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Questions.

XIII. What were the number and unture of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment?

Answers.

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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, aud, if any, what, religious persuasions ?

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 persuasious enter the Prison?

XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?

XVIII. On what conditions are remissions of iu- 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 1916?

1. What were the prevailing diseases?

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Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintendent

and two Justices of the Peace (Birch).

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 servico 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 clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attemlance voluntary.

They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intinuation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.

Nome; but all are supplied with religions and other useful books,

Every prisouer under a first sentence of imprisonment with hand labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conulnet.

The maximum remission obtainable by male and femul prisoners is and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilego of earning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentener; but if their conduct 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 case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a female prisoner † part of the remainder of their antonce on the same terms 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 sentence.

Others have bal portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.

Yes, during the year there were 9 leaths-natural causes 7, executions 2.

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Skin-Scabies and Ringworm.

Internal Organs:-Pulmonary and digestive disorders.