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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.-continued.

QUESTIONS.

ANSWERS.

1. General description of the Prison: Common fail, consisting of t

these detached whether Common Gaol, House of Buildings surrounced by a sters call 20, Correction, or otherwise?

(To be fat high. At the south cast and south. accompanied by a Ground Plan of nest angles are cruited tier watch-tower iw the Buildings, &c.)

which a porting of the Brison Guard reside, and overlok the Jail Compound. The Debtors Brison is outside of the above stalls, is a VELY insecure building

and totally inapfiticable to

Вене it's present use, being portion of a toimisly memfund as a private residence.

the. Theriff generally, a 2. Culer whose jurisdiction and super- That of

intendeuce; and what measures are Juch!imonidiatiil adopted for securing the Visitation of the Privent as réitédences on the Prison by the Local Magistrates the Chiefs freistant Magistrates, and or other authorities? (A Copy of the also by the break Rules and Regulations to be forwarded

with the Return.)

3. Number of Officers, and how ap- One Jaires,

wake by (Justices at their option.

of the

Apsistant Dills, and two

How

Turnkeys. pointed? Do all the Officers reside in the lader and hit Afeistant reside in a paction

that Building

which

forms the Debtors" Prison, the the latter within the Prison walls. ex the Prison is also protected by me Chinnie and tim

Indian Squards, cola sedive within the walls.

the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Feroale Officers clusively?

4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and

Airing-yards (with reference to Plan); and whether the same can be extended

or increased!

When there are torral Imake Prisoners, any from the number is kleited to attend upon the rett

Stumber of Clayes, Fine Livided into Chain- Karch Labour within Prison walls. Simple gang,

imprisonment, Men decaiting triak, ases sontencei Solitary Confinement. Divisions or Warks for of the Prison yard is set aside, working in Airing yard ons, which is sufficiently large for all pusproses.

to

5. Portion

5. Number of Sleeping-cells, Solitary Foustica Reeping cells, which are week as Solitary cell's when acquire? . Nine of these,

or Dark-cells, &c.; and if any are below-ground

are calculated to contain Is new cash,

and five 6 mon each. Nose are grounds.

belno

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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.

QUESTIONS.

6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and

Couropean

ANSWERS Protomers receive

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weekly Bref 35 the Weekly Cost per head for the dif-head 7 the Pegetables 7 the Sugar 148, 50g. Fin 38 of ferent descriptions of Prisoners? and Seafs 1th. per muy par month. The weakly cost per under what system and control the head being 2/5 = as for Contract. Coloured Brisoners Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the recurs weekly. Ria 10t Catters, Fich 14, Thels, or in Prisoners is contracted for, or other-law of Fish & Tails of Myctables a day, with a

proportion of Firewors for Cooking, the wickly cost per head being 1/2's

Contract. Clothing is fr.. contracted for when pequired. Medicines are Purvised

Aurgeon.

wise provided!

by

the Colonchk

7. Allowaner of Clothing and Bedding, Clothing is not ifined at any fixed for recat on her fleurs

and Cost per bead?

8. Hours of Labour and Exercise?

Hard Labour?

forried, but as tapacirad Bedding under Arinilar clothing is about $3.50 and of thing that $1 for suit Reddit cret of $3.40. Fer Chinese

Europians consists of one cotton quilt and his

A

one mats ait

blanket at a cost of $1. Euring the past year no clothing has been required.

From & A. M. till duck Poll with intervals for meals. Hours of Exercise from 8 A. M. to 1P. M. in the Prison Firandah,

9. Description of Employment and Chenes aut Litored Briteners in Wecking

the Roads, cleansing Prisons, cooking, carrying,

within water, & duorpeans in breaking stones prison walls.

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

None. All labour is on account.

Government.

of

11. Whether the Classification directed Shave not ban furnished with bolonial

by the Colonial Act has been observed;

if not, for what reasons; and what

measures have been taken to remedy this defect!

Act.

Lare

12. Are convicted Prisoners prohibited Convicted. Prisoners are not allowed to from receiving Visits, or Letters or receive Food etter than Jail Alorrance. any articles of Food or Clothing from Letters and Clothing, cere allowed, as also their Relatives or Friends: if not, occasional visits from their Friends, at

the discretion of the

under what restrictions?

Jailer