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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.)

ANSWERS.

Common Bool, House of Correction, and the benreral Receiving and Convict Prison for the Consulon Parts of China and Japan; is also used in a House of Refuge fordeamen and others.

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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.

QUESTIONS.

1. 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?

ANSWERS.

Prisoners receive weekly Indians and Chinew

Eschemes Bread

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Rice

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Beef without bone Vegetables Sugar

S'k Sish min lieu

7

Swies a week regelasten 2

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1. 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.)

1. Number of Officers, and how ap- pointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclu- Bively?

1. Number of Classes, Divisions, or Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms,and Airing-yards (with reference to Plan); and whether the same can be extended or increased?

1. Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary

or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground?

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Ander the jurisdiction of a Inferintendent, Subject more simme dialeły to "Ho. & the Give mor of the boliny, but also to the bagioliates and Justices of the Rean who visit weekly. Uncertain

days, noting their romantis on the discipline and general management of the Gaol in a jou al which is inspected weekly by the Colonial Secretary.

Inberintendent (appointed by the Secretary

1

of State), Clerk and Interpreter of Chinese, Wardess, Ibation, mefunger, 14 Emotream Tamkiys, Debion Gad Turnkey, and 12 thaiw

Inards appointed by the gangs bevrner of the Colony All the officers reside in the baol. Female Prismus arc

attended by the Mation only.

1. Classes of Wards, vist;

Europeans, Indians, chinese Deblos.

do.

On Remand do. Misdemeanante to.

Felons

do.

do. cho. do

1. Allowance of Clothing and Bed-

ding, and Cost per head?

1. Hours of Labour and Exercise?

1. Description of Employment and

Hard Labour?

1. Amount of Earnings, and how applied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the Fund for the maintenance of the Prison?

Firewood

17 Tea

14.

Salt

Soap

Fire work

The Wakly cost of food for Europican Prisoners is 984 for

Fraians and chiness 854. Senders are received in Hoverba ! for the supply of provisions during the ensuing year Each European Prisoner has a betting. ↑ Blanketo & mallrafs and a fullor. Chnuse house such a mat and blanket only. Ak prisoners clothed in accordance with the bolonial Surgeon's order, and the cost for clothing and bedding - Enroticas is about it pu asmin, modr Chinese aboni

1. 1 M. 6 12 N Labor, Exercise before breakfast, during | PM. 45. P.M.Do I dinner hour and after 5. PAG.

Stone breaking, mat waking, oakum fricking washing blothes, and bedding moide the bark, cleaning and repriring the roads" of the le dorry and various other Is plymerits outside the Baol under the direction of the Jenveyor General.

The value of the Prisoners labor in repairing Roads *. is estirnated by the Surveyor General.

There

are 163 Sleeping cells of which Numba 46 au sapărate and right

Solitary

an

or Dark calls. None of them

There are also four

below ground.

large day Rooms

1. Whether the Classification directed by the Colonial Act has been ob- served: if not, for what reasons; and what measures have been taken to remedy this defect?

1. Are convicted Prisoners prohibited from receiving Visits, or Letters, or any articles of Food or Clothing from their Relatives or Friends: if not, under what restrictions?

The classification as directed by the act has been

adhered to and works well.

may

Prisoners receive letters and be visited by their friends under these restrictions, byt

Felons once in three months. Misdemeanants once in six weekle On Remaná

according to Gool Regulations Deblos at intervals until 5.p.m daily.

On the day before the expiration of a prisoner's sentence, his friends are allowed to bring in clothing for him. Debtors and prisoners are allowed to receive ford and clothing from their friends subject to the inspection of the receiving office.