D. 1337 15
ALLY WIDECORD DEION OF THE,
PUBLIC
OFFICE, LONDON
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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.
QUESTIONS.
ANSWERS.
1. General Description of the Prison: Cemmen Gael, consisting of 3 detached building whether Common Gaol, House of which are surrounded by a stone Wall and at the Correction, or otherwise? (To be St & ingles kr erected 2 lowers vecpied by pist accompanied by a Ground Plan of of the duet Staff, also the Guol Gormor's residence the Buildings, &c.)
and office which overlocks the Gad compound for the Month caloo Jumhey's Quarters on the croith the lower seen of which is used no a
Failers Pho en werking days son Sundays
chapel, the Debtor's fail is an invoen e detached building on th death of the compound.
2. Under whose jurisdiction and super- intendence; and what measures are adopted for securing the Visitation of
the Prison by the Local Magistrates
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Under the Governor of the Gavl, who sme Magistrales en Justices of the Peace, in rotation Crventars neetily, be fur of the visiting or other Authorities? (A Copy of or the Rules and Regulations to be for. warded with the Return.)
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3. Number of Officers, and how ap. 1 Geimer 1 Marder 14 Eurnkey's. Exsepeans
pointed? Do all the Officers reside allahun 7eblin yaol Secinhey&b Gaul Guards Breitenr in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners appointed under authority of this Excellency the attended by Female Officers exclu- Gener. They all reside on the Gaol premises, & Female prisoners cu exttended by the Matron exclusively
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sively?
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4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or leitt the exception of Deblers where are
Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and no means
of Classifying or divesting Prisoners. Airing-yards (with reference to a tens under the Barnkey's Quarters is used Plan); and whether the same can as a failors shop No there is also confenters &
Blacksmith shops, with a shed for alone breaking see the principal yard is common to all prisoner present arrangements cannot be exkurded or
be extended or increased?
the
increased.
5. Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary The 32 cells a compartments into which the
or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are
below ground?
sleeping solitary dark or
Gurls apartments. Lender gromed.
are divided an all used as
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cells.
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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c. continued.
QUESTIONS.
6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and Weekly Cost per head for the dif-
ANSWERS.
Eurefuan prisoners receive unkly 7th brind 34 th of Reef ok 74 Vegetables, 17 the Sugar, 3033 oka, sez, sult 20zs soap
ferent description of Prisoners? and 7/4-h Firework at a cost of about £. tf wh ouch Chinese and under what system and control the rive weekly 1234/4 the Rice Dish 14 to or in line three of Food, Medicine, and Clothing for luice a week vegetables 2/3 ll Fva:36js salt 303s deaf2938 Fireword the Prisoners is contracted for, or 14 alacak of 2.2/0 cocks. Next contracted for yearly. - otherwise provided?
Medicine supplies from Civil Porfilal Clothing is made in Gool for ling sentenced prisoners the materials charged for in the Gadd ucounts all under inthority from His Exalliney the Gorunor.
and Cost per head ?
on the roads
7. Allowance of Clothing and Bedding, caropian prisoners receive 2 blankets chinese (in Wenter)
1 blanket & Chinese, aliansports men working are sorpfeleed with a Gavl uniform otherwise there is no regulated issue of clothing.
8. Hours of Labour and Exercise?
In Summer from 6et ett to 5 p.m. winter from 7ot allo 4.4 P.el6. with intervals for meals. Debtors and Aben und trial ven solitary are allowed one. hear allowing severing for cxercise
Oakum ficking Mat making Cookes reucepers repairing evads
9. Description of Employment and eutside beating stones invade. the Excaumill for
Hard Labour?
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10. Amount of Earnings, and how
plied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the fund
for the maintenance of the Prison ?
11. Whether the Classification directed
by the Colonial Act has been ob- served: if not, for what reasons; and
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not in Fron's.
short
Cash proceeds of Gaol Laber amounting / £111.4/47 have been pain into the Colonial Treasury chest in 188 Infurpation as one is to Faventy Fives!
The classification has not been carried and except as regards Debtors in Consequence of the insufficient Gail Accommodation; at New Gart is about Being
what measures have been taken to built. 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?
every
Convece prisoners may receive a visch: er a Letter
shree months, or oftener or the order of a Magistrate, at the discretion of the East Governor, clothing if necessary may be received by strict examination and Debtor's or untried prisoners only are allowed
or
to receive food from their friends.
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