625. Supply of articles to Government departments.
- Government has directed the various departments under its control to obtain such articles as they require from jails, provided these are supplied of the same quality and at the same price as in the open market; this should be borne in mind when selecting jail industries. Only in the event of its being impossible to meet the requirements of Government in any department shall an industry which competes with free labour be worked in any jail.Note. - The value of the labour of prisoners employed to all work and on the manufacture of all articles for the maintenance department of any jail, is not to be credited to jail receipts; the raw material expended is to be charged for only.
