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OFFENCES. |
PUNISHMENTS. |
For telling an untruth. | To forfeit five tickets, and to be kept for that day separate from the other children in the school-room that visitors may at once know the offender. |
For stealing, and how- ever trifling the offence, |
The same punishment as above. |
Second offence. |
Black bracelets in addition. |
In breaking crockery, if immediately acknow- ledged, but but if discovered afterwards by the mis- tress or matron. |
No punishment To forfeit three tickets. |
Parties to the conceal- ment. |
To forfeit one ticket; for conniving at trifles may in time lead to great crimes. |
If discovered quarrel- ing or fighting. |
To be put on low diet for a day, the same punishment for all con- cerned. |
If sulky for six hours or a day. |
Low diet double the time. |
Any girl who refuses to assist in making a pudding. |
Not to partake of the same. |
If any part of the dress is torn at play. |
The girl to be imme- diately sent into a room to repair it. |
Mary Smith, 13 years, } Jane White, 12 years, } June 1st, 1836. Kitty McCarthy, 8 yrs. } |
Assistant House- keepers. |
Questions to be answered by |
Mary Smith. Jane White. Kitty McCarthy. |
MEASUREMENT OF HEAD | ||
in. | ||
From 2 to 22 . . . | 7 | 8-10ths. |
Measures to 22. . . | 5 | 1-10th. |
2. . . | 4 | 7-10ths. |
13. . . | 6 | 2-10ths. |
15. . . | 5 | 7-10ths. |
Knife and Fork. | | Half a Bath-brick. |
Table and Tea Spoons. | | Two sheets of sand-paper. |
Metal plate. | | Two coarse canvass aprons. |
Hook pot. | | Hammer. |
Drinking mug. | | Tacks. |
Water-can. | | Leathern straps, with buckle, |
Washing-basin. | | to secure the beds neatly on |
Two Cabbage-nets. | | deck when required to be |
One Scrubbing-brush. | | aired. |
Half-a-gallon of Sand. | |Three Pounds of Marine Soap. |
Biscuit, | per week, | 3 lbs. | | Raisins | do. | ½ lb. |
Beef, | do. | ½ lb. | | Preserved Fruit, do. | ¼ lb. | |
Pork, | do. | 1 lb. | | Suet, | do. | 6 oz. |
Preserved Meat, do. | 1 lb. | | Peas, | do. ²/³ ds. of a pint | ||
Soup Bouilli, | do. | 1 lb. | | Rice, | do. | ¾ lb. |
Fish, | do. | ¼ lb. | | Preserved Potatoes, do. | ½ lb. | |
Flour, | do. | 3½ lb. | | Carrots | do. | ½ lb. |
Tea, | per week, | 1½ oz. | | Lime Juice, | do. | 1 gill. |
Coffee, | do. | 2 oz. | | Pickles, | do. | 1 gill. |
Sugar, | do. | ¾ lb. | | Mustard, | do. | ½ oz. |
Treacle, | do. | ½ lb. | | Salt, | do. | 2 oz. |
Butter, | do. | ¼ lb. | | Pepper, | do. | ½ oz. |
Cheese, | do. | ¼ lb. | | Water, | do. | 5 galls. 1 qt. |
Oatmeal, | do. | 2 oz. | | Do., each infant | 1 gall. 3 qts. |
lb. | oz. | | | lb. | oz. | |
Biscuits | 36 | 0 | | Tea | 0 | 12 |
Beef | 12 | 0 | | Coffee | 1 | 8 |
Pork | 12 | 0 | | Sugar | 9 | 0 |
Soup Boulli | 9 | 0 | | Butter | 3 | 0 |
Preserved Beef | 9 | 0 | | Treacle | 6 | 0 |
Flour | 63 | 0 | | Mustard | 0 | 6 |
Raisins | 6 | 0 | | Salt | 1 | 8 |
Suet | 4 | 8 | | Pepper | 0 | 6 |
Rice | 9 | 0 | | Oatmeal | 1 | 8 |
Preserved Potatoes | 6 | 0 | | Vinegar | 3 pints. | |
Carrots | 6 | 0 | | Pickles | 3 do. | |
Cheese | 3 | 0 | | Water | 63 gallons. | |
Peas | 8 | pints. | | And 7 quarts for Infants. |