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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- sonors undergoing imprisonment ?
Answers.
The number of Prisoners reported for Prison Offences during the year 1884 was 4,784, out of this number 179 were dismissed, 431 were cautioned, and 4,174 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—
42 with Solitary Confinement only.
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on Bread and Water. on Rice and Water.
Rice and Water, I meal.
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28 sent to Hard Labour from light work,
268 had Pork Rations stopped.
39 put in separate Coufinement, short period,
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on Rice and Water.
168 were placed on Crank Labour.
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1 ordered Reduced Pennl Diet, 1 meal.
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Stone and Shot Drill.
2 meals.
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29 with Bread and Water only.
23 wero punished by Visiting Justices and Supt. 697 with Rico and Water only, I day.
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XIV. Is there or are thore, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what roligious persuasions?
XV. Are roligious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the bonefit of the prisoners of auy, and if any, what religious porsuasion ?
XVI. Aro Roman Catholio Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed froe nocess 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 remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a dowth in Prison during the past your, and what wore the verdicts ?
XX.-
1. What was the ranitary state of the Prison
during the year 1884
2. What were the prevailing disones?
92 Trivial Punishment. 142 Supper stopped.
4,174
The Colonial Chaplain is ex-officio Chaplain of tho Gaol.
Religious servicon aro regularly hold for the bonefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Prozby- terian, and other Dissonting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priosts, who hold n sorvico for both Europena and Chinoso prisoners of that persuasion.
Sinco Aprila Religious service has been hold re- gularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church.
They 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 Mi- nister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner exprossos a dosire to see him.
Nono; but all aro supplied with religious and other usafal books.
Remissions of sentences have been granted undor a system which was taken into consideration in May, 1877, viz., all prisoners sentenced to a term of incar coration of 12 months and over have been granted a remission of one-third of their sentence, provided that their conduct during their stay in Gaol was good; others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, doring the year there were 3 deaths, namely :-
3 Natural Cansos.
Very Good.
Debility and Abacoss.