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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.

QUESTIONS.

ANSWERS.

1. General description of the Prison;, & common sait. The Buildings whether Common Gaol, House of both ill suited for a Sail and Correction, or otherwise! (To be insecure. Pidh Haw hereunto accompanied by a Ground Plan of attached.

the Buildings, &c.)

are

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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.--continued.

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS.

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6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and Colored Risoners are allowed Lelt Fish and Weekly Cost per head for the dif- Rice, coding weekly 1/1's a head. While Risoners allowed to to Beef Itt Bread, and Yea ante Sugar ferent descriptions of Prisoners? and twice a day, costing weekly 379 a bind. Medicins under what system and control the supplied by the Colonial burgers and paid for be Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the ment- Food and Rothing supplied by the Prisoners is contracted for, or other adore of the Chief Magidratis Departsount at

cheaper rated thinn they could be contrasted fore wise provided?

2. Under whose jurisdiction and super-,

James Collins, Sailor: Vide Copy of intendence; and what measures are Rules asic Regulations marked B. adopted for securing the Visitation of the Cireif Magistrate resides within 200 the Prison by the Local Magistrates yards of the Jail, and the Risoners or other authorities? (A Copy of the are visited by the Assistant Magistrate Rules and Regulations to be forwarded mu a wék.

with the Return.)

One Sailer, one Asistant Sailer, and one Furnkey. Of these, the Sailer resides in

Building within 10n 12.

3 yards of Ittre Suit The Afristunt Sailor and Funkely in a There is a les attached to, and residing in the forming fract of the Debtors Rison.

3. Number of Officers, and bow up Maine Building of the Sail, a Guard of Cacopeans

pointed? Do all the Officers reside in

the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers ex- clusively?

4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or,

Wergeant.

and / Chincte

& Rivates, Indians 12 Rivates

Female Risoners have seldom hittrests been inmates of the Juil. When they have

sof been so they have been confired in solitary Celts under the site superintendence of the Pailers

Vide Ran: In Ronn M./ the Chain bang is confined when not at work. de Room Mr. 2 are Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and confined purccipally persons committed for the Airing-yards (with reference to Pisa); and #tress permanded for further examinations and whether the same can be extended In Rare. N24 ore. confined the Suuropean Risovist

The two Rooms Dot 3 avs 5 are used for the brit Guard. The Solitary Arts in the detached Buildings, for Films and miscellaneous Rismert

or increased?

The Saif's can be extinded by adding an repper story to them. Debtors are afford to walk about entir the Magistracy Compound for two or three home during the day.

5. Number of Sleeping-cells, Solitary All the Cells are. Sleeping Cells. There are

or Dark-cells, &c.; and if any are twcioc Solitary Cells. Nove dark or

below-ground?

ground.

below

7. Allowance of Clothing and Bedding, Two Suits in the Year to Convicts who works

and Cost per bead?

on the Roads, costing 4ff a suit. Bedding allowed only in exinter, and to three Rymers who are unable to provide Bedding for theomadus

an

8. Hours of Labour and Exercise? From six A. M. until six P. M. with

interval of one hour and a half for Meals.

Hard Labour?

9. Description of Employment and Comployed in working on the public reads, and as many as are required to diage the prison, cook the meals, and perform other necessary duties about the prisons premisa

Not

10. Amount of Earnings, and how sp- plied; in what proportion to the Pri- soners, to the Officers, or to the fund for the maintenance of the Prison?

11. Whether the Classification directed by the Colonial Act has been observed: if not, for what reasons; and what measures have been taken to remedy this defect?

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12. Are Convicted Prisoners prohibited Allowed to receive Visitors with the sanction from receiving Visits, or Letters, or of the Magistrate, and to receive Food and any articles of Food or Clothing from Articles of blothing which have been

their Relatives or Friends: if not,

under what restrictions ?

previously inspected by the Sailer.

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