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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- Boners undergoing imprisounient?
Answers.
The number of prisoners reported during the year was 198 ; they were punished in the manner detailed below, vİN. ITE
with Rice and Water 1 day.
20 285
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Bread and Water 1 day.
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2 days.
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Solitary Confinement on Brawl and Water 1 day.
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Crack.
13
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11
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Forfeited Marks,
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend
ent (Birch).
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XIV. is there, or are there, nny Chaplain or Chap- lains of uny 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 persuasions ?
XV1, Are Roman Catholic Priests nnd 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 in- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Cornnor's inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison daring the past year, and what were the verdicts?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1910?
2. What were the prevailing diseases?
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religious services wore 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 beld regularly every Sunday morning for the bonefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephon'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 sea bim.
None; but all are supplied with religious and bihar 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 coudnet.
The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is 4 and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a seconil sentence of imprison- 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 conduct and industry during the fret year be approve loľby the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a female prisoner à part of the remainder of their sentenco on the shɔnu turnis as prisoners under a first sentenco.
Prisonors sentoneed a third time or oftener to impri sonment with hard labour for two years of upwards are not allowed to earn any rumissioù of sentence.
Others Enve had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 13 deaths—ustural causes 12, muicide 1.
Good.
Dysentery and Malariu.