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Questions,
V1.-18 penal labour—that is, lubente by trend-mill, crank, or shot-trill-in force ?
V11. —-1f so, aluring what periods of imprisonments, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during bow many hours, is such penul labour enforced? In stating honis of tread-wheel labour, give, first, the total time on and off at the wheel, etc.; secondly, the length of spalla noul intervals of rest.
VIIL-What kind of labour, other than penal labour is in use?
1X.—If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the Gnol, state-
1. On what kind of work they are so employed ?
2. How are they supervised 7
3. How many esenpes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the Gaol, have taken pleo during ench of the last three yours ?
4. How are the profits of their falmur aeromnted
for?
X. What was the total aunumi rost of the Prison during the year 1926 ?
.Answers.
There is no trend-labour, but shot-drift, emuk- labour, enrrying stone and stone breaking are in forec.
The hours of labour throughout the your are from 7 năm, to 4 pang, one hour being allowed for the mid- day meal,
No work is usually performed on Saturday after- moons, Sundays, Xmas Day, Good Friday & Chinese Now Your Day. Prisoners at crank labour, full task, have his complete 12,500 revolutions at u 12 Jb. Juessure, Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do 44 hours in spells of half an hour at a time, with stonscarrying ør onkom-pieking in the intervals,
Tailoring, shoe-making, samp-unking, enrpentering, liskbeating, grass mud coir mat making, rattan work, type casting, printing, bank-binding, tinsmithing, washing, cleaning, gardening, aud incidental repairs to the Prison buildings.
1. Deturbed parties are employed on garden work, Imilding or repairs,
2. By armed guards.
3. Nil.
1. Credited to Bevenne,
The total expenditure of the Grol in 1926 was $172.337.12 of which the sum of $1029.50 was refunded for the subsistruve of Military V'ourt Martial prisoners, Dehtopsi, &c. ns follows:—
Debtors,
Naval Prisoppers, Militury PrisauIPPS.
Marine Prisoners.
$509.75
59.50
73.83
386,40
$1,029 50
XL-What was the amount of the prisoners' carnings during 1926 ?
XII-What is the number of the hours allestiel Four sleep? And, if sleep is in association, sro the dermi- tories lighted ? and how often are they putrolled during the night?
$118,667,80
The average tiner allotted for sleep is about 11 Immes in 21.
The rolls of the Victoria Ginal are not lighted, but lights are kept burning in all passages nud corridors, and the patrols on duty are provided with lamps to throw light into the cells when required.
At Lai Chi Kok prisoners sleep in association in lighted Malls,
Patrols are on duty in Victorin Anal throughout the night, uml patrol the corridors, passugas nol yarda of the prison constantly. The patrols are visited at Trepient intervals by a Principal Wurder,
At Lai Chi Kok the patrols are behind a grille through which they supervise the prisoners. They are frequently visited by senior officers,