SUB-HEAD Q. “New BuildiNGS AND ALTERATIONS ” VOTE 1905–1906.

Class III.—continued.
VOTE 20.—Prisons, IRELAND—continued.

ABSTRACT STATEMENT of the Manufacturing Accounts of the Prisons in Ireland for the Year ended 31st March 1906.

Cr

£. 8.
467 1

d.
9

To Stores, Book Debts, &c., on 1st April 1905

£. $. d.

$. d.

£ 8. d.
10,293 6 2

£.
628 6 4

£.
6,922

S. d.

9

£. S. d.
7,550 7 1

,, Payments for Stores, Materials, &c.

332 3 10

11,565 17 6 11,898 1 4

By Receipts for Goods Sold, &c.
Amount transferred during 1905-6 for

Stores issued to Prison Department

as under :-
C. -- Incidental Expenses—Office of General

Prisons Board
F.--Uniforms for Officers
G.-Victualling for Prisoners
H.-Clothing for Prisoners
I. - Bedding for Prisoners -
J. - Medicines, Surgical Instruments, &c
L. -- Furniture, Kitchen Utensils, Crockery,

etc.
M.-Soap, Scouring and Cleaning Articles
0.-Fuel, Light, and Water
Q.-New Buildings and Alterations
R.-Ordinary Repairs of Buildings
T. --Incidental Expenses

Manufacturing Department

2 6
180 6 7

19 6
1

8
1,354 18 5
2,267 12 3
2,781 6 3
504 17

1
- 16

4 6
7 6
7 6
11
3 12 6

7

199 18 7
109 4 9
42 18 10
19 17 10
123 15 11

11 8 4
1,179 3 10
8,596 6 1

Sundry Creditors on 31st March 1906, viz. :

187 4 7

8,783 10 8

CLASS III.-comtinued.

VOTE 20.- PRISONS, IRELAND—continued.

VOTE 20.

REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL.

Excess.

1. Expenditure in excess of the Estimate has taken place under Sub-Heads E, and N.

Surplus.

2. The Amount to be Surrendered is, as shown by the Account, 5,8991. 38. 4d.

Net Surplus

£. 5,548 14 5
Add,-
Appropriations in Aid, realised in excess of the Estimate 350 8 11

Store, &c.,
Account.

3. The Statement of the Manufacturing Accounts appended to the Appropriation Account, has been examined in my Department, and a Local Test Examination of the Store and Manufacturing Accounts has also been made by my Officers at the Prisons of Mountjoy; Maryborough, Dundalk, Armagh, Londonderry and Belfast, the Farm Accounts at Maryborough and Belfast having been subjected to a similar Test. The results of the examination were generally satisfactory.

John A. Kempe, Comptroller and Auditor General.

Class III.—continued.

VOTE 21.

REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, IRELAND.

ACCOUNT of the Sum Expended, compared with the Sum Granted, for Expenses of REFORMATORY and INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, and under the Youthful Offenders Act, 1901, in IRELAND, in the Year ended 31st March 1906, showing the Surplus or Deficit upon each Sub-Head of the Vote.

CLASS III.—continued.

VOTE 21.—REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, IRELAND—continued.

A. -Saving caused by a decrease in the amount paid to Collectors.
B.--The Inspectors were engaged on inspection duty more frequently than anticipated.
C.-Increase in amount incurred in conveying young offenders to Reformatories.
D.-Approximate Estimate.
E.The number of children under detention was less than anticipated.
F.-No Expenditure incurred.
G.-Increase mainly owing to refunds for over-payment for children in Industrial Schools.

The Surplus of 2471. 6s. 2d., shown on Account of the Vote “Reformatory and Industrial Schools, Ireland,” for the year ended 31st March, 1905, has been surrendered.

F. J. Cullinan,

Clerk in Charge of the Account.

Dublin Castle, 20 November 1906.

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A. P. MacDonnell,

Accounting Officer.

I certify that this Account has been examined under my directions, and is correct.

John A. Kempe, Examined,

Comptroller and Auditor-General. H. J. Bidwell.