Appendices
Appendix I
Statement of the expenses of the convict jail in Singapore for the years 1862-63 and 1863-64, showing the average cost per prisoner:—
| Heads of Expenditure. | 1,964 Prisoners in 1862-63. | |||||||
| 1,995 Prisoners in 1863-64. | ||||||||
| 1862-63. | 1863-64. | |||||||
| Rations | 67,803 | 9 | 10 | 62,901 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Money Allowance | 20,938 | 13 | 8 | 19,369 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 88,742 | 7 | 6 | 82,270 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 45 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Fixed Establishment | 16,094 | 1 | 0 | 11,173 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Extra Establishment | nil. | nil. | ||||||
| Cost per Prisoner | ″ | ″ | ||||||
| Total | 16,094 | 1 | 0 | 11,173 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Hospital Charges | ||||||||
| European Medicines | ||||||||
| Bazaar ditto | – | 472 | 13 | 0 | 454 | 10 | 4 | |
| Sick Diet | ||||||||
| Total | 472 | 13 | 0 | 454 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7½ | ||
| Clothing, including Blankets and Bedding | 8,699 | 14 | 6 | 8,250 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Contingencies | 3,235 | 3 | 1 | 4,407 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4½ | ||
| Additions, Alterations, and Repairs | 100 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Cost per Prisoner | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Gross Cost of Maintenance | 117,345 | 3 | 3 | 106,608 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Gross Cost per Prisoner | 59 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 7 | 0 | ||
The above table gives a fair average of the annual cost of maintenance of each prisoner as taken from the records of the jail.