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V.-COMPARATIVE TABLE.
COMPARATIVE Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and~
Acquittals for the last Four Years.
The number of offences reported to the police
The number of persons apprehended by the police or sum-
moned before the Magistrates
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1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
12,929
11,836
12,937
12,534
18,036
The number of summary convictions-
1. For offences against the person
1,611
1,279
2. For prædial larceny
76
61
938 74
1,084
149
3. For offences against property other than prædial
401
447
817
471
3,416
4,082
3,877
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3,971
37
67
58
47
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larceny
4. For other offences
The number of convictions in the Superior Courts--
1. For offences against the person
2 For prædial larceny
3. For offences against property other than prædial
larceny
4. For other offences
The number of persons acquitted-
1. In the Inferior Courts..
2. In the Superior Courra,
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15
17
21
19
10
23
14
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4,956 60
4,474 35
3,401
4,326
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Gaols and Prisoners.
STATISTICAL Return for the Prisons of Trinidad for 1874.
Numbers Committed Number of those
for' Debt,
Want of Bail, and
Punishment.
Committed
who have
been previously
Number of Persons Committed
to Penal Imprisonment,* including "Penal Bervitude," (if that term is used in the
Colony to describe any
Punishment).
Name and Nature of the
Prisons.
(Whether "Common Geol," "Penitentiary, &c.) Mere "Lock-ups" not
to be inserted.
Royal Gaol, Port-of-Spain
Persons Committed
Convicted.
Total Number
to 1874.
Por Debt.
Custody till
Trial, or for want
Penal Imprison- ment.*
For purposes of
of Security,
Union.
Twice.
Thrice or moFT.
For Five Years or
inone.
more, but less than For One Your or
For more than Three Months, and le
For Three Months han Owe Year.
Five Years.
or less.
The Daily Average Number in
Prison.
Hospital during the Year 1874. The Number of Admissions to
The Daily Average on the Sick List.
The Number of Deaths during 1874.
235 3,100 1,692
725 060
725
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58 195 2,829
406 682
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Chaguanas Dépôt Carrera's Island Depôt..
3,577 42
Total
3,377
42
2333,100 1,692
725 960
12
58
195 2,828 406 682 59
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Men Women Juveniles
2,793 38
221 2,529
1,421
589 777
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57
14
489 223
113 163
186 2,267 3GH 497 56 22
8 480
36 170
82
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By Penal Imprisonment is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of Justion, an distinguished from imprisonment for sale custody, &c.
Questions and Answers.
Q. 1.-If the prison is on the separate system, is the separation complete? And if not, what is the separation enforced by day and night respectively ?--. There are 95 separate cells at the Royal Gaol, and 86 separate cells at the Chaguanas Convict Depôt. · Separation is effected by night as far as the number of cells permits. The prisoners are employed in gangs by day.
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Q 2.—If not on the seperate system, what provision is there for the superaision of the prisoners while in association ?-4. At all stations prisoners are under the constant supervision of turnkeys by day. At the Royal Gaol and at Chaguanas, prisoners in association at night are inspected through gratings at uncertain intervals by the night watches. At Carrera's Island the associated wards are lighted and can be inspected from the turnkey's quarters.
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Q. 3.-How many cells are there, and how many associated wards ?—At the Royal Gaol, 96 separate cells, 4 punishment cells, 42 cells for more than one prisoner, 1 asso- ciated ward, debtor's quarters. At Changuanas Convict Depôt, 80 separate cells, 1 associated ward. At Carrera's Island, 2 associated wards.
Q. 4. Taking the average number of prisoners in gaol how many cubic feet of space are there for each proner during the hours of sleep?A. About 783.
Q. 5.-How are the prisoners classified P-4. 1st class-Debtors, witnesses; 2nd class-Prisoners waiting trial; 3rd class-Prisoners for non-payment of fines; 4th class-Military prisoners; 5th class-Prisoners sentenced to hard labour for less than two years; 6th class-Prisoners sentenced to hard labour for two years and more; 7th class-Prisoners under sixteen years of age.
Q. 6.—Is penal labour (that is, labour by treadmill, crank, or shot-drill) in force?
S. No.
Q. 7.-If so, during what periods of imprisonment, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours, is such penal labour enforced? In stating hours of treadwheel labour, give first, the total time on and off at the wheel, &c.; secondly, the length of spells, and intervals of rest-4. See answer to No. 6.
Q. 8.--What kind of labour, other than penal labour, is in use ?-At the Royal Gaol-Males, quarrying stone, breaking stones for roads, dressing stone, keeping the grounds of Government institutions clean, working at various trades within the gaol walls for the service of the gaol and other Government establishments, and the necessary service of the gaol; females, washing, sewing, and breaking stones. Prisoners confined at Changuanas Convict Depôt (all males)-Carrying railway sleepers hauling timber, cutting traces through the forest, and repairing tramroad. At Carrera's Island (all males) Quarrying stone and making road metal,
Q. 9.-If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the gaol state-4. Yes;
nearly all.
i. On what kind of work they are so employed ?—See answer to question No. 8. 2. How are they supervised?-Prisoners at labour are divided into gangs, and are under the supervision of Turnkeys, in the proportion of one Turnkey to about fifteen prisoners.
3. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years P-1872, 21 (16 captured); 1873, 17
(13 captured); 1874, 15 (15 captured).
4. How are the profits of their labour accounted for ?-Moneys received by the Superintendent of Prisons and paid into the Treasury monthly. The annual report shows the value of prisoners' labour which is employed almost entirely for Public Establishments.
Q. 10. What was the total annual cost of the prison during the year 1874 P A. Including the pay of the staff, 7,6321. 18s. 3jd,
Q. 11. What was the annual amount of the prisoners' carfings during 1874 ?—
A. 5,8501. 15s. 6d.
Q. 12. What are the number of hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in asso- ciation, are the dormitories lighted; and how often are they patrolled during the night? -A. Eleven hours.
Q. 13. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by prisoners undergoing imprisonment?-A. 198 solitary confinement, 11 whippings, 14 placed in irons.
Q. 11.-Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chaplains of any, and what, religious persuasions ?-4. At the Royal Gaol-Church of England Chaplain, Roman Catholic Chaplain.
Q. 15.-Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any what, religious persuasion ?—A. At the Royal Gaol, religious Service is performed regularly every Sunday by the Church of England and Roman Catholic Chaplains.
At Chaguanas and Carrera's Island, the Church of England Service has been read by the Turnkeys in charge of those stations, until recently at the former depôt, when Church of England and Roman Catholic Clergy have per- formed service every Sunday,
Q. 16.-Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion ?. and are they apprized when persons of their respective persuasions enter the prison ?—A. Ministers of all religious denominations are allowed to see prisoners of their own persuasion when not employed at labour.
Q. 17-What provision is made for the education of prisoners ?—4. A Teacher attends at the Royal gaol from 5 to 6 o'clock, P.M. four times a-week and gives instruc-
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