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General Description of the Prison: whether Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise? (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of the Buildings, &c.)
Common Gaol, House of Correction, and the General Receiving & Convict Prison for British Consular prisoners of China and Japan.
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Under whose jurisdiction and superintendence; 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 forwarded with the Return.)
Under the direction of a Superintendent, subject more immediately to the Governor of the Colony, and also to the Magistrates Justices of the Peace, who visit weekly in rotation, at certain hours, making their remarks on the discipline of the Prison, in a Journal which is inspected regularly by the Colonial Secretary.
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Number of Officers, and how appointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclusively?
One Superintendent appointed by Secretary of State. 1 Clerk, 1 Warden, 1 Interpreter of Chinese, 1 Matron, 1 Surgeon, & European Turnkeys + 18 Indian Warders appointed by the Governor of the Colony. Female prisoners are attended exclusively by the Matron; all officers reside in the Prison.
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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?
12 Classes of Wards:
The accommodation can be increased if required.
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Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground?
140 Sleeping Cells, of which 46 are separate Cells and 4 dark Cells, one below ground.
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Dietary or Weekly Allowance, and Weekly Cost per head for the different description of Prisoners? and under what system and control the Food, Medicine, and Clothing for the Prisoners is contracted for, or otherwise provided?
Prisoners segregated separately.
Daily Dietary:
The cost of each Indian prisoner is 19 [currency]. Tenders are received in [month] for the supply of provisions; if procured in the Colony, medicines are supplied by the Civil Hospital, but for the future will be obtained from England.
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Allowance of Clothing and Bedding, and Cost per head?
The male convict prisoner has a Bed rug, 2 Blankets only. Male prisoners, Chinese have a mat, blanket, and bedding; for each European the cost of bedding is about £6 yearly.
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Hours of Labour and Exercise?
The hours of labour are the same all the year round, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Prisoners employed; last two hours walking exercise daily.)
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Description of Employment and Hard Labour?
Solitary confinement: Stone Breaking, Mat Making, Coal Screening, making Clothing & Bedding inside the Jail, and cleaning & repairing the roads of the settlement under the direction of the Surveyor General.
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Amount of Earnings, and how applied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the Fund for the maintenance of the Prison?
The overall cash paid into the Colonial Treasury during the year on account of prison earnings is paid into the fund for the maintenance of prisoners confined during this year. All roads in the District have been kept in repair by prison labour; an average of [number] European prisoners per day have done good service in constructions of the [new mint?]. The classification has been carried into effect and works well.
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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?
The classification has been carried into effect and works well.
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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?
*And the following restrictions: Friends and relatives may write with leave of the Superintendent once in three months. Misdemeanants once in two weeks. Convicted prisoners—according to Gaol Regulations, ad libitum until the hour of 5 p.m. every day but not on Sundays.*
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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.--continuech
QUESTIONS.
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.)
ANSWERS.
Common Gaol, House of Correction, and the Gental raiving & Conviel Prison. for Are British Consular poils of time.
and Japan..
Hide the direction of a superintendent subject
more inemedialety to the Gevemor of the Colony, has also to the Tragishätes Justice of its peace, who wront wrevety In rotation, at emcertain hours, meting then remarsts on the discipline 1 of the Prism, in a Journal which is inspected nestly by the Colonial Secretary.
One inperintendent appointed by stenetary of Hate. I list, I harden, 1 Interpreter of Chriss, I mation, I Mufunger, & unopean Turnley +18 Indian. Pumileys appromited by the Governor of the Colony, Semmle fuismun are alluded neclusively by the Mation, all
queurs reside in the Orion.
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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued.
QUESTIONS.
ding, and Cost per head?
Hard Labour?
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ANSWERS.
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for Indians Chris 19. Fenders are received in New for the supply of forisions oil or for
If fronchained in the Colony. Ars
firedionas are unpfatred by the Civil thospitat
trs for the future will be oblained from England.
the mid
Emote Confrom finisarer has a Bed rug. 2. Blandeti a only,
mallus pillars, Chimes have a mase Plantlet
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yearly.
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same all the
BE MA
year round,
from 9 am to 12 hoov and.
from 1 m. liel & om. (frewaren inployed. laste tus hour walking exercise daily.
solitary confinement
More Breasting, Matinasting: Cholsun p
mashing Clothing & Bedding inside the Jail, and cleaning & refroiding the roads of the belongs apisting in the section of the Mimt in der the direction of the Surveyor Germal.
The overalt of cash paid into the Clovial breaming during
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you or acquins of five caring is het be by properties of in est le the fund for the maintenance, firimmen confined during this geht. But all this Reads in the District of Pretoria have been slept in repair. by Anwar labor, an average of livinly European survenue for day have dove good servies in bructions of the The dat
new tint
apisting in
defaification has been carried into effet
and works well. ·
or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground?
Cells and Jace dorst" Cello, more
of the Gett
one below ground.
from receiving Visits, or Letters, or
any
articles of Food or Clothing from their Relatives or Friends: if not, under what restrictions?
friends indel Filour
scrive with of litle from their
mes in three monitu. Misdemeanants oned in die weute.
Anisonen schlemand - according to Gail Regulat Leblin, ad libitum tell the how of 5 PM. aveed
day but not on
Sundays.
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