CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5]

VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 21st April, 1876.

C. F. A. SANGSTER,
Secretary to Commission.

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the Gaol. Prisoners to be photographed twice—once on admission and a second time on leaving. The Committee think that great advantage would be derived from causing the prisoners to be photographed.

The Committee strongly recommend that the photographing of prisoners be carried out more carefully. The photographs are now taken in the Police Station, and are not well executed.

The Committee recommend that prisoners convicted for a second and third time be distinguished by a coloured sleeve, or some other apparent difference in their dress.

The evidence shows that under the present abundant diet, Chinese prisoners alter so much between the conviction and trial that identification is difficult. And identification is still more difficult when prisoners return to Gaol a second or third time, and the recollection goes back to the appearance of the prisoner at the time of trial.

(Signed,)
F. SNOWDEN, Chairman.
C. MAY.
P. RYRIE.
W. M. DEANE.
M. S. TONNOCHY.

DAILY FULL RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER.

QUANTITY NOW IN FORCE PROPOSED BY COMMISSION Bread Beef or Pork (without bone) Potatoes or Vegetables of the season, (Rice also recommended) Recommend Fresh Fish and Sweet Pudding, 1 or 2 times a week,

DAILY FULL RATION FOR EACH CHINESE OR COLOURED PRISONER.

QUANTITY NOW IN FORCE PROPOSED BY COMMISSION Rice, (Common) 1 lb. 18 or 11 oz. Oil with Vegetable and Fish, Salt Fish, 3 days in each week, Fresh Fish, 2 days in each week, Vegetables, 2 days in each week Salt Tea Firewood Soap

Note—Prisoners sentenced to 3 years and upwards are allowed 1 lb. of Pork per week in addition to the above ration.

SCALE IN FORCE AND PROPOSED SCALE OF PENAL DIET TO BE SUPPLIED TO PRISONERS CONFINED IN VICTORIA GAOL, HONGKONG.

QUANTITY DAILY PENAL RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER DAILY PENAL RATION FOR EACH CHINESE OR COLOURED PRISONER Rice 1 lb. Bread 1 lb. Tea, (to be alternate with Cocoa and Gruel) Sugar, (Brown) Salt Firewood Soap

Women's Diet.—Recommend one-fourth of the Dietary of male Prisoners.

Hospital Diet.—Recommend no alteration.

Debtors and 1st Class Misdemeanants.—Recommend improvement of Dietary.

Firewood and Soap.—To be discontinued as daily rations, and to be supplied according to a scale to be drawn up, present quantity considered sufficient.

General Recommendations.—See Gaol Commission Report.