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Questions,

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

Answers,

The number of prisouers reported during the year was 133; they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—

with Rice and Water 1 day.

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Solitary Confinement on Breal and Water I day. Crunk.

Forfeited Marks.

Whipping awarded by the Superintendent (Birch).

Whipping awarded by the Superintendent and a

Justice of the Peace (ent o' nine tail).

XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any, and what, religious persuasions?

XV.—Are religions servicos 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 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 are remissions of im- 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 Prisons

during the year 1933?

2. What were the prevailing diseases?

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Whipping awarded by the Superintendent (Cane),

Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are *ppointed.

Religious services are held for the Church of England prisoners every Sunday.

The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service on Sundays for both Europeau and Chinese prisoners.

A religions service is also held regularly every Sunday morning and every Friday afternoon for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to London Mission. 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 see him.

No provision for adult prisoners, but all are supplied with religious and other books,

A School mastor instructs the juvenile offenders. Male prisoners sentenced to 2 years and upwards may earn the remission of sentence by industry and good conditet.

Female prisoners sentenced to 2 years and npwards may earn and remission of sentence by industry and good conduct.

Male and Female prisoners with sentences of less than 2 years but exceeding 6 months may earn th remission by industry and good conduct,

The Governor may grant remission

grounds or for any special reason.

on medical

Yos, during the year there were 19 dentlis-natural causes 16, suicides 2 and 1 execution.

Good.

1. ¡ (a) In-patients :-Influenza, Chronic Opium Poisoning, Pulmonary Tuberenlosis, Diarrhoen, Cellulitis, Bronchitis.

1932.

2.

1933.

(5) Out-patients :-Chronie Opium Poisoning, Scabies, Chronie Tuberculosis, Gonorrhær, Hæmorrhoids, Syphilis.

1. (a) In-patients-Influenza, Chronic Opium Poisoning, Cellulitis, Observation, Acute Bronchitis, Diarrhoea, Pulmonary Tuber- culosis, Acnte Rheumatism & Bacilliary Dy- sentery.

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(b) Out-patients :—Chronic Opium Poisoning, Chronic Tuberculosis, Scabies, Gonorrhoea, Heruiu, Hæmorrhoids Syphilis, Active Taber- culosis and Tinen,

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