300 ST. HELENA 



control it is well managed and a good supply of periodicals and 

 literature kept up. It is, however, very- badly supiwrted by the 

 inhabitants, of whom only ten arc yearly subscrilxirs. 



There is also a good lending library and reading rooms in con- 

 nexion with the Pharmacy, Main Street. 



HOSPITALS.— ONE CIVIL, ONE MILITARY. 



The Jamestown Civil Hospital is supported by Government, 

 and by a fund placed in charge of trustees by Major Prcnderville, 

 late St. Helena Regiment. In 1869 the sum of /j^s was paid 

 by the above trustees to the Colonial Government for enlarging 

 the female wards of the Hospital, on condition that patients could 

 be admitted by them to the Hospital free of all charge to the extent 

 of 650 diets annually. 



Rates of Admission. 

 Labourers 1/- per day. 



Paupers Qrf. per day. 



Seamen . . i/- per day. 



Prcnderville Patients Free. 



Master mariners and private patients, 

 exclusive of wines and spirits . 10/- per day. 



Present Hospital Staff. 

 Miss Williams . Lady Superintendent. 



Miss Dando Nurse. 



Miss F. Lindon Saunders ,, 



Miss Wrigley . . . ,, 



In 1901 the numbers admitted were : — Males, 60 ; females, 54. 



MILITARY TELEGRAPHS 



JamcstouTJ, Munden's Point, Solomon & Co. Office, 



I-adder Hill, Station Hospital, Deadwood, 



High Knoll. White Gate, Longwood, 



Prosperous Bav, Mnndcns Hill, Princes Lodge, 



Woodlands, RE. OfTice, Jamestown Barracks, 



S. W. Point, R.G.A. Office, 



Constructed by the Imperial Government with a contribution 

 of /400 from the Colonial Government, and worked by the Royal 

 Engineer Department. Sixty-four miles of line, military included. 



CO.MMON GAOL. 



In looi. Committed sixty-four, viz. Men, twenty-two. Women, 

 thirlv-four. Juveniles, eight. 



In this goal the sexes are kept separate, and persons placed in 

 separate cells, when practicable. There are three wards, into 

 which open eight cells, all secured. The labour given is, for males, 

 on the Public Works, such as cleaning streets, and sanitar>' work 

 under Colonial Engineer ; for females, cooking, cleaning, washing 

 etc., etc. The profit of their labour is paid into the Colonial Trea- 

 sury-. 



