PJM 615Chapter XXI · Labour and Jail Industries
Section 615 · Section 615
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Under the authority of paragraph 613, the various forms of labour to be carried on and the tasks in each case (in so far as they admit of being fixed) to be exacted from convicts sentenced to labour in the jails of the Punjab are as follows :
| Manufacture or main head of service | Detailed description of work. | Classification of Labour | Remarks | ||
| Hard | Medium | Light | |||
| 1. Basket making | Baskets to 20 to 25 kgs of earth each. | .. | 10 basket | .. | Per man. |
| 2. Black smith' work | Various | According to task | According to task | .. | Per man |
| 3. Blanket making. | Felting blankets including sewing or hemming. | 3-1/2 blankets. | .. | .. | .. |
| Weaving blankets 10-1/2 feet X 5-1/2 yarn No. 25reed No.9 weight 2-1/2 kgs per blanket on fly shuttle loom. | 20 meters | 15 meters | .. | Per man | |
| Weaving blankets full breadth on country loom. | 20 meters | 15 meters | .. | Per 2 men. | |
| Weaving blankets: 3 feet wide on country loom, | 20 meters | 15 meters | .. | Per man. | |
| Sizing and dressing of warps, prepared byprimitive methods. | .. | 3 Warps | .. | Per man. | |
| Tarimar (weft supplier) | .. | .. | .. | One man to 2 looms. | |
| Warping of blankets by primitive methods 50meters | .. | 1 warp | .. | Ditto | |
| Warping of blankets by mill warping machine withbearing | .. | 4 warps | .. | Per three men. | |
| Opening worsted machine made | .. | 5 kgs. | 3 Kgs. | ||
| Opening worsted hand spun. | .. | 3 kgs. | 2kgs. | Per Man | |
| Spinning woollen thread | .. | 300 Gms | 180 Gms. | ||
| Sizing and dressing of warps prepared byprimitive methods | .. | 3 warps | .. | ||
| Sewing blankets (Hemming) | .. | 12 blankets | 8 blankets | ||
| Heald Knitting | .. | 1 set | .. | Per man | |
| Reed making | .. | 2 pieces | .. | ||
| Teasing kho | .. | 750 Gms. | 450 Gms | ||
| Weaving of leg patti cloth for warders, 7 incheswide, woollen yam No 10 reed No. 26 on primitive loom. | 25 meters | 20 meters | |||
| 4. Book binding. | Various special tasks. | According to task. | 25 meters According to task. | 20 meters according to task. | |
| *The task of pounding surkhi to be given toconvicted prisoners during quarantine shall cubic feet per man.be 2 | |||||
| 5. Carpentry | Various | According to task | According to task | 4 mats | Per man. |
| 6. Carpet Factory. | Preparing warp, opening cotton yarn | .. | .. | 4 kgs | Per man. |
| Making warp of carpet | .. | According to task | |||
| Fixing dressing warp opening and reeling thread | .. | .. | Task depends on quality of carpet. | ||
| Twisting cotton yarn 4 fold No. 10 | .. | .. | |||
| Twisting cotton yarn, 6 fold No. 10 | .. | .. | 750 Gms | Per man. | |
| Weaving Turkish carpet 16 x 14 stitches in aninch | .. | 16 rows | 1 kg | ||
| Weaving Turkish carpet 14 x 12 or 12x 12stitches in an inch | .. | 18 rows | .. | ||
| Weaving Turkish carpet 8 x 9 or 9x 10 stitchesin an inch | .. | 20 rows | .. | ||
| 7. Chick factory. | Making sarkanda chicks | .. | 30 sq.ft | .. | |
| Making bamboo chicks | .. | 20 sq.ft | .. | ||
| Making khajji chicks | .. | 6 sq.ft | .. | Per Man | |
| Making fine chicks | .. | 6 sq.ft | .. | ||
| Sewing of chicks | .. | 100 feet | .. | ||
| Tiles of chicks fine | .. | 1-1/2 kg. | .. | Per Man | |
| Tiles of chicks coarse | .. | 8 kg. | .. | Per Man | |
| 8. Chopping wood. | Chopping fire wood. | 8 Qtl. (task depends on quality),. | .. | .. | Per Man |
| 9. Cleaning lamps. | Cleaning and trimming lamps. | .. | .. | 100 lamps | Per Man |
| 10. Clerical work convict officers. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cannot be tasked. |
| 11. Cook house. | Cooking for prisoners | I cook to 30 prisoners for 300 prisoners andcook to 40 prisoners for more than 300 prisoners. | I cook to 25 prisoners. | .. | |
| 12. Cotton factory | Weaving garah 2 feet wide Reed No. 36, Yarn No.12-1/2 S. weight 4 kgs. (43.500 meters) on primitive loom | 10 meters | 8 meters | .. | Per Man |
| Weaving garah 2 feet wide Reed No. 36, Yarn No.12-1/2 S. weight 4 kgs. (43.500 meters) on fly shuttle loom. | 20 meters | 15 meters | .. | ||
| Weaving garah 2 feet wide Reed No. 36, Yarn No.12-1/2 S. weight 4 kgs. (43.500 meters) on Hattersley loom. | 25 meters | 20 meters | .. | ||
| Weaving Dousti 2 feet wide yarn No. 14-S. ReedNo. 36, | 25 meters | 20 meters | .. | ||
| Weight 6 Kgs. on Primitive loom. | 12 meters | 9 meters. | .. | Per man. | |
| Weaving Dousti 2 feet wide yarn No. 14-S ReedNo. 36, Weight 6 Kgs. on fly shuttle loom. | 25 meters | 20 meters | .. | ||
| Weaving Dousti 2 feet wide yarn No. 14-S ReedNo. 36, Weight 6 Kgs. on Hattersley loom. | 30 meters | 25 meters | .. | ||
| Weaving Romals 26" x 36" Yarn No.20-S. Reed No. 44. Weight of 50 Romals 3-1/4 Kgs. on fly shuttleloom. | 20 meters | 15 meters | .. | .. | |
| Weaving Romals 26"x 36" Yarn No. 20-S.Reed No. 44 Weight of 50 Romals 3- 1/4 Kgs. on Hattersley loom. | 25 meters | 20 meters | .. | Per man. | |
| Bandage cloth 16 inches wide. Yarn No. 10, ReedNo. 44 (1 in a dent) Weight of 45 meters 2 Kgs. 300 Gms onprimitive loom. | 25 meters | 20 meters | .. | Per man. | |
| Bandage cloth 16 inches wide. Yarn No. 10. ReedNo. 44 (1 in a dent). Weight of 52 meters 20 kgs. on fly shuttleloom. | 35 meters | 30 meters | .. | Per man | |
| Bandage cloth 16 inches wide. Yarn No. 1, ReedNo. 44 (1 in a dent) Weight of 45 meters 20 Kgs. on Hattersleyloom. | 45 meters | 40 meters | .. | ||
| Warping (Dosuti and Garah) by primitive methods50 meters long. | .. | 1 warp | .. | Per man | |
| Warping (Dosuti and Garah) by Cage creel yardslong | .. | 5 warps | .. | ||
| Warping (Dosuti and Garah) by primitive method;50 meters long, by mill warping machine including beaming. | .. | 6 warps | .. | One man with one assistant. | |
| Warping of Bandage cloth by primitive methods | .. | 2 warps of 100 meters each. | .. | Per man. | |
| Warping of Bandage cloth by Cage creel. | .. | 8 warps of 100 meters each. | .. | Per man. | |
| Warping of Bandage cloth by mill warpingmachine. | .. | 6 warps of 100 meters each. | One man with one assistant. | ||
| Weaving Turkish towels 3' x 2'. Particulars thesame as item "Weaving Dosuti" Weight 5 chittacks pertowel. | .. | 3 feet | .. | Per man. | |
| Weaving Turkishtowels 4'x 2-1/2'. Particulars the same as item "WeavingDosuti".Weight 600 Gms per towel. | .. | 2 feet | .. | ||
| Prin winding by Charkha for primitive looms. | .. | .. | 5 looms | Per man | |
| Prin winding by Charkha for fly shuttle looms. | .. | .. | 3 looms. | ||
| Prin winding by Charkha for Hattersley looms. | .. | .. | 2 looms. | ||
| Bobbin winding by Charkha. | .. | .. | 10 knows. | ||
| Drafting and denting, | .. | 1-1/2 warps | Per 2 men. | ||
| Reed making | .. | 1 reed | Per man | ||
| Weaving tape inch yarn No. 10-S, six fold | .. | 50 meters | 30 meters | ||
| Garah Dusters (2'x2') Particulars as item"Weaving Garah" on primitive loom. | 10 meters | 8 meters | .. | .. | |
| Garah Dusters (2'x2'). Particulars as item"Weaving Garah" on fly shuttle looms. | 20 meters | 15 meters | .. | .. | |
| Garah Dusters (2'x2'). Particulars as item"Weaving Garah" on Hattersley loom | 25 meters | 20 meters | 1 set | .. | |
| Heald knitting | Per man | ||||
| Kanemar (Assistant to Kana) for stretched warp), | .. | .. | 1 man to 3 looms. | .. | |
| Making punis Per man | 3 Kg. | 2-1/2 Kg. | .. | .. | |
| 13. Durrie Factory. | Weaving durie flowered | .. | 30 Cms | .. | .. |
| Weaving durrie plain | .. | 80 Cms | .. | .. | |
| Weaving durrie, with borders | .. | 75 Cms | .. | .. | |
| Weaving durrie, striped | .. | 70 Cms | .. | .. | |
| Weaving fine Monogolian Durrie. | .. | 10 Cms | .. | .. | |
| Assistant to Duries Weaver. | 1 man to 5 weavers | .. | |||
| 14. Dyeing. | .. | According to task. | According to task. | .. | |
| 15. Gardening. | Digging with Kussi 1 foot deep, dry hard soil | 250 cubic feet | 150 cubic feet | .. | |
| Digging with Kussi 1 foot deep, moist soil | 400 cubic feet | 200 cubic feet | .. | Per man | |
| Ploughing | 680 square meters | .. | .. | ||
| Weeding | .. | .. | 36' x 9' | ||
| Drawing water by Persian wheel and bullocks. | .. | 1 man for bullocks. | .. | ||
| Loosening soil, sowing or cutting vegetables. | .. | According to task. | According to task. | ||
| 16. Grain preparing. | Storing and weighing grain. | According to task | .. | .. | |
| Cleaning grain | .. | 8 maunds | 4 maunds. | ||
| Grinding wheat for atta to be sifted through azinc sifter, 12 holes to the inch. | 18 Kg. | 12 Kg. | .. | Per man | |
| Grinding makki for atta to be sifted through azinc sifter, 12 holes to the inch. | 15 Kg. | .. | .. | ||
| Grinding barley for atta to be sifted through azinc sifter, 12 holes to the inch. | 15 Kg. | .. | .. | ||
| Grinding bajra for atta to be sifted through azinc sifter, 12 holes to the inch. | 25 Kg. | 15 kgs | .. | Per man | |
| Grinding dal for husking | .. | 40 kgs. | .. | .. | |
| Winnowing and cleaning dal. | .. | .. | 2 Qtl. | .. | |
| Sifting wheat flour, fine. | .. | 120 Kgs. | 80 Kgs. | .. | |
| Sifting wheat flour, coarse. | .. | 2 Qtl. 40 Kgs. | 1 Qtl. 60 Kgs. | .. | |
| 17. Hair cutting. | Cutting the hair of convicts. | .. | .. | To cut the hair of 50 prisoners. | .. |
| 18. Hospital | Attendant on sick. | .. | .. | 1 attendant to 10 patients. | |
| 19. Leather Work | Making shoes (Indian). | .. | 1 pair | .. | |
| 20. Masonry and repairs. | Building pacca wall up to 3 feet. | 25 cubic feet. | 15 cubic feet. | ||
| Bulding pacca wall above 3 feet. | 20 cubic feet | 12 cubic feet. | |||
| Building kacha wall up to 3 feet. | 50 cubic feet. | 30 cubic feet | .. | Per man | |
| Building kacha wall above 3 feet. | 35 cubic feet. | 20 cubic feet. | .. | ||
| Attendant to mason, masons. | .. | 3 men to 2 | .. | ||
| Mud plastering with bhusa | 150 square feet. | 100 square feet. | .. | ||
| Leeping with gobri | 300 square feet. | 200 square feet. | .. | ||
| Building mud wall (Phuska) | 75 cubic feet. | 50 cubic feet. | .. | ||
| *The task of pounding munj, fine to be given toconvicted prisoners during quarantine shall be 2 kgs perman. | |||||
| +The task of 'spinning ban munj, fine, to begiven to convicted prisoner during quarantine shall be 375gms per man. | |||||
| 21. Oil factory | Cleaning mustard seed Caster oil special tasks | .. | 4 Qtl. | 2 Qtl. | |
| According to task | According to task | According to task | |||
| 22. Paper making | Washing pulp | 80 Kgs. | 40 Kgs. 10 Kgs. | .. | Per 2 men |
| Pounding material (Jhandar) | 20 Kgs. | 15 Kgs. | .. | Per 3 men | |
| Cutting tat Cleaning paper | 20 Kgs. | 10 Kgs | .. | ||
| (Jhawan) | .. | .. | 2 reams | ||
| Sizing | .. | .. | 1 ream | ||
| Drying | .. | .. | 1 ream | ||
| Per man. | |||||
| Jugai (English cuttings) | 10 Kgs. | 7 Kgs. | .. | ||
| Jugai (Country cuttings) | 20 Kgs. | 15 Kgs. | .. | ||
| Polishing paper. A quality. | 3 to 3-1/2 | 2 quires. | .. | Per man. | |
| Polishing paper. B quality. | 3-1/2 to 4 | 2-1/2 quires. | .. | Per man. | |
| Cutting polished Paper by hand. | 2 reams | 1-1/4 reams | .. | Per 2 man. | |
| Sorting and binding | .. | .. | .. | Per man. | |
| Vatman A quality Paper. | 11 quires | 7 quires | 1 ream | Per 2 men. | |
| Vatman B quality Paper. | 12 quires | 7 quires | .. | ||
| Envelope making. | 500 | .. | .. | Per man during quaran tine. | |
| 23. Scavenging | Removing night soil, etc. | 1 man for 50 prisoners. | 1 man for 30 prisoners. | .. | |
| 24. Sweeping. | Sweeping the surface and keeping the premisestidy. | .. | .. | Cannot be tasked. | |
| 25. Tailoring. | Making dosuti or garah coats by hand | .. | 4 coats | 3 coats | Per man. |
| Making blanket coats by hand. | .. | 3 coats | .. | Per man. | |
| Making jungias by hand. | .. | 10 jungias | 6 jungias | ||
| Making articles of clothing with sewingmachine-special tasks | .. | According to task. | According to task. | ||
| Making tents and warders' uniform by hand andmachine-special tasks for the Ludhiana Borstal Institution. | According to task | According to task | According to task | ||
| 26. Tin work | Various | .. | According to task | According to task | |
| 27. Washing | Washing hospital clothing or washing for warders | Cannot be tasked. |
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