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Eggs, vegetables and fresh fruit are obtained from the
Council's Farm, which is adjacent to the Institution.
GROUP 2.
Clean all the Institution's boots and shoes, pare potatoes,
clean cutlery and kitchen utensils. Ten make wool rugs.
All Patients do an allotted task in the ward before commencing
work at a.m. They help with gardening when necessary,
and are employed out of doors as much as possible when the
weather is fine.
Both Groups do physical drill three times a week and Group
1 are really excellent. They wear a special outfit for gymnasium
and look very smart.
To create interest the men are divided into four "houses,"
each with a self-elected Captain. They compete for marks for
conduct, work, etc., which arc posted on a Notice Hoard in their
dining room. The winning "house" wins a prize at the end of
each month. The competition is very keen.
Of the total of 52 males in B.l only one has been found
incapable of being usefully employed.
In Blocks '2'and 3, Groups 1 to 5 work to a time-table. Occupation
is varied from hour to hour and ranges from brick-building,
paper-folding, etc., to weaving, embroidery and rug-making. The
working day begins at 9 a.m. with prayers, hymns, marching and
action songs. Each Group does half-an-hour's physical exercises
daily, according to their capacity, whilst the bigger boys drill with
a male instructor.
GROUP 6 consists of 28 fairly high-grade female adults.
These do all the ward work in Blocks 2 and 3 and help in the
main kitchen. At 11 a.m. they go to the needlcroom for the rest
of the day with the exception of a break of one hour for games,
physical drill or folk dancing. Very few of these girls had any
knowledge of sewing on admission ; they have shewn remarkable
progress and are now able to do all repairs and help in the making
of new articles under instruction from the seamstress.
Each girl has a piece of fancy work to do at her leisure, and
this is much appreciated.
The girls in Block 3 arc divided into two "houses." each with
a self-electcd Captain. A "ladder" displayed on the Notice Board
in their dining room denotes the rise or fall of marks of each
"house."
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