only. State-
ment XI-A is new and has been prepared in accordance with instructions conveyed
in G.O., dated 24th March 1892, No. 607, Judicial. The object of it is to enable
Government to ascertain the average earnings per head of those employed in the
manufacture of articles which admit of appraisement, this being the only method
of estimating the position of manufactures proper. The Government does not,
however, understand how the sums given in the fourth column of the statement are
arrived at; they do not correspond apparently with the statistics in Statement XI.
This should be fully explained and it should be stated why the profits of gardening
at Madras, Vizagapatam and Calicut are shown as Rs. 3,851-7-0, Rs. 69-2-10 and
Rs. 229-11-0, respectively, while in paragraph 21 of the report the value of garden
produce in the three Asylums named is returned as Rs. 180-11-11, Rs. 74-8-11 and
Rs. 267-5-0. The whole system of valuing manufactures adopted in this report
should be fully explained ; it is probable that some uncertainty prevails on the sub-
ject among Superintendents. An item "Cooly work" appears under the head
"Remunerative" in the case of the Calicut Asylum; the nature of this should
be explained; it is not one of the industries classed as remunerative under G.O.,
dated 10th December 1892, No. 2283, Judicial, and the classification therein laid
down should in no case be departed from without the sanction of Government.
(True Extract.)
J. F. PRICE,
Chief Secretary.
To the Surgeon-General.
„ District Magistrate, Vizagapatam.
„
„
„
Malabar.
„ Sanitary Commissioner.
„ Public Works Department
(with reference to paragraph 2).
„ Inspector-General of Jails.
Editors' Table.
ENDORSEMENT—dated 27th May 1893, No. 1081, Judicial.
Copy to the Government of India, Home Department.
J. F. PRICE,
Chief Secretary.
Exd. A. Raitt.