February 1795

Brought Over£15..10s..9½d

For Geo: Wilkinson. Furnished 14. 7. on Wool to spin at 1d prs Rain £0..12s..0d

£28..18s..0½d

There can be little doubt of the Taskmaster being able to
manufacture from Raw Materials every thing that may be wanted for the
apparel of the Prisoners, a few trifling Articles excepted and perhaps it might
be proper in the present stage of the business to direct his attention as much
as possible to this object: He appears to have skill and knowledge in the
manufactures usually carried on in Work Houses; He has a great desire to
exert himself so as to give satisfaction and upon the whole he appears to
possess many of these requisites which constitutes a good Task Master.

No specific Agreement has yet been made with him further than at
promise of thirty shillings a week while he remained on Trial - It now
remains for the Court to consider whether they will appoint him to the
situation of Task master or look for another. If he is fixed permanently
he will immediately move into the Prison, and reside there constantly in a
Room fitted up for the Task master near the Store Room, as yet he has
received no Wages - an Order to pay him what is due will no doubt
occur to be proper.

Mr Gamson states it as his opinion that the Prisoners would
work with a vast deal more vigor and good will did they know that they
were to receive a part of the Earnings of their labour - A Declaration of
this sort authorized to be made to them by the Court might perhapes have a
good effect and might prevent Mechanics from concealing their particular.
Traders so as to check the introduction or increase of more productive labour.

It has been heretofore impossible to class the Prisoners Agreeable to the
Rules laid down in the twenty seventh and twenty eighth and twenty ninth
Articles not will it be very practicable until the System is more matured to
do-it compleatly.