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Questions.
VI. Is penal labour-that is labour by tread-mill, crank, or shot-drill-in force ?
VII. If so, during what periods of imprisonment, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours is such penal labour enforced? In stating hours of tread-wheel labour, give first, the total time on and off the wheel, etc.; secondly, the length of spells and interval of rest.
VIII. What kind of labour, other than peual labour, is in use?
IX. If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the Gool, state:-
1. On what kind of work they are so employed?
2. How are they supervised?
3. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the Gaol, have taken placo during each of the last three years? 4. How are the profits, of their labour accounted
for?
Answers.
All the prisoners of the above classes are separated ut night, and in the yards, as much as possible.
There is no tread-mill labour, but shot-drill, crank- labour, stone-carrying and oakum-picking are in force.
(See question IX).
The hours of labour for all prisoners in this Colony throughout the year are from 7 A.M, to 4 r.M., one hour being allowed for dinner. When penal labour is resorted to, men on the crank have to complete revo- lutions not exceeding 12,500 per day; European pri- soners at shot-drill do 3 hours, and Chinese prisoners 4 hours per day, in spells of half an hour at a time, with stone-carrying or oakum-picking during the intervals,
Tailoring, shoe making, carpentering, grass, and coir mat making, cane-chair making, ship swab and fonder making, printing, net making, white washing, cleaning, and incidental repairs to the Gaol buildings.
On public works under the orders of the Surveyor General.
By 1 Head Turnkey, 1 European Turnkey, 7 As- sistant Turnkeys, and 4 Guards.
None.
All cash earnings are paid into the Treasury headed as Prison labour.~ Amount during the year $6,330.30, of which $1,529.28 was for 1885, and $3,801.02 for 1886. Extra food to chain-gang was discontinued from 26th June, 1886, under Gövernment order. (Vide Notitica- tion No. 235 Government Gazelle for 1886.)
X. What was the total annual cost of the Prison during the year 1886 ?
The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1986 was $31,221.79, of which the sum of $1,642.17 was ro- funded for the subsistence of Naval, Military Court Martial and Consulate prisoners, Debtors, &c., as fol- lows:-
Military... Naval,
.$726.57
DE
495.25
Consulates,.
148.00
Debtors......
232.40
Incidental articles sold.............
39.96
$1,642.18
XI. What was the annual amount of the prisoners' carnings during 1886?
XII. What are the number of the hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in association, are the dormi- torics lighted; nud how often are they patrolled during the night?
It has been customary in past years to show under this head the total cash earnings for Prison industrial This in 1986 amounted to labour during the year. $4,067.72 being the proceeds of oakuni-pinking, coir mat wanking, fender and swab muking, net making and a small account for carpentering, tailoring, and shoe- making. The east of material purchased has not been This does not include the deducted frong this amount. value of labour on Public works or for clothing and matting mado in Gaol for Prison use, nor the value of Printing done for Public Offices.
The average time during which the prisoners sleep is
about 11 hours in 24.
The dormitories are not lighted; but Gas is kept burning in all pa--ages and corridors, and the Turnkeys on duty are provided with bulls-eye lanterns, to throw light into the dormitories when required.
Turukeys are on duty in the Gaol throughout the night, and patrol the corridors and passages constantly.