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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.
QUESTIONS.
1. General Description of the Prison:
whether Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise? (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of the Buildings, &c.)
2. Under whose jurisdiction and super- intendence; and what measures are adopted for securing the Visitation of the Prison by the Local Magistrates or other authorities? (A Copy of the Rules and Regulations to be for- warded with the Return.)
pointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclu- sively?
ANSWERS.
Conner had, Hove of Conection and the timeral Peceiving and Convict Prison for the British Constar Ports of China and fnfram
Qu
I also made
of no a Home of Rejige for Destituta. Teamsa and ähers.
Harder the jurisdiction of a Superintendent, immediately to the Gunvor of the Colony, but also to the Magistrates and prstice of the Peace who visit weekly in rotation on unentoir L'ays, reting their remnanthe of the Liscipline and general management of the Gail in a journal which is mapected by the Edonial Survetary.
3. Number of Officers, and how ap Juprintendent (appointed by the Secretary of State for M. Mh. Coloring Clerk, Warden, Ju tu fruits of Chinese, Matron, thefsenger, 12 Einefriar Turnkeys and 24 than lang guards, appointed by the forner of the Colony. Al
The Cad. Inmate frisous Officers reside in
attended by iu thabrow only.-
AVE
- 14 Classes & Ward. _ Επιτελικάτες
Indians
Chines
to
and whether the same can
Dell Pirmas ar Rimare. Misdemeanants.
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L
Jelan
10
Airing of
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4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and Airing-yards (with reference
Plan);
be extended or increased?
5. Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary
or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground?
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Exercise fards the accoume dalier
which has been considerally increased during
de fast year by the removal of the Tower at thed. 11. and of the fast and the extension of Verandate in the? Good..
There arelly Herging
Calls of this
жествен
ist are deparate Cello, and of Selitary on d'art
of the Bills are below groundi
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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.
QUESTIONS.
6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and Weekly Cost per head for the dif ferent description of Prisoners? and under what system and control the Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the Prisoners is contracted for, or otherwise provided?
7. Allowance of Clothing and Bed-
ding, and Cost per head ?
8. Hours of Labour and Exercise ?
ANSWERS.
Prismes ressive weekly.
th Judian, & Chinees Bread
7 Kujor Pot without lane & fe | Tish ss in lin Vegetablu.
Aivis a watt Vigitally..
Jall Senper
feinseed
#
2
·1%%
Seaf
14. Fireword
180
ela
2
the
14.
the wally out of food for each renouan prisonour yo
chinese bath! Fendars non recrived in Mond
Andian
of each year for the auffity of Provisione t?.
Each Een opsean prisoner in provided with a Red slead', mallup, pillow, 2 blow Kelo and Biedry. Chimms have a mat and blaunil only allowed ction. All primer me elected in accordance with the Colonial, Ingrow aday & the coat for clerking and beolding for Europeans is
aloit asmenu & the Chinese about 22.12 for annum. — The hours of later are the same all the year round. navely from J Assito 12 at Norry, and from 1 Pm te +Pm. All prisonew confinement.
ob pe
22 8411
:ployed are in Solitary
are allowed thems
walthing exerrior daity.
piething,
9. Description of Employment and love Breathing, that mathing, Bathum.
unching clerks and bidding inside of they had.
and refraising
itis roads of the Colory, a fisting,
Hard Labour?
10. Amount of Earnings, and how ap- plied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the
Fund for the maintenance of the
Prison ?
11. Whether the Classification directed
denning in working
wide
the thint & various other comployments onto of the Gael' under the directions of the Surveyor
Gineral.
+
nt
The amount of money paid into the Colonial Treasury for the first year has been t d. bût return has been made to this Department of the value the supervision of the Iurveyor General! of Prison labor employed
the Public Worth under
The Alafrification as directed by the Act has
by the Colonial Act has been ob- buw slicitly adhered to and found to worth
cerved: if not, for what reasons ;
and what measures have been taken
to remedy this defect?
well..
12. Are convicted Prisoners prohibited he may receive letters and be visited by their
from receiving Visits, or Letters, or any articles of Food or Clothing from their Relatives or Friends: if not, under what restrictions ?
friends under this fellowing witrections:.
Telow, men in 3′ mönchs."
Misdemeanante, men in le matte
On Rusmand according to the Gaol Regulations. Debler at intereale mutil chahoyer of & Pm daily. te the day before the expiration of a pajson's centines his friends are frommitted to bring in checking for him. Lables and Prisons on Rowand are allowed to receive lead and clothing from this funds subject to this inspection of a Receiving offient.