There were 22 provisional admissions to the Workhouse confirmed, and 128 applicants admitted. The Minutes show that there were 800 Inmates accommodated in the Workhouse, 850 accommodated in the Temporary Buildings, and 100 accommodated in the Fever Sheds. The total number of Inmates remaining on the date of the meeting was 1606. Among these Inmates, there were 68infirm Males, 58 infirm Females; 254 able-bodied Males, 367 able-bodied Females; 407 boys, 421 girls, and 41 children under 2 years of age. There were 147 Inmates discharged, and 8 inmates deceased. There were also 280 Inmates in the Workhouse Hospital.
There was an account of the Outdoor Relief which stated that there were 3593 cases relieved and 8658 persons relieved during the week.
The Master’s estimate of Provisions and Necessaries required for the ensuing week was examined, and Orders were duly made for 10 lbs butter, 34 ˝ lbs meat, 560 lbs oatmeal, 4480 lbs Indian meal, 3000 qts skim milk, 6720 lbs flour, 7 lbs pepper, 2754 lbs molasses, 12 lbs dipped candles, 6 lbs mould candles, 112 lbs soap, 7 lbs starch. 2 loads firewood, 28 lbs w. soda, 1 lb blue, and 36 cwt straw. For the Infirmary, the order included 2 lbs tea, 21 lbs scale sugar, 3 lbs loaf sugar, 12 lbs meat, and 4 qts whiskey.
The clerk reported that “Major Bolton attended at the Workhouse on Saturday the 24th Instant and inspected the female orphans returned on a list for Emigration to Australia by the Board of Guardians to the Commissioners for administering the Laws for the Relief of the Poor in Ireland Major Bolton also inspected the Workhouse and expressed his full approval of the state in which he found the Workhouse as also of the healthy appearance of its inmates.”
The Guardians resolved to request the opinion of the Poor Law Commissioners on this case: “John Moriarty Collector of Poor Rates for the Electoral Division of Kilbonane being at present seriously ill in Fever and his recovery should it take place being likely to be remote this Board desire to be informed whether his brother who is of full age can be appointed to act as Collector temporary for in consequence of the heavy current expenditure in this Union generally this Board consider that the Collection of the Poor Rates cannot be dispensed with in above named Division for so long a period as must necessarily elapse before the recovery of Moriarty may enable him to resume his duties as Collector and it also having been represented to the Board that …of distress must be resorted to before the outstanding Rate can be recovered in that Division this Board trust the Commissioners will as speedily as possible give their opinion on this matter.”
It was also resolved “that the Master having stated to this Board that there are at present in this Workhouse several young females between the ages of 14 and 18 years not Orphans but who in every other respect come within the regulations of the Emigration Commissioners Letter of the 17th of February last most anxious to emigrate to Australia this Board therefore request the Commissioners for administering the Laws for Relief of the Poor in Ireland to forward if in their power the desire which these young females have individually expressed and which is also that of their respective parents y including such of them as may on examination be found eligible for Emigration with those already selected by Major Bolton which this Board consider will tend to their future welfare and should the Commissioners accede to this request this Board will supply the funds necessary to convey these young persons to Plymouth and also the Outfit required in the Memorandum attached to the abovementioned Letter of the 17th February.”