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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 Reports for Prison Offences during the
year 1893 was 5,108, out of this numbor 243 were dismissed, 1,030 were cautioned and 3,883 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:-
3 with Solitary Confinement on Brond and Water 110 Forfeited marke.
[for 3 days.
63 Ordered extra crank.
6 with Solitary Confinement on Rico and Water
for 1 day.
27 with Solitary Confinemont on Rice and Water
for 2 days.
285 with Solitary Confinemont on Rice and Water
for 3 days.
68 Floggod.
5 sent to Separate C'ells,
172 wore placed on Crank Labour,
464
onlored Extra Stone and Shot Drill.
3 placed on Brend and Water, I day.
XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what roligious persuasions?
XV. Are religions services regularly, or otherwise, porformed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religions persunsion?
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 ontor the Prison ?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions is remission of im- prisonment grauto-|?
XIX. Have Coronor's Inquests been hold on ovory necasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicts ?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary sinte of the Prison
during the year 1893?
2. What were the prevailing disonses ?
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2 dnys.
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Rico and Wator, 1 day.
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2 days.
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6 were tried and punished by Visiting Justices [aud Superintendent.
11 Lost billets,
1,503 Supper stopped.
3,835
Protostunt and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Roligious servicos nro regularly held for the benefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Prosby- torinn, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A Religious service is also hold regularly every Sunday morning for the bonefit of Chinese prisoners by nativo clorgyinen belonging to St. Stophon': Church. Attendance Voluntary,
They aro allowoil froo accoss to the Prison at such hours as do not interfore with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immedintoly sont to any Minister or Priest, if at any timo a prisoner exprosses & desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
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Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonmont with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduct.
Tbo maximum remission obtainablo by male and female prisoners is † and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- mont with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of enruing any remission of their sentonce during the first yoar of such second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first your bo approved of by the Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning ♣ remission of part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a femalo prisoner à part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under s first santance.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftenor to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence.
Others have had portions of their seutoncos remitted on modical grounds, &c.
Yos, during the year there wore 4 dontlis, namely :—
2 Natural Causes, 1 Felo de se.
Good.
1 Prisoner executed,
Anemia and Romittent Fever.