40.0.133
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ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
[338.].
RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued,
QUESTIONS.
1. General Description of the Prison: whether Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise? (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of the Buildings, &c.)
(Blan attached)
2. Under whose jurisdiction and super- intendence; and what measures are adopted for securing the Visitation of the Prison by the Local Magistrates or other authorities? (A Copy of the Rules and Regulations to be for- warded with the Return.)
3. Number of Officers, and how ap- pointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclu- sively!
ANSWERS.
Victoria Common Garl and House of Correctim, and the general receiving and Convict Prison' the British
for leansular Ports of
China and Japan.
Under the direction of a Superintendent Suljick more immediately to the Governor of the Colony, but also to the Magistrates
who visit weekly the fence. and
justices of in rotation at 'uncertain hos. She justices note their visits and their Remarks
on the discipline for vor of the Prison in a journal which is inspected Weekly by the loolmial becretary.
1 Superintendent appointed by Secretary
1. Colork.
of
Stato.
1 Warden.
do. do.
Gouernor of Colony.
de.
• Interpreter
d..
do.
8 European Sumkeys.
du.
d..
10. Indians. Lov.
du.
d.
1 Mation.
ds.
do.
do.
dr.
1 Messenger.
all the
Females reside in the Prison.
thisoners by the Mation.
aww
attended Exclusively
are 12 classes or wards
Europeans Indians. Chinese
There
Diblürs
dr.
to
on Remand
de.
du.
Abio demeanants do.
Felona.
du.
d.
du.
4. Number of Classes, Divisions, or Wards, Day-rooms, Work-rooms, and Airing-yards (with reference Plan); and whether the same can be extended or increased!
iz:
•
[ 339.]
RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.
QUESTIONS.
6. Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and Weekly Cost per head for the dif ferent description of Prisoners? and under what system and control the Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the Prisoners is contracted for, or otherwise provided?
7. Allowance of Clothing and Bed-
ding, and Cost
head? per
ANSWERS.
Europeans prisonera
receive w
weekly
Bread Beef or book Vegetables Sugar
Sea!. sall".
doaje. Fireword.
This cat $1.05eta -
168
chinese and Colored
prismers receive weekly
y the
Rice
Sia.
dall.
Допр.
This cast uq cents.
Each European prisoner has 2 Blankets a Mattress and a pillow. Chinese have & mate and I Blanket. The Cost pur head yearly is abou!
for Europeans and $2.50 for
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8. Hours of Labour and Exercise?
Firm
។
all the
9. Description of Employment and
Hard Labour?
ap-
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 ?
Chinese.
am to noo, and from 1P.M. 15P.m year
round all presoners unemployed or in solitary anfinement take 2 hours
walking Exercise daily.
Oakum ficking Stone breaking mal-making, washing clothes for Civil Hospital in side the Geart. Cleaning and repairing roads outside ette Gaol.
these ar
The earnings amount to £417: 1:44
paid into the bolonial Treasury Monthly as reimbursements the proportion this amount bears to the total yearly coat: the Establishment is as abmb 1 to 15.
of
classification is carried out.
and
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?
The
works well.
5. Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary
or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground?
146 Sleeping cello of these 41 are
dark cells. there are also
celle
Mone
•
dark
of these are below ground:
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?
Prismers
May
receive visits or letters from
once in three months'
their friends under the following restriction.
Felmo Misdemeanants
On Remand Debloss
once in dis touto
According to Regulations
Adlibitum.".
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