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

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS.

1. General Description of the Prison Common God, consisting of thrie detached buildings

whether Common Gaol, House of durrounded by a stone wall. At the South East and South Correction, or otherwise? (To bethitangles 1 are necked tipo Towers occupied by Gaol Staff. accompanied by a Ground Plan of Carey Riidence and Office creelook the Good Compound the Buildings, &c.)

on the bouth. A Room for Chapel with Turnikeys quarters. above stands on north side of Gast complound .

2. Under whose jurisdiction and super-

Winter the Stiff garrain and the Gooler intendence; and what measures are

Immediately. The Gool is visited by Juctices adopted for securing the Visitation of of the Peace in, rotation and occ the Prison by the Local Magistrates the Chief Magishale.

•ccasionally.

or other Authorities? (A Copy of

the Rules and Regulations to be for-

warded with the Return.)

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3. Number of Officers, and how ap. OriGrier. One Ossistant Be Two Turnkeys.

pointed? Do all the Officers reside tuvaks. Sy Midian Garl Grands. One in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners Chinese Tumkey. Ono Female Turkey. attended by Female Officers exclu. Female prisoners are attended by the Female sively?

Turkey only

RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued,

QUESTIONS.

ANSWERS

6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and luxoferm propers, wie se niy, Neep Births, Bead Wo, regtubes Weekly Cost per head for the diff soy: Thu 3/20 and woop 12 po menth cach costfer ferent description of Prisoners? and week each. Cdous prisonon pecive in hey thee 10 Catties. under what system and control the Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the Prisoners is contracted for, or otherwise provided?

7. Allowance of Clothing and Bedding,

and Cost per head?

8. Hours of Labour and Exercise?

fan of Fish's Tacts regatables a day) with finerood for cooking. Weily cost iffen.

Food contracted for yearly smspected by Gadey.

Medicines puppleid from Gort Cut Hospital by direction of Glomat Kingion. Clothing supplied ither recessary.

No regulated supply. In winter totankelt an issued

to Riserne. clothing lobin

necessary.

Colored Prisoners, Kinkenced to Hard Labour, work from 6 am till 5.P. Mo with interval for breakfast. Eurpeans from blev lillk P.M with interrass for encals. Hours ofqucys for turopeans remain awaiting tual or not sentenced to Hard Labour, from 's am till 1 Pitt, Chinese Dr 2 hours daily,

9. Description of Employment and Codywork on the wads, cleaning filon, Coding Stone

Hard Labour?

10. Amount of Earnings, and how up. plied; in what proportion to the

Prisoners, to the Officers, or the furd for the maintenance of the Prison ?

Leaking se. - Farof same stone beating within Rison - Alis working Freadmill, lo

All laboris on accourt of Gensennent. Incipally store booking for the Roads.

4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or 8 Classes-vig: Felons unter Sixtence of

Wards; Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and dio- all ether Frlons- Mildewnasanh - Risones Airing-yards (with reference to commilled for hial for Felony. De for Miodemeanors. Plan); and whether the same can Remanded prisoners - Approvers and Debtors. Part of compound used for working, part for airing.

be extended or increased?

5. Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary 14 hoping to which are used as koritary allo

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

are

when required. g of these will contain a Risonareach and Scells with accommnodale 6 men in sach. None ase below ground.

11. Whether the Classification directed by the Colonial Act has been ob served: if not, for what reasons; and

what measures have been taken to remedy this defect?

12. Are convicted Prisoners prohibited

from receiving Visits, or Letters, or

any articles of Food or Clothing from

their Relatives or Friends: if not, under what restrictions?

The classification directed by the folgerial act is carried out as far as the increasing number of < idency and insufficient accommodation + will permit.

Convicted prisoners may be visited once in Thee months, or aftener at discution of the Gooler, or be supplied with these articles, after inspection by him.