Answers.
The diets of prisoners in Victoria Gaol are in accordance with the following Rules and Regulations:
Men with Hard Labour; Women, and Boys under 16 years of age.
Men without Hard Labour; Women, and Boys under 16 years of age; Debtors, Misdemeanants, Remand Prisoners for Trial.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread | 8 oz. | 6 oz. | 8 oz. | 6 oz. | 8 oz. | 6 oz. | 8 oz. |
| Gruel | 1 pint | 1 pint | 1 pint | 1 pint | 1 pint | 1 pint | 1 pint |
| Potatoes | — | 10 oz. | — | 8 oz. | 10 oz. | 8 oz. | — |
| Rice | 8 oz. | — | 6 oz. | — | 6 oz. | — | 8 oz. |
| Fish | 12 oz. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suet Pudding | 8 oz. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 lb. |
| Curry Stuff | 7 drs. | — | 5 drs. | — | 5 drs. | — | 7 drs. |
| Cooked meat without bone | — | 6 oz. | — | 4 oz. | — | 6 oz. | — |
| Soup | — | — | 1 pint | — | 1 pint | — | 1 pint |
| Daily | |||||||
| Bread | 6 oz. | ||||||
| Gruel | 1 pint |
Sentence.
The terms to which the above Diets for European Prisoners shall be severally applied shall be those set forth in the following Table:
| Three months or under | Over three months | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Whole term | First three months: Class 1; Remainder of term: Class 2 |
| Class 2 | Whole term | Whole term |
Soup — Each pint to contain 3 ounces meat without bone; one ounce onions; one ounce barley; 4 ounces greens, yams, sweet potatoes or taro; with pepper and salt.
Gruel — Each pint to contain 2 ounces oatmeal; one ounce molasses; with salt.
Suet Pudding — To every pound: 1½ ounces suet; 6½ ounces flour; 8 ounces water.
Cocoa — Each pint to contain one ounce flake cocoa or nibs; one ounce molasses or sugar.
Tea — Each pint to contain one ounce tea; one ounce sugar.
Curry Stuff — Chillies 3½ drs., pepper 1¼ drs., turmeric 1 dr., coriander seed 1 dr., cummin seed 1 dr.
Note. — A European prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for two years and upwards, and in the First Class under the progressive stage system, shall be allowed 8 oz. of chicken for dinner on Sundays, in addition to the prescribed diet.
Supper
Diuner.
Breakfast.
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Questions.
XXI-What are, shortly, the rules as to diet?
Answers.
The diets of prisoners, in Victoria Gaol aç。 in accordance with the following Rules and Regulations :
DIETS FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.
Class 1,
Men with
Hart Labour.
bour, Women, and Boys
Men without Hard La-
under 16 years of age.
CLASS 2.
Men
with
Hard
Labour.
bour, Women, and Boys
Men without Hard La-
under 16 years of age.
of the First Class, Pri-
Debtors, Misdemeanants
yg sianoS
arl for Trial.
Remand
| Bread.
Daily,
¡ Gruel,
8 oz. I pint.
6 oz.
1 pint.
Sunday. Tuesday.
Brend,
Gnz.
À Oz,
ú oz.
Thursday,
Girnel,
1 pint.
1 pint.
1 pint.
Saturday,..
! Monday.
Bread,
6 oz.
Goz.
Wednesday,
Спсол,
1 pint.
I pint.
Friday,
Bread,
4.07.
4 oz.
Sunday, Wednesday,
Bread,. Potatoes,
40%.
02.
4 02. 60%.
Rice,
8 07.
6 0%.
G oz.
1-pint.
40%. 60%.
Surulay,
Fish,
12 02.
8 oz.
8 oz.
Suet Pudeling.
8 oz.
60z.
Curry Stuff,
7 ilrs.
5 dra.
ō drs.
Bread,
1 oz..
4 oz.
40%.
Bread.
8 1%.
$117.
Monday,
Potatoes.
$ 117.
60%.
Monday,
Potatoes,
10 oz.
8 oz.
8 nz.
Friday,
Cooked meat
Wednesday,
Cooked ment
without bone.
6 0%.
Oz.
Friday,
without bone,
boz.
+ oz.
4 OZ.
Soup,
1 pint
¡ pint.
Tuesday,
Bread.
8 oz.
60%.
Tuesday, Bread,
4 nz.
Thursday,
Potatoes.
X oz.
60%.
Thursday....Soup,
1 pint.
+ oz,
pint.
#pint. 40%..
pint.
Saturday,... [ Soup,
1 pint.
I pint.
Saturday... Suet Pudding
1 fb.
12 oz.
12 oz.
Bread,
Boz.
6 oz.
GOL
Daily,
1
| Bread, [Gruel,
6 Z. I pint.
6 oz. 1 pint.
Daily,
Gruel,
† pink.
1 pint. 1 pint.
Sentence.
The terms to which the above Diets for Europeun Prisoners shall be severally applied shall be those set forth in the following Table :-
Three months or under, Over three months,
Class 1.
Class 2.
Whole term. Three mouths.
Remainder of term.
INGREDIENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
(EUROPEAN Diets.)
Soup,
Gruel,
Suet Pudding,. Cocoa, 'Tea, Curry Stuff,
Each pint to contain 3 onnees meat without bone; one ounce onions; one barley: 4 ounces Greens, yams, sweet potatoes or taro; with pepper and salt, Each pint to contain 2 ounces oatmeal ; one onuce molasses ; with salt, To every pound 11⁄2 ounces suer; 61⁄2 ounces flour; 8 ounces water.
Each pint to contain
Each pint to contain
and oil oz.
onnce flake cocoa or nibs; one diuce molasses or sugar, ounce ten; ounce sugar.
ounce
Chillies 34 drs., pepper 14 drs,, turmeric dr., coreander seed † dr., cummin seed † del
Note.-A Europonu prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for two years and upwards, and in the First Class under the progressive stage system, shall be allowed 8 oz. of chicken for dinner on Sundays, in addition to the prescribed diet.
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