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<p n="537">December 1784</p>
<p n="538">And having read Mr Harwoods Petition and examined the Accounts<lb></lb>
in the said Petition referred to and within which Accounts Mr.<lb></lb>
Harwood is ready to make Oath are included all Emoluments<lb></lb>
Advantages Perquisites and Profits of any kind whatsoever which<lb></lb>
he or any one for him has received or taken by virtue of his Office<lb></lb>
It appears to Your Committee That the Profits of the Governour<lb></lb>
of the House of Correction arise by Fees by the accomodation of<lb></lb>
Prisoners with Lodging and Beds and by Copies of Commitments<lb></lb>
That the Expenditures are made in Wages to Servants necessary<lb></lb>
for the Government of the Prison and in incidental Charges of trifling<lb></lb>
matters for the accomodation of Prisoners</p>
<p n="539">That from the 3d. day of March 1783 ( the day on which<lb></lb>
Mr Harwood entered into the execution of his Office to the 2d. day<lb></lb>
of March 1784 inclusive being one Year the Receipts in his Office<lb></lb>
appear to be£386..0..9</p>
<p n="540">The expenditures within the same time £217..15..10</p>
<p n="541">That at the time Mr Harwood came into Office the fee<lb></lb>
for the discharge of every Prisoner was 7th) but that by an Order<lb></lb>
of Court bearing date the 1st. day of May 1783 this fee was reduced<lb></lb>
to 5s/6d. and that such Alteration made a reduction in the receipts<lb></lb>
of that year of£47:2..0</p>
<p n="542">That at the time of Mr Harwoods entering into Office he<lb></lb>
found Six Servants employed in the Government of the Prison and<lb></lb>
a Turnkey That 3 of these Servants had 10s/6d a Week each and three 6s/<lb></lb>
each That the Turnkey had half a Guinea a Week and an allowance<lb></lb>
of One Shilling out of every fee received for turning the Key. That the<lb></lb>
same number of Servants have been since retained by him and the<lb></lb>
same allowances have been continued to them</p>
<p n="543">That from the 5th. day of April 1783 there has been also a<lb></lb>
Person employed as Task master to take care of the Materials and<lb></lb>
superintend the Prisoners who labour at a Weekly Salary of 14s/ being<lb></lb>
the allowance usually heretofore made to such Persons as have<lb></lb>
been employed in the like service</p>
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