With the exception of debtors and first-class misdemeanants and prisoners on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are placed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water on two days of each week (Saturday and Sunday) for the first six months of their imprisonment.
At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:—
| Meal | Food Item | Quantity | Days Served |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREAKFAST | Bread | 6 oz. | Daily |
| Gruel | 1 pint | Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday | |
| Bread | 6 oz. | ||
| Cocoa | 1 pint | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
| DINNER | Bread | 4 oz. | |
| Potatoes | 10 oz. | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
| Meat | 6 oz. | ||
| Soup | 1 pint | Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday | |
| Bread | 4 oz. | ||
| Suet Pudding | 1 lb. | Sunday | |
| Bread | 1 oz. | ||
| Rice (Common) | 8 oz. | ||
| Fish | 12 oz. | ||
| Curry Stuff | Adrs. | ||
| Bread | 6 oz. | Daily | |
| SUPPER | Gruel | 1 pint | Daily |
It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made-up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone.
NOTE.-Any prisoner sentenced to more than five days Penal Diet, to have one pint of Gruel at Breakfast and Supper.
| Food Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Bread | 1 lb. 4 oz. |
| Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days a week) | 8 oz. |
| Fresh Fish (once a week) | 14 oz. |
| Beef for Soup | 8 oz. |
| Potatoes (3 days a week) | 8 oz. |
| Vegetables (3 days a week) | 8 oz. |
| White Rice (1 day) | 1 lb. |
| Suet Pudding (once a week) | 1 lb. |
| Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week) | 2 oz. |
| Tea | 1 oz. |
| Sugar | 2 oz. |
| Salt | 1/2 oz. |
| Curry Stuff (once a week) | 7drs. |
Soup, Suet Pudding, and Curry Stuff to be made up as in receipt for other Prisoners, except that Beef, 8 oz. is allowed in this class.
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Questions.
XXI. What are shortly the rules as to diet?
Answers.
With the exception of debtors and first class misde- meanants and prisoners on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are placed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water on two days of each week (Saturday and Sunday) for the first six months of their imprison-
ment.
At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:—
DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.
124.
DINNER
REAKFAST.
Bread,.. Gruel........
Bread, Cocoa....
FULL DIET.
....6 oz. | Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs- .1 pint day, and Saturday.
.........6 az.
...1 piutĮ
Brend,......
....4 oz.
Potatoes,
..
10 oz.
Meat,
....6 oz.
Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday.
Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday.
Soup,
Bread,.
.1 piut
.4 oz.
Sonp,
I pint
Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday.
Suet Pudding,
.1 lb.
Bread,.....................1 Oz.
Rice, (Common),..8 oz. Fish.
Sunday,
12 oz.
Curry Stuff, ..Adrs.
Bread................6 oz.
Daily.
Gruel,...............I pint
It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the ease of made up articles of diet; and ment is understood to be without bone.
NOTE.-Any prisoner sentenced to more than five days Penal Dict, to have one pint of Gruel at Brenk- fast and Supper.
DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT.
Bread.....
Beef. Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days
a week),
Fresh Fish (once a week),
1 lb. 4
OZ.
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8 0%
14 0%.
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Beef for Soup,
0%.
Potatoes (3 days a week),.
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0%.
Vegetables (3 days n week),
8 07..
White Rice (1 day),
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Suet Pudding (once a week),
1
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Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week).
2
OZ.
1
DZ.
Tea...
2 0%.
Sugar,
Salt,
10%.
Curry Stuff (once a week),
7drs.
Soup, Suet Pudding, and Curry Stuff to be made us
in receipt for other Prisoners, except that Beef, 8 oz. is allowed in this class.
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