Continued, Thursday, 31st.. Jany.. 1799.

Report.
Select Committee.

Corn Hand
Mills
reasons for

picking unknown shod.
be abandoned

made of
grinding &
Corn Mill

Think the

provided for the inferior Class at Bridewell your Committee
is of Opinion that the introduction of born. Hand Mills into
the Hospital would be a better and much more production
species of labour than that which is now used.That
your Committee is informed that the labour of one Man
will in four Hours, grind a Bushel of Corn, and that two
Persons will with case, grind the same guantity in two
hours and a halfYour Committee therefore submits
that this Kind of labour will an sever a great deal better
than that of Picking Oakum, an employment calculated
to promote habits of dirtiness and idleness rather than
of cleanliness and exertion. That the task of Corn to be
ground by each Person in the day might be Kept separate
and distinct from his Cell, and have no other communication
that of the handle thro the Wall, and that when his
daily task was done he might if he chose be supplied
with more Work, the profit of which he should have
reserved fro him.That by such a Species of labour,
not only the two united Hospitals might be supplied
with good and genuine Flour but such a guantity sent
into the consumption of the Market as might have a
tendeney to reduce the Price of Bread.

Artsmasters
Cannot be made
useful but if the
& their Houses can
they shod. have d.
prefenence

In the trade, to
introduced [mark]
Arboheartens, might

That your Committee is apprenhensive that the
Art's Masters cannot, at least in their present Situation
be made useful to the establishmentYour Committee
however apprehends that if they and their Houses can
be made useful in the execution of such plan as may
be adopted, and in case they are willing and able to
assist in carying into effect such, Plan, it may be
proper that they should have a preference in that
respect.That in the Trades which it may be found
expedient to exercise in the Hospital, Arts. Masters
Skilled therein might be of essential Service in conducting
the same, upon Terms of Contract, beneficial to themselves &
also