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in the revenue derived from quarrying operations at the Auckland prison. The receipts from the principal farming properties also continue to show a sjteady improvement. The following table illustrates clearly the growth of the Department's revenue since the policy of agricultural and industrial development was first initiated :—

Cash Receipts and Credits. £ £ 1912 .. .. .. 5,451 1918-19 .. .. 21,654 1913 .. .. .. 7,382 1919-20 .. .. 31,177 1914 .. .. .. 9,162 1920-21 ..' .. 39,136 1915 .. .. .. 11,982 1921-22 .. .. 49,866 1916-17 .. .. 9,867 1922-23 .. .. 46,060 1917-18 .. .. 15.083

Table 1.—Cash received and Amounts credited to the Prisons Vote for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Table 2.—Total Value of Prison Labour employed on Roads, Buildings, Reclamation, Wall-building, and other Public Works, for which no Financial Credit has been received, for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Table 3.—Value of Prison Labour employed on Prison Works and Industries for which Cash Credits are not obtained, for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Prison or Institution. »,.,.., FarmGravol and F,lrm A H "?™' Dairy- Stock. -g " produce. E Concrete Blocks and Tiles. Timber and Firewood. Boots. Prison Labour on Public Buildings. ltoadworks. Prison Officers employed on Public Buildings. i H 5 Sundries. . Totals. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 2 181 398 21 7 26 15 125 30 1,029 297 27 230 412 £ 9 17,089 398 7,349 247 1,113 424 6,190 3,278 6,711 1,039 1,571 230 412 Addington . . Auckland Hautu Invercargill .. Napier Now Plymouth Point Halswell Paparua Waikune Waikeria Wellington .. W T i Tako Minor giols .. Miscellaneous 7 14,615 151 3.568 1,675 240 963, 124 245 164 849 2,094 3,503 339 18 24 .. 60 62 6- 661 184 1J763 173 ±33 40 81. 175 700 1,052 2 892 1,624 1,409 821 1, S40 028 267 1,624 h 548 Totals .. 15,851 8,382 4,278 721 1,157 1,636 1,763 4,492 2,384i 2,554 42 2,800 40,060

Prison. ,, j. ., , Excavation- ** m W work and and J™,*™", Preparation Walls. 'T'h of Necessary Roads. Grounds. g p a ■ sill g^SrO a Sis Mi I ilrainageworks. Totals. Auckland Invercargill Paparua Wi Tako Other prisons and institutions £ £ £ 883 170 320 2,621 1,954 1,490 2,916 431 150 I,972 362 524 2,171 793 756 £ £ £ £ 1,373 7,736 4,309 4,207 4,343 340 812 878 421 910 471 623 Totals .. 10,563 3,710 3,240 2,004 21,968 3,240 2,030 421

Prison. Bootmiiklng Tailoring (infor Officers I eluding repairs and Prisoners. to Clothing, &e. Hardening and Farming. Domestic Employment (including Laundry Work.) Totals. Addington Auckland llautu Invercargill Napier New Plymouth .. Paparua Point Halswell .. Waikeria VVaikuno Wellington Wi Tako Minor gaols £ 562 313 19 89 214 £ 283 569 22 142 11 166 91 424 44 51 252 46 24 £ 277 296 513 2,324 94 445 1,821 376 1,882 161 551 1,321 62 £ 292 2,363 258 1,884 361 453 1,421 364 1,379 478 1,342 520 191 £ 852 3,790 793 4,663 485 1,153 3,547 1,164 3,391 739 2,610 1,938 287 86 49 465 51 10 Totals .. 1,858 2,125 10,123 11,306 25,412 I