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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and naturo of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- poners undergoing imprisonment?
XIV. Is there or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of auy and what religious persuasions?
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 remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, aud what were the verdicts?
XX.-
1. What was the sanitary state of the Priscă
during the year 1891?
2. What were the prevailing disenses ?
Answers.
The number of Reports for Prison Offences during the year 1891 was 12,135 out of this number 73 were dismissed, 348 were cautioned and admonishod, and 11,714 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:—
1 with Solitary Confinement ou Bread and Water
for one day.
235 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Wator
for one day.
350 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water
for two days.
493 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water
for three days.
5 had Pork Rations stopped.
7 sent to Separate Cells.
195 were placed on Crank Lubour.
86
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onlered Extra Stone and Shot Drill.
16 placed on Bread and Water, 1 day.
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17
9
27
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2,115
11
2,263
19
19
Rice and Water,
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2 days. 3 19
1 day.
2 days.
3
11
8 were tried and Punished by Visiting Justices
and Superintendent.
38 Trivial Punishmcuts.
5,358 Supper stopped.
11,714
The Colonial Chaplain is ex-officio Chaplain of the Gaol.
Religious services are regularly held for the benofit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Presby- terian, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chiucse prisoners of that persuasion.
A Religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance Voluntary,
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 Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Remission of sentences has been granted to all Prison- ers sentenced to a term of incarceration of twelvo months and over, under the Mark System which camo into operation on the 1st January, 1886, by which a Prisoner could carn the full remission of one-third allow. ed by the Governor if he shows himself industrious and loses nothing for misconduct; others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 9 deaths, namely :—
7 Natural Causes. 1 Felo de se.
Good.
Anœmin, Diarrhea and Remittent Fever.