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Questions.
XIIL What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment ?
Answers.
The number of prisoners reported during the year was 798; they were punished in the manner detailed below, vix, :—
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XIV, Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what religions persuasions ?
XV. Are religions services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholie 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 is remission of im- prisonment granted ?
XIX. Have Coroner's inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdicts ?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 19017
2. What were the prevailing lisensts ?
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No. 3 Scale-Dietary Punishment.
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend-
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Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superinterl- ent and a Justice of the Peace (Cal-o'-nine-tails).
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religious services were held for the Church of England prisoners every Sunday.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a servico for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religions 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. lutination 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.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good. conduct.
The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is † and † of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprisou- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their condnet and industry during the first year be approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of 4 part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a female prisoner & part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or ofteuer to impri- soument with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence,
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 17 deaths :- All Natural enuses.
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Malarial Fevers and Dysentery.