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<p n="1540">September 1798.</p>
<p n="1541">-Shops in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1142">House of Correction</rs>
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and that the Works of every <lb></lb>
Day be entered in them in the Evening such Books to be<lb></lb>
laid before the Committee at the their several Meetings</p>
<p n="1542">A Member of the Committee suggested that a <lb></lb>
great saving might be made to the County in the<lb></lb>
Expence of Bread if a Bake house were established <lb></lb>
within the Prison the Expence of building the Oven<lb></lb>
would be about £30. the heating of it daily would be<lb></lb>
about 6d. and the saving to the County supposing a <lb></lb>
Sack of Flour to be baked every Day would be more than <lb></lb>
£160. Per Annum.</p>
<p n="1543">The 3d. Meeting of this Committee was held on<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Monday 16th. July.</p>
<p n="1544">At this Meeting the Governor Reported That <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n1544-1">His Majesty</rs>
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had been graciously pleased to Grant a <lb></lb>
Pardon to two of the Mutineers on Condition of their <lb></lb>
serving on Board the Leopard Man of Warr.</p>
<p n="1545">The Book in which the Work done at the Smiths<lb></lb>
Shop is intended was produced and it appears <lb></lb>
that from 5th. February 1798. to the 13th. of July being <lb></lb>
5. Months and 8. Day's work had been done <lb></lb>
which according to the usual Charge of the Trade <lb></lb>
would have amounted to £176..15s..6½d. that only<lb></lb>
£5..2s..6d. had been expended in the purchase of New<lb></lb>
Iron the principal part of the Materials of the Work<lb></lb>
having been found on the premises and at the Old <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1143">House of Correction</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1546">The Governor Reported That the whole of the<lb></lb>
Prison has been White Washed as the Act of Parliament <lb></lb>
directs (except the Chapel which is now doing.) at a <lb></lb>
less Expence than £5.</p>
<p n="1547">Ordered That the Governor do lay in a Quantity of <lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ563">Coals</rs>
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(not exceeding 50. Chaldrons) preferring Redman</p>
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