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Questions.
VI.—Is penal Inbour—that is, labour by tread-mill, crank, or shot-drill-in force ?
VII.—If so, during what periods of imprisonments, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many bours, is such penal labour enforced? In stating hours of tread-wheel labour, give, first, the total time on and off at the wheel, etc.; secondly, the length of spells and intervals of rest.
VII-What kind of labour, other than penal labour. is in use?
IX. If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the Gaol, state—
1. On what kind of work they are so employed?
2. How are they supervised?
3. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the Gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years?
4. How are the protits of their labour accounted
for?
X-What was the total antital cost of the Prison during the year 1935 P
Answers.
There is no tread-mill. Shot-drill, crank-Inbour, and carrying stone ara no longer practised.
The hours of labour throughout the year are from 7 s.m. to 4 p.m., one bour being allowed for the mid- slay meal.
No work is usually performed on Saturday after- noons, Sundays, Xions Day, Good Friday & Chinese New Year Day.
Tailoring, shoe-making, painting, photography, weaving, net-making, carpentering, grass and coir making, rattan work, type casting, printing, book-binding, tinsmithing, washing, cleaning, garden- ing, and ineidental repairs to the Prison buildings.
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1. Detached parties are employed on garden work, building or repairs.
2. By armed guards.
3. 1983 Nil,
1984 Nil.
1935 Nil.
4. Credited to Revenne.
The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1935 WRB $748.120,33 of which the sum of $2,312.00 was refunded for the subsistence of Military Court Martial prisoners, Debtors, &e., as follows :—
Debtors,
Consulate prisoners, Canton, Military prisoners,.
..$1,920 00 273.00
119.00
$2,312.00
XI-What was the amotint of the prisoners' earnings during 1935 ?
XII. What is the number of the hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in association, are the dortai- tories lighted ? and how often are they patrolled during the night?
$204,151.03.
The average time allotted for sleep is about 11 hours in 24.
The cells of the Victoria Gnol are not artificially lighted, but lights are kept burning in all passages and 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 Halls,
Patrols are on duty in Victoria Gaol throughout the night, and patrol the corridors, passages and yards of the prison constantly. The patrols are visited at frequent intervals by a Principal Wardor,
At Lai Chi Kok the patrols ure behind a grille through which they supervise the prisoners. Thoy are frequently visited by senior officers,
The Female Prison is artificially lighted throughout. Wardresses patrol at night.