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Questions,
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- Boners undergoing imprisonment?
Answers.
The number of prisoners reported during the year was they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—
with Rice and Water 1 day.
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310
2 days. B 7
T
Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water 1 day.
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**
152
"
2
"+
#
8
28
48
"
2
71
23
19
3
中
"
[1]
"
44
+3
中
34
Bread and Water 1 day.
2 days. 3
17
7
จ
2 clays.
B
11
"
Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water 1 day.
甲申
*
"
11
Crank.
"
No. 1 Labour.
3
"
755
"
"
11
19
2 days.
3
#
H
Forfeited Matkss.
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend
ent (Birch).
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend- ent and a Justice of the Peace (Cat-o'-nine-tails).
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 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 is remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Coroner's inquests been held on every occasion of a denth in Prison during the past year, and what were the verdiets?
XX.-I. What was the sanitary state of the Prisou
during the year 1907?
2. What were the prevailing diseases?
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 servien 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. 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.
Every prisoner under a first scutence of imprisonment 4th hard labour for two years or upwards may enru emission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conluet.
The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is † aml of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of enruing any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their conduet and industry during the first year he approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of ¦ part in the cuse of a unde prisoner, and in the case of a female prisoner à part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terus as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentencs.
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 17 deaths-exccuted, 3; untural causes, 14.
Good.
Dysentery unl nlaria.