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Questions.
VI. Is penal labour—that is, labour by tread-mill, ernuk, or shot-ri!l—in forco ?
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 trend-wheel inbour 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 penal labour, is in use?
IX. If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the Gnol, state-
I. How many esenpes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the Gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years?
2. How are the profits of their labour accounted
for?
Answers.
There is no trend-mill Inbour, but shot-drill, crank- Jabour, stone-carrying and oakum-picking are in force.
The hours of labour throughout the year are from the 1st March to the 31st October from 6.15 to 4.15 p.m., and from the 1st November to the 28th February from 6.45 a.m. to 4.15 p.m., one hour being allowed for dinner. Prisoners at crank labour, full insk, have to complete 12,500 revolutions at a 12 lbs. pressure. European and Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do 4 hours in spells of half an hour at a time, with stone- carrying or oakum-picking in the intervals.
Tailoring, shoc-making, carpentering, grass and coir mat making, rattan work, printing, book-binding, net making, tinsmithing, washing, cleaning, and incidental repairs to the Gaol buildings.
Prisoners have not been employed outside the Gaol during the year.
X. What was the total annual cost of the Prison during the year 1897 ?
The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1897 was $57,391.76, of which the sum of $1,686.04 was refunded for the subsistence of Naval, Military Court Martial prisoners, Debtors, &e., as follows:-
Military, Naval,
$194.40
678.50
Debtors,..
395.00
Wasto food soll,
5.1.30
Personal Emoluments refunded,.
23.28
Forfeitures,
143.97
Other Charges refunded,
10.87
Miscellaneous Receipts,
110.75
Family maintenance refunded to Crown Agents by Wander Thos. Warren,
74.97
$1,686.04
XI. What was the annual amount of the prisoners' carnings during 1897?
XII. What is the number of the hours allotted for sleep? And, if sloop is in association, are the dormi- torios lighted; and how often are they patrolled during the night?
The total amount paid into the Treasury during the year on necount of Prison Industrial Labour was $4.756.61, of which $9.19 was for 1896, and $4,747,43 for 1897.
The average timo during which the prisoners sleep is about 11 hours in 24.
The cells are not lighted; but Gas is kept burning in all passages and corridors, and the Wardors on duty aro provided with lamps to throw light into the cells when required.
Warders are on duty in the Gaol throughout the night, and patrol the corridors and passages constantly,