Secretary of Board-George W. Gift.

Resident Officers-E. T. Wilkins, M. D., Resident Physician; L. F. Dozier, M. D., Assistant Physician; J. B. Stevens, Secretary; J. M. Palmer, Steward; F. E. Grey, Apothecary; J. T. Johnston, Steward's Clerk; Mrs. Mary W. Robinson, Housekeeper.

Upon entering into the inspection of the buildings and different apartments connected with them, we were surprised at the large amount of room and space that was occupied by the officers and employes, as well as the large number of vacant rooms which are capable of holding three beds, and thereby accommodate a great many patients.

At this institution we found a large amount of room, enough to accommodate in a comfortable manner at least four hundred patients, and from the statements of the Resident Physician, Dr. Wilkins, the discharges of late have exceeded the admissions, thereby making further and additional accommodations.

The description of one of the ordinary wards of the Asylum is as follows, viz.: Fourteen bedrooms, containing sixteen beds; one clothes-room, one dining-room, one attendants' room, one pantry, and one bath-room, with closets.

There are seven wards of this description which are vacant, although they are capable of accommodating one hundred and twelve patients.

Besides these, there are also three large vacant wards, capable of accommodating twenty-four patients each, or in all seventy-two patients.

There is also another large vacant ward in the upper part of the center wing of the building, in which forty patients can be comfortably provided for.

There is also another large vacant ward in the second floor of the laundry, in which forty patients can be comfortably kept and accommodated.

There are also a great many vacant rooms and other rooms that are unnecessarily occupied by the employes, which could be utilized for the use and accommodation of patients.

And we also are of the opinion that before the construction of additional buildings at Stockton this vacant room should be first utilized as hereinbefore stated.

And we reiterate the opinion that if the various committing Magistrates would in the future cease committing their insane to the Stockton Asylum and commit them to the Napa Asylum, it would not only help to fill the vacant wards but tend to greatly relieve the Stockton Asylum, and we recommend that the said committing Magistrates will give this their attention.

In this connection we wish to say that our object in showing that there is this large amount of vacant room, is a desire on our part to show facts and figures, so as to allow a comparison to be made between the overcrowded condition of the Stockton Asylum and the vacant condition of the Napa Asylum, and to impress the fact that in the future all the insane patients should be sent to the Napa Asylum until it is filled to its accommodating capacity, and thereby save the State the necessity of making an appropriation for additional buildings for at least until the next session of the Legislature.

There are now in the Asylum four hundred and forty-six patients,

There is now in the course of construction at the Asylum, and will be when completed and in working order, a gas-works, for the sole use of the Asylum.

It is estimated that it will cost the Asylum about three dollars per night for light as soon as the gas-works are completed.

The Board of Trustees of the Asylum secured certain water rights and privileges, by an Act for the condemnation of the same, in the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the County of Napa; but the supply of water seems to be inadequate for the use of the Asylum, according to the statement of Dr. Wilkins.

In their report, the Board of Trustees say that on account of the limited amount of funds on hand, they will have to wait until the Legislature can grant an appropriation for the purpose of increasing the supply of water, but as no plans have been submitted to us we are unable to make any recommendation.

In conclusion, we will say that in the Asylum Physicians, Doctors Wilkins and Dozier, the State has two efficient men, and that their charge and care of the Asylum and patients is commendatory to

them in every respect, and we think that with two such gentlemen at the head of the institution, the wants and cares of all the patients will be faithfully attended to.

THE DEAF, AND DUMB, AND THE BLIND ASYLUM

Is situated near Berkeley, in Alameda County, and is in charge of the following officers, viz.:

Board of Trustees--J. Mora Moss, H. H. Haight, John A. Stanley, E. J. Crane, and Thomas Yolland.

Principal-Waring Wilkinson, M. A.

Teachers of the Deaf and Dumb-George B. Goodall, M. A., Foland P. Fowler, Henry Frank, and Theophilus D'Estrella.

Teachers of the Blind-Charles T. Wilkinson and Angeligne R. Goodall.

Teacher of Music-George B. Goodall, M. A.

Teacher of Wood Carving-L. A. Dochez.

Domestic Department J. M. Selfridge, Physician; George J. Illidge, Clerk; Harriet B. Willard, Matron; Miss E. Sharr, Nurse.

Mechanical Department-William M. Phillips, Foreman of the Shoe Shop; Fred. Gühne, Gardener.

At this institution we found seventy-one deaf and dumb inmates and twenty-nine blind ones.

The temporary accommodations at the Asylum are fully occupied, and are filled to its utmost capacity.

This institution is devoted to the education of the unfortunate class who go there, and is not an asylum for refuge.

The cause of the present crowded condition of the Asylum is, that the inmates are confined in a temporary building, which is small, but is well ventilated.

The two large new buildings are now about completed and ready for use and occupation. These buildings will accommodate, besides the present inmates, about thirty additional ones, they having sufficient room for sleeping and studying purposes for about one hundred and thirty scholars.

The temporary building now occupied is unfit for any other purpose than a work-shop, and it is the intention of the managers to so use it as soon as it is made vacant by the removal of the pupils to the new buildings.

One of the industries taught at the Asylum is that of instructing and teaching the deaf and dumb pupils in the art of wood carving, and the pupils are advancing in this branch of industry in a manner that is very commendable to the teacher of wood carving, L. A. Dochez, Esq.

The appropriation for the support of the Asylum was seventy-two thousand dollars, but owing to the unavoidable absence of Doctor Wilkinson from the Asylum when your committee was there, we are unable to make report of any itemized account of the financial part of the institution, but we herewith give the report of the Board of Trustees:

mothers can leave their children during the day while they are at work, who are charged, and some pay from ten to twenty-five cents a day. We found on the day of our visit at this institution eighteen babies, all looking quite well. There is employed at the Shelter three nurses, one at a monthly salary of thirty dollars, one at twenty dollars, and the other also at twenty dollars. The institution has been in existence for almost four years, and it is an incorporated society. Lately it has received the following donations from the citizens of San Francisco:

For interest paid on advances by bank.

A. Friend..

57,093 55

$218 90

1,171 95

Total

For salary of Treasurer..

1,000 00

In the Trustees' report, as printed, and in the last above table but one, we find the following entry: "For salaries and wages, thirtyseven thousand four hundred and eighty-three dollars and fifty-one cents.' "Section two thousand two hundred and sixty-nine of the Political Code provides that the salary of the principal teacher of this institution shall not exceed three thousand dollars per annum.

On account of the absence of Doctor Wilkinson, as before stated, we were unable to see the Asylum pay-roll, and we are therefore unable to report the amount of salary paid each officer; but as the salaries of some of the officers are fixed by law, we recommend that, in the future, all reports from this institution should show the itemized amount of salary paid each month. The careful administration, as well as the admirable conduct of every department, by the officers, cannot pass our notice without commendation, particularly taking in consideration the crowded condition of the Asylum at present.

LITTLE SISTERS' INFANT SHELTER.

This is an institution which we found at Number Five Hundred and Twelve Minna Street, in San Francisco, in the charge of Mrs. Jane Temple.

The building is a frame one, and is very scantily furnished-in fact, there is no furniture there except a few baby chairs and cradles. The objects of the so-called Shelter is to furnish a place where

THE OLD LADIES' HOME.

This institution is situated on Rincon Hill, in San Francisco, and is under the charge and care of the Sisters of Charity. There are now in the Home eighty-four old ladies, ranging from seventy years upwards, who are sick, crippled, helpless, and destitute of means. They are tenderly cared for by the good Sisters of Charity, and their apartments are neatly kept and look very cheerful, considering the bad ventilation of the building. Some of them were received with a little money, while the majority were received without any money at all. Any one of them are at liberty to leave the Home whenever they so desire. The Sisters of Charity in charge, and various physicians who attend the old ladies when they are sick, give their services gratuitously. And any old lady who applies for admission is received, whether she has money or not. A bequest of some five thousand dollars was left this Home, which sum went towards erecting the new building and furnishing it. The Home also assists in procuring employment for the younger class of females. The objects of the Old Ladies' Home are commendable.

THE CALIFORNIA PRISON COMMISSION.

This is an institution whose management is conducted by the following officers: President, Alpheus Bull; Vice-President, Dr. H. Gibbons, Sr.; Secretary and Agent, James Woodworth; Treasurer, Nathaniel Gray.

Trustees Nathan Porter, Rob't Beeching, Chas. Geddes, C. V. S. Gibbs, J. W. H. Campbell, John Taylor, C. L. Taylor, J. W. Taylor, James Linforth, and Dr. H. M. Fiske.

The office of the Commission is at Number One Hundred and Fourteen Montgomery Block, in San Francisco.

The objects of the Commission are, to assist discharged prisoners