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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offeners committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment ?
Answers.
The number of prisoners reported during the year was 1,020; they were punished in the manner det,iled below, viz. :—
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No. 3 Scale-Dietary Punishment,
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend-
ent (Birch).
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend- ent and a Justice of the Peace (C'al-o'-nine-tuile).
XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what religious persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religions persuasion ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests und 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 e lucation of prisoners?
XVHL On what conditions is remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's inquests been held on every orcusion of a death in Prison during the past year, nud what were the verdicts?
XX.-1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1905?
2. What were the prevailing disc ises?
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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 Prieste, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religions service is also held regularly every Suulay 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 desira to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious nud other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first soutence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may caru remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good. conduct.
The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is 3 and 4 of the senteuer respectively,
Prisoners undergoing a second seurence of impricon- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of carning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such serond sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of enruing a remission of † part in the ease of à male prisoner, and in the ease of a femalo prisoner part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time ar oftener to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are net allowed to enrn muy remission of sentence,
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical gromuds, &e,
Yes, during the year there were 16 deaths-executed, 3; natural causes, 13.
Good.
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