The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47
St. John Penitentiary
St. John Penitentiary
the number of Convicts, on the 30th June, were 71, and of common prisoners, 89. The conduct of the Convicts the Warden represents as generally very good, that, of the common prisoners very bad, and the number of punishments very large. The expenditure was $14,609.82. There was difficulty in finding employment; 20,625 day's work were done at different occupations. A farm of 10 or 12 acres was under cultivation. The average attendance at school was 22. In the