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Section 680 in Punjab Jail Manual
680. Forms of labour and classification of labour tasks.
- Under the authority of paragraph 678, 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. | Aloe factory | Pounding leaves toextract fibreAloe ban | 1-1/2 seers dry fibre12 chittacks | 3/4 seers dry fibre10 chittacks | :8 chittacks | Per manPer man |
| 2. | Basket making | Baskets to carry 20 to 25 seers of earth each | .. | 10 baskets | .. | Per man |
| 3. | Blacksmiths' work | Various | According to task | According to task | .. | Per man |
| 4. | Blanket making | Felting blanketsincluding sewing or hemmingWeaving blankets10-1/2 feet X 5-1/2 feet yarn No. 25 reed No. 9, weight 2-1/2seers per blanket on fly shuttle loomWeaving blankets fullbreadth, on country loomWeaving blankets 13feet wide, on country loomSizing and dressingof Warps, prepared by primitive methodsTaimar (weftsupplier)Warping of blanketsby primitive methods 50 yardsWarping of blanketsby mill warping machine with bearingOpening worstedmachine madeOpening worsted handspun.Spinning woollenthreadSizing and dressingof warps prepared by primitive methodsSewing blankets(Hemming)Heald knittingReed makingTeasing khoWeaving of leg patti cloth for warders, 7inches wide, woollen yarn No. 10 reed No. 26 on primitive loom | 3-1/2 blankets20 yards20 yards20 yards1 warp | ..15 yards15 yards15 yards3 warp4 warp5 seers3 seers5 chittacks3 warp12 blankets1 set2 pieces12 chittacks25 yards | ..………...…3 seers2 seers3 chittacks8 blankets8 chittacks20 yards | ..Per manPer 2 manPer manOne man to 2 loomsDittoPer Three menPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer man |
| 5. | Book binding | Various special tasks | According to task | According to task | According to task | |
| 6. | Brick making | Loading and unloadingbricks*Pounding surkhi fromhard bricksBreaking hard bricksfor road metalMoulding 1st classbricks 9"x4-1/2"x3"Moulding 2nd classbricks, 9"x4- 1/4"x3"Assistant to MoulderCarrying clay tomoulderPreparing clay formoulderCarrying bricks, 9"x4-1/2"x3" | About 1,000 bricks4 cubic feet20 cubic ft.1,000 bricks1,500 bricks…1 to each moulder...1,000 bricks 40 yards | 2 cubic ft15 cubic ft700 bricks1,000 bricks 3 to each moulder | Per manPer manPer man(A fair day's work)(A fair day's work)Per man | |
| 7. | Bhabbar Factory | Bhabbar banBhabbar ban onmachineBhabbar Mats | 3 seers8 mats | 2-1/2 seers30 seers5 mats | 1 seer | Per manPer manPer 6 men |
| 8. | Carpentry | Various tasks | According to task | According to task | 4 mats | Per man |
| 9. | Carpet Factory | Preparing warp,opening cotton yarnMaking warp of carpetFixing and dressingwarp Opening and reeling threadTwisting cotton yarn.4 fold No. 10Twisting cotton yarn,6 fold No. 10Weaving Turkishcarpet 16x14 stitches in an inchWeaving Turkishcarpets 14x12 or 12x12 stiches in an inchWeaving Turkish carpets 8x9 or 9x10 stiches inan inch | According to task16 rows18 rows20 rows | 4 seersTask depends onquality of carpet14 chittacks 1 seer | Per manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer man | |
| 10. | Carrying or hauling | Carrying or hauling earth, stones, water,wood, etc. | Depends on load and distance | ... | ... | |
| 11. | Chick factory | Making sarkandachicksMaking bamboo chicksMaking khajji chicksMaking fine chicksSewing of chicksTiles of chicks fineTiles of chicks coarse | 30 square feet20 square feet6 square feet6 square feet100 feet1-1/2 seets8 seers | Per man | ||
| 12. | Chopping wood | Chopping firewood | 8 mounds (task depends on quality) | Per man | ||
| 13. | Cleaning lamps | Cleaning and trimming lamps | ... | 100 lamps | Per man | |
| 14. | Clerical work convict officers | ... | ... | Cannot be tasked | ||
| 15. | Cook house | Cooking for prisoners | 1 cook to 30 prisoners for 300 prisoners and 1cook to 40 prisoners for more than 300 prisoners | 1 cook to 25 prisoners | ||
| 16. | Cotton factory | Weaving garah 2 feetwide. Reed No. 36, yarn No. 12- 1/2 S. weight 4-1/2 seers (50yards) on primitive loom.Weaving garah 2 feetwide. Reed No. 36, yarn No. 12-1/21 S. weight 4-1/2 seers (50yards) on fly shuttle loomWeaving garah 2 feetwide. Reed No. 36 yarn No. 12-1/2 S. weight 4-1/2 seers (50yards) on Hattersley loomWeaving Dosuti 2 feetwide yarn No. 14. S. Reed No. 36. Weight 6-1/2 seers on primitiveloomWeaving Dosuti 2 feet wide yarn No. 14-S. ReedNo. 36. Weight 6-1/2 seers on fly shuttle loom | 10 yards20 yards25 yards12 yards25 yards | 8 yards15 yards20 yards9 yards20 yards | Per manPer manPer manPer manPer man | |
| 16. | Cotton Factory | Weaving Dosuti 2 feetwide yarn No. 14-S. Reed No. 36. Weight 6-1/2 seers on HatterselyloomWeaving Romals26"x36" Yarn No. 20-S. Reed No. 44. Weight of 50 Romals3-1/2 seers on fly shuttle loomWeaving Romals26"x36" Yarn No. 20-S. Reed No. 44. Weight of 50 Romals3-1/2 seers on Hattersley loom.Bandage cloth 16inches wide. Yarn No. 10. Reed No. 44. (1 in a dent). Weight of50 yards 2-1/2 seers on primitive loom.Bandage cloth 16inches wide. Yarn No. 10. Reed No. 44 (1 in a dent.) Weight of 59yards 21 seers on fly shuttle loomBandage cloth 16inches wide. Yarn No. 1 Reed No. 44 (1 in a dent). Weight of 50yards 21 seers on Hattersely loom.Wraping (Dosuti andGarah) by primitive methods 50 yards long.Warping (Dosuti andGarah) by Cage creel.Warping (Dosuti andGarah) by primitive method; 50 yards long, by mill warpingmachine including beamingWarping of Bandagecloth by primitive methods.Warping of Bandagecloth by Cage creel.Warping of Bandagecloth by mill warping machine.Weaving Turkish towels 3"x2".Particulars the same as item ``Weaving Dosuti''. Weight 5chittacks per towel | 30 yards20 yards25 yards25 yards35 yards45 yards | 25 yards15 yards20 yards20 yards30 yards40 yards1 warp5 warps6 warps2 warps of 100 yardseach8 warps of 100 yardseach6 warps of 100 yardseach3 feet | Per manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manOne man with oneassistantPer manPer manOne man with one assistant | |
| 16. | Cotton Factory concld. | Weaving Turkishtowels 4"x2-1/2" Particulars the same as item ``WeavingDosuti.'' Weight 10 chittacks per towelPrin winding byCharkha for primitive loomsPrin winding byCharkha for fly shuttle loomPrin winding byCharkha for Hattersley loomBobbin winding byCharkhaDrafting and dentingReed makingWeaving tape inchyarn No. 10-S, six foldGarah Dusters (2'x2')Particulars as item``Weaving Garah'' onprimitive loomGarah Dusters(2'x2'), particulars as item``Weaving Garah'' onfly shuttle loomGarah Dusters(2"x2"), Particulars as item``Weaving Garah'' onHattersley loomHeald knittingKanemar (Assistant toKana) for stretched warp.Making punis | 10 yards20 yards25 yards3 seers | 2 feet50 yards8 yards15 yards20 yards2-1/2 seers | 5 looms3 looms2 looms10 knots1-1/2 warps1 reed30 yards1 set1 man to 3 looms | Per manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer 2 menPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer man |
| 17. | Durrie Factory | Weaving durriefloweredWeaving durrie,plainWeaving durrie, withbordersWeaving fineMonogolian DurrieWeaving durrie,stripedAssistant to Duries Weaver | 12 inches32 Inches30 inches28 inches3-1/2 inches1 man to 5 weavers | Per manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer man | ||
| 18. | Dyeing | ... | ... | According to task | According to task | |
| 19. | Excavation | Digging canalDigging Foundations | 10 to 60 cubic feetaccording to depth and distance100 cubic feet | 60 cubic feet | Per manPer man | |
| 20. | Gardening | Digging with Kussi 1foot deep, dry hard soilDigging with Kussi 1foot deep, moist soilPloughingWeedingDrawing water bypersian wheel and bullocksLoosening soil, sowing or cutting vegetables | 250 cubic feet400 cubic feet680 square yards | 150 cubic feet200 cubic feet1 man for bullocksAccording to task | 36'x9'According to task | Per man |
| 21. | Grain preparing | Storing and weighinggrainCleaning grainGrinding wheat foratta to be shifted through a zinc sifter, 12 holes to the inchGrinding makki for atta to be sifted through a zinc sifter 12 holes to the inchGrinding barely foratta to be sifted through a zinc sifter 12 holes to the inchGrinding bajra foratta to be sifted through a zinc sifted, 12 holes to the inchGrinding dal forhusking Winnowing and cleaning dalShifting wheat flourfineShifting wheat flour, coarse | According to task18 seers15 seers15 seers25 seers...... | ...8 mounds12 seers...…15 seers1 maund ---3 maunds6 maunds | ...4mounds…...………5 maunds2 maunds4 maunds | Per man |
| 22. | Haircutting | Cutting the hair of convicts | ... | .... | To cut the hair of 50 prisoners | Per man |
| 23. | Hospital | Attendant on sick | ... | ... | 1 attendant to 10 patients | Per man |
| 24. | Jute and gunny factory | Combing by handBobbin winding forwarpingWarpingBeamingWeaving by handBag sewing | ....………18 yards40 bags 28"x40" | 1-1/2 maunds8 looms3 warps6 warps14 yards25 bags 28"x40" | ....4 looms……8 yards15 bags 28"x40" | Per man |
| 25. | Leather Work | Making shoes (Indian) | ... | 1 pair | ... | Per man |
| 26. | Masonry and repairs | Building pacca wallup to 3 feetBuilding pacca wallabove 3 feetBuilding kacha wallup to 3 feetBuilding kacha wallabove 3 feetAttendant to masonMud plastering withbhusaLeeping with gobriBuilding mud wall (phuska) | 25 cubic feet20 cubic feet50 cubic feet35 cubic feet…150 square feet300 square feet75 cubic feet | 15 cubic feet12 cubic feet30 cubic feet20 cubic feet3 men to 2 masons100 square feet200 sqare feet50 cubic feet | …........…............… | Per manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer man |
| 27. | Money bags | Making bags for Rs.1,000.Making bags for small change | ........ | ….... | 1 bag1/8 bag | |
| 28. | Munj factory | Weaving munj durrie,2 feet wideAssistant to weaverChaining edges ofmunj matting*Pounding munj, fine**Spinning ban munj, fine | 10 feet.......8 seers | 8 feet1 man to 3 weavers 20feet6 seers10 chittacks | 6 feet....6 chittacks | |
| 29. | Oakum | Picking oakum by hand | 2 lbs. picked | 1 lb. picked | 1/2 lb. picked | Per manPer manPer man |
| 30. | Oil factory | Cleaning mustard seedCastor oil special tasks for the Lahore CentralJail | ...According to task | 10 maundsAccording to task | 5 maundsAccording to task | |
| 31. | Paper making | Washing pulpPounding material(jhandar)Cutting tatCleaning paper(jhadar)SizingDrying Jugal (Englishcuttings)Jugal (Countrycuttings)Polishing paper, AqualityPolishing paper, BqualityCutting Polishedpaper by handSorting and bindingVatman A quality paperVatman B qualitypaperEnvelope making | 2 maunds20 seers20 seers……....10 seers20 seers 3 to 3-1/2quires3- 1/2 to 4 quires2 reams....11 quires12 quires 500 | 1 maund10 seers15 seers10 seers……....7 seers15 seers2 quires2-1/2 quires1-1/4 reams7 quires 7 quires... | ......…2 reams1 ream1 ream....................1 ream…... | Per 2 menPer 3 menPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer manPer 2 menPer man during quarantine |
| 32. | Patha Factory | Patha ban fromunpounded pathaPatha ban frompounded pathaMaking patha mat | ............ | 2-1/2 seers1-1/2 seers25 feet | ........... | Per 2 men |
| 33. | Pottery | Making lotas or tindsMaking gharasMaking matkkas ornaundsOther articles of pottery-special tasks for theLahore Central Jail | ……....According to task | 100 lotas15 to 20 gharas6 to 8 matkasAccording to task | ............According to task | Per 2 men |
| 34. | Punkha | Pulling office punkhas | .... | ..... | Cannot be tasked | |
| 35. | Road repairing | Breaking up old road, relaying with metal 6inches deep and remining | 70 square feet | 50 square feet | .... | Per man |
| 36. | Scavening | Removing night soil, &c. | 1 man for 50 prisoners | 1 man for 30 prisoners | .... | Per man |
| 37. | Stone breaking | Breeking hard stones for road metal | 6 cubic feet | 3 cubic feet | ... | Per man |
| 38. | Straw mat-making | Making straw sleeping mats | ..... | 8 mats | 6 mats | Per man |
| 39. | Sweeping | Sweeping the surface and keeping the premisestidy | .... | ..... | Cannot be tasked | |
| 40. | Tailoring | Making dosuti orgarah coats by handMaking blanket coatsby handMaking junglas byhandMaking articles ofclothing with sewing machine - special tasks for MontgomeryCentral JailMaking tents and warders' uniform by hand andmachine - special tasks for the Lahore Borstal inistitution | ............According to task | 4 coats3 coats10 junglas Accordingto taskAccording to task | 3 coats .... 6junglas According to taskAccording to task | Per man |
| 41. | Tin work | Various | According to task | According to task | ||
| 42. | Washing | Washing hospital clothing or washing for warders | .... | Cannot be tasked | ..... | |
| 43. | Water lifting | Lifting water by hand power | Depends on lift and number of men | Depend on lift and number of men | ...... |