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Questions.
XVI. Aro Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion and are they apprized when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners!
XVIII. On what conditions are remissions of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in prison during the past year? and what were the verdicts?
XX.
(1) What was the sanitary state of the Prison during the year 1873.
(2) What were the prevailing diseasca ?
XXI. What are, shortly, the rules as to Diet?
Anamera.
All dissenting Ministers are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Priest or Minister, who may be required by any prisoner at any time.
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None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Remissions of sentences are granted, as a rule, under a scale, which has been approved by the Secretary of State, which is similar to that in use in the con- vict prisons in England; also on Medical grounds, and a few under special local circumstances.
Yea;-in every instance of the death of a prisoner an inquest is held.
The Verdicts were: in 7 cases, from natural causes; in 1 case, Felo de se.
Very good.
Fever (Intermittent), Diarrhea, Syphilis.
With the exception of Debtors and Defendants on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are fed on penal diet of Bread (or Rice) and Water for ten day's (ie., five days at a time) in each month for the first six months.
At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the Diet of each prisoner is as follows:
Every European or White prisoner receives daily :—
Bread,
Beef or Pork without bone,
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1
Potatoes or Vegetables of the Season,
1
Sugar,...
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Teo,
Salt,
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Firewood,.
2
Soup,
Every Chinese or Colored prisoner receives daily:—
Rico,
Oil with Vegetables and Fish,
lb.
14
Salt Fish, 3 days in each week,
Vegetables, 2 days in each week,
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Do. with Cayenne and Chutney,
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Tea,
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Salt,
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Firewood,......
Soap,.....