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XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment?
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The number of Prisoners reported for Prison Offences during the year 1879 was 4,809; out of this number 131 were discharged, 029 cautioned, and 9,838 punished in the manner detalled halow, vizion
371 with Solitary Confinement only,
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165 had Congee meal stopped.
218 Huppor
69 sent to Hard Labour from Light Work.
998 had Pork Ration stopped,
199 were placed in Separate Confinement (short periode).
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89 had part of Supper meal stopped.
109 were ordered Reduced Penal Diet 1 moal.
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12 received Corporal Punishment for Breach of Discipline.
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XIV. Is there or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what religious persuasions f
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised, 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 impri- sonment granted ?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicta?
XX.-
1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison during
the year 18797
2. What were the prevailing diseases!
The Colonial Chaplain is "ex-officio" Chaplain of the Gaol.
Religious services are regularly held for the benefit of the Presbyterian and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold services for both European and Chinese pri- soners of that persuasion.
All Dissenting Ministere 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 Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses à desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Remissions of sentences have been granted under a system which was taken into consideration in May, 1877, viz., all prisoners sentenced to a term of incarceration of 12 months and over have been granted a remission of one third of their sentence, pro- vided that their conduct and character during their stay in Gaol was good; this system proving to have the desired effect upon the longer sentenced prisoners has been acted upon in most instances; others have been granted on medical grounds, &c., and some under special local circumstances,
Six deaths occurred during the year 1879, in each case an Inquest was held, and the verdicts recorded from "Natural Causes,”
Very Good.
Fever and Diarrhœa, but not of very severe types.