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XIII-What were the ualer and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment ?
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XIV.—Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any, and what, religious persuasions?
XV. Are religions services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and, if any, what, religious persuasions ?
XVI-Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasiou? and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII-What provision is made for the edmention of prisoners?
XVIII-Ou what conditions are remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. -Have Coronor's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year? and what wore the verdicts?
XX.—1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1912?
2. What were the provailing diseases?
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Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend-
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Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintendent
and two Justices of the Pence (Cat-o-nine tuil).
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religions services were held for the Church of England prisoners every Sunday.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a sorvice for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergyinen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance voluntary.
They are allowel 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; Imt 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 imprison- ment with hard Inbour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earuing any remission of their sentence during the first year of snch · second 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 privilego 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 oftener to impri- soument with hard labour for two years or upwarda are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence.
Others have bad portious of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &e.
Yes, during the year there were 12 deaths—autora causes 11, execution 1.
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Skin :- Scabies and Ringworm.
Internal Organs :-Chronic opium poisoning. Phthisis, Syphilis, and Gonorrhœs,
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