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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference: TIILUC.O. 133 23 BE

PHOTOGRAPH NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

[544]

RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued

QUESTIONS

General Description of the Prison: whether, Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise? (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of the Buildings, &c.).

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.)

Number of Officers, and how appointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclusively?

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?

Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground?

[54]

QUESTIONS (continued)

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?

Allowance of Clothing and Bedding, and Cost per head?

Hours of Labour and Exercise?

Description of Employment and Hard Labour?

Amount of Earnings, and how applied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the Fund for the maintenance of the Prison?

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?

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?

ANSWERS

1. & 2. Common Gaol, House of Correction and the general receiving and Convict Prison for the British Consular Port of China and Japan. Under the direction of a Superintendent, subject to the control of the Governor but also to the Magistrates, and visited weekly by Justices of the Peace. Regulations at the prison house, noting the discipline of the prison in a journal which is inspected monthly by the Colonial Secretary.

3. The Superintendent (appointed by Secretary of State), Clerk, Warders, the Interpreter of Chinese, one Matron, one Messenger, Fifteen European Turnkeys and thirty Indian Peons appointed by the Governor of the Colony. All officers reside in the prison. Female prisoners attended by female officers exclusively.

4. Classes of Wards, viz.:— European 12, Indian 12, Prisoners on Remand, Felons, Chinese. 10 Airing or exercise Yards; the accommodation has been considerably increased & further extended.

5. There are 166 sleeping cells, of which none are below ground. 12 separate cells; no dark cells.

6. Prisoners receive weekly: Europeans — Bread 1 lb, Rice, Fish, Salt, etc.; Chinese — similar scale; Indians — similar scale. The weekly cost for food for each European prisoner is 95 cents and for Chinese 44 cents. A contract entered into for the supply of provisions for the year. Medicines are supplied by the Civil Hospital and the other supplies purchased in the colony and partly from England.

7. European prisoners clothed in European style: each European has a bed, blankets, mattress, pillow. Chinese and Indians: a mat and blanket only. All supplied under Colonial Surgeon's Order. Cost for clothing and bedding: European about $6 per annum, Chinese about $3.58 per annum.

8. The hours of labour are the same all the year round, viz., from 6 A.M. to 12 noon, and from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. All prisoners, except those in solitary confinement, take two hours exercise daily.

9. Stone breaking, mat making, carpet beating, washing Clothing & Bedding inside of the Gaol, cleaning, repairing the Roads of the Colony, and assisting in working the Mint under the direction of the Superintendent & Master of the Mint.

10. The amount of earnings paid into the Colonial Treasury was £2,000 (approx.). If the daily average number of Chinese prisoners at 10 cents for repairing roads, etc., for 365 days, and the labour of Europeans at 20 cents, the amount would be about £1,636 9s 2d, which would be a proportion of about 1/4 to the gross annual expenditure of the prison including alterations and repairs to buildings which have been considerable during the past year.

11. The classification directed by the Colonial Act has been observed. The classification has been carried into effect.

12. Prisoners may receive visits or letters from their friends under the following restrictions: Convicts once in two months; Prisoners on Remand according to Gaol Regulations; Debtors till the hour of 4 P.M. daily (Sundays excepted). The day before the expiration of their sentences, the friends of prisoners are allowed to bring in clothing. Debtors and prisoners on Remand are allowed to receive food and clothing from their friends.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: TIILUC.O. 133 23 BE PHOTOGRAPH NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON [544] RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued QUESTIONS General Description of the Prison: whether, Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise? (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of the Buildings, &c.). 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.) Number of Officers, and how appointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclusively? 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? Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground? [54] QUESTIONS (continued) 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? Allowance of Clothing and Bedding, and Cost per head? Hours of Labour and Exercise? Description of Employment and Hard Labour? Amount of Earnings, and how applied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the Fund for the maintenance of the Prison? 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? 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? ANSWERS 1. & 2. Common Gaol, House of Correction and the general receiving and Convict Prison for the British Consular Port of China and Japan. Under the direction of a Superintendent, subject to the control of the Governor but also to the Magistrates, and visited weekly by Justices of the Peace. Regulations at the prison house, noting the discipline of the prison in a journal which is inspected monthly by the Colonial Secretary. 3. The Superintendent (appointed by Secretary of State), Clerk, Warders, the Interpreter of Chinese, one Matron, one Messenger, Fifteen European Turnkeys and thirty Indian Peons appointed by the Governor of the Colony. All officers reside in the prison. Female prisoners attended by female officers exclusively. 4. Classes of Wards, viz.:— European 12, Indian 12, Prisoners on Remand, Felons, Chinese. 10 Airing or exercise Yards; the accommodation has been considerably increased & further extended. 5. There are 166 sleeping cells, of which none are below ground. 12 separate cells; no dark cells. 6. Prisoners receive weekly: Europeans — Bread 1 lb, Rice, Fish, Salt, etc.; Chinese — similar scale; Indians — similar scale. The weekly cost for food for each European prisoner is 95 cents and for Chinese 44 cents. A contract entered into for the supply of provisions for the year. Medicines are supplied by the Civil Hospital and the other supplies purchased in the colony and partly from England. 7. European prisoners clothed in European style: each European has a bed, blankets, mattress, pillow. Chinese and Indians: a mat and blanket only. All supplied under Colonial Surgeon's Order. Cost for clothing and bedding: European about $6 per annum, Chinese about $3.58 per annum. 8. The hours of labour are the same all the year round, viz., from 6 A.M. to 12 noon, and from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. All prisoners, except those in solitary confinement, take two hours exercise daily. 9. Stone breaking, mat making, carpet beating, washing Clothing & Bedding inside of the Gaol, cleaning, repairing the Roads of the Colony, and assisting in working the Mint under the direction of the Superintendent & Master of the Mint. 10. The amount of earnings paid into the Colonial Treasury was £2,000 (approx.). If the daily average number of Chinese prisoners at 10 cents for repairing roads, etc., for 365 days, and the labour of Europeans at 20 cents, the amount would be about £1,636 9s 2d, which would be a proportion of about 1/4 to the gross annual expenditure of the prison including alterations and repairs to buildings which have been considerable during the past year. 11. The classification directed by the Colonial Act has been observed. The classification has been carried into effect. 12. Prisoners may receive visits or letters from their friends under the following restrictions: Convicts once in two months; Prisoners on Remand according to Gaol Regulations; Debtors till the hour of 4 P.M. daily (Sundays excepted). The day before the expiration of their sentences, the friends of prisoners are allowed to bring in clothing. Debtors and prisoners on Remand are allowed to receive food and clothing from their friends.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference :- TIILUC.O. 133 23 BE PHOTOGRAPH~NUT TO UCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON [544]· RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued, QUESTIONS General Description of the Prison: whether, Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise! (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of· the Buildings, &c.). 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.) Number of Officers, and how ap- pointed? Do all the Officers reside in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclu- sively? 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? Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground! ANSWERS Common Gast, House of Commotion and the geunah receiving and Corvis Prison for the British Consular Port of China and дараж 1710 to the Worder the disction of a Superintendent, subject Jovano immediately of the Glory but alas to the Mingishater and visit weerely in Justion of the peace. relation at concertam hous, noting their ihe discipline to of the frisor The in a journal which is inspected musely de Colonial decutary. ly the superintendent (apprentest by secretary of state), are Clust, me Wardow, the Interqueer of Chimes, one Malion, one Messenger, Fifteen ungpreanturnkeys and thinly lus Indian Pennstays appreciated by the Governor of the Colony all officers reside in the prison, temate attended by the nation wolusiedly fismer Clopu of Wards, rig:- Dellin 12 Enssuan. Indian. do Prisarm on Remand de This demanants- Felon do Chinese de do. d. 10 Airing or concise Yards, the accommécali has been causiduably increased & fureter colended. ви There are 166 sleeping lith, of thine wo : below ground. ue separats Cells, more of itre Aith MN [54] RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.——continued. QUESTIONS. 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 t Allowance of Clothing and Bed- ding, and Cost per head? Hours of Labour and Exercise ? Description of Employment and Hard Labour? Amount of Earnings, and how ap- plied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the Fund for the maintenance of the Prison? Whether the Classification directed ANHWERS Pismen receive weekly, Chinee Bufor Para mitions lime-Spa Fish fe or in lime kivine a Engram It ludian t Brand ገ Riss 2 Salt Jall 44 firiond Nagelatta. The musely cost for food for each Conrogram pris. is 95 carts and for thikur 44 unl. Yonderd 174 aca remind inthomenter the Sudan supply of punision 17 fa du year Medicine are any fund by the hind topital and ther the thing pailty, purchased in the loting and frailty from Kugland! ace clothed in acuo-planes lack Emopean has a bidang, the blankets, as Mattie's Millow Chimes and Indique a mat and blanket only. All fuismes with the Colanial Singrains Order & cost for clocking and bedding. Ensofuam about $6. fur an chines aleat & 3.58 fu amuunt. Thehown of labor are the rains all the year round, rig, from I Ain. to 14 at Now, and from 10.m. te's P.m. all firisoners many logedior in Solitary confinement take two hours we wuris daily. "walking Home breasting, that marking, Partum fricting. Washing Cleather & Bedding inside of the Opel, deaning repairing the Roads of the Colony, and afisting in working the Mint under the direction Ginnal & Master of the hint The amount of thong paid into the Colonial Reimbursement was £ £2.J.J., and Treasury if the daily average number of Chinese firesome at 10 cents for repairing Reads & bo troben say days I the labor of Enopeams at 20 cents, the amount would be about £ 1636.9.2 which reould be a proportion of about 1 in 4'p to its gros ornnual rrependitions of the frison wittions including alteration and repainings to Cast which have been considerable during the past year. A4 by the Colonial Act has been ob. The classification has been carried into served: if not, for what reasons; and what measures have been taken to remedy this defect? Are convicted Prisoners prohibited from receiving Visits, or Letters, or any articles of Food or Clothing from effect. add answers will. Prisimen may receive visits or lector &. from. their friends under the following restriction: Jelonos oves in stue amonitis, this derrianants once in b weeds, On Rernand ccording la Gast Re. gulations, Deblos lill the hour of & P.M. daily (undays weeplids. The day before the of Lentines the friends of prismors their Relatives or Friends: if not, Sundays weeplids. Thes under what restrictions? rexpriation are allowed to bring in docking. Debles and fursmen on Runand are allowed to receive ford t Ooiling from their firends. and Reasons for Non Prisoners (in reference

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

TIILUC.O.

133

PHOTOGRAPH~NUT TO

UCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

[544]·

RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.—continued,

QUESTIONS

General Description of the Prison:

whether, Common Gaol, House of Correction, or otherwise! (To be accompanied by a Ground Plan of· the Buildings, &c.).

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.)

Number of Officers, and how ap- pointed? Do all the Officers reside

in the Prison? Are Female Prisoners attended by Female Officers exclu- sively?

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?

Number of Sleeping Cells, Solitary

or Dark Cells, &c.; and if any are below ground!

ANSWERS

Common Gast, House of Commotion and the geunah receiving and Corvis Prison for the British Consular Port of China and дараж

1710

to the

Worder the disction of a Superintendent, subject

Jovano immediately of the Glory but alas to the Mingishater and

visit weerely in Justion of the peace. relation at concertam hous, noting their

ihe

discipline to of the frisor

The

in a journal which is inspected musely

de Colonial decutary.

the superintendent (apprentest by secretary of state), are Clust, me Wardow, the Interqueer of Chimes, one Malion, one Messenger, Fifteen ungpreanturnkeys and thinly lus Indian Pennstays appreciated by the Governor of the Colony all officers reside in the prison, temate

attended by the nation wolusiedly fismer

Clopu of Wards, rig:-

Dellin

12 Enssuan.

Indian.

Prisarm

on Remand de

This demanants-

Felon

Chinese

do.

10 Airing or concise Yards, the accommécali has been causiduably increased &

fureter colended.

ви

There are 166 sleeping lith, of thine wo

below ground.

ue separats Cells, more

of itre

Aith

[54]

RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.——continued.

QUESTIONS.

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 t

Allowance of Clothing and Bed-

ding, and Cost per head?

Hours of Labour and Exercise ?

Description of Employment and

Hard Labour?

Amount of Earnings, and how ap- plied; in what proportion to the Prisoners, to the Officers, or the Fund for the maintenance of the Prison?

Whether the Classification directed

ANHWERS

Pismen receive weekly, Chinee

Bufor Para mitions lime-Spa Fish fe or in lime kivine a

Engram

It ludian t

Brand

ገ

Riss

Salt

Jall

firiond

Nagelatta.

The musely cost for food for each Conrogram pris.

is 95 carts and for

thikur 44 unl. Yonderd

174

aca remind

inthomenter the Sudan

supply of punision 17 fa du year Medicine are any fund by the hind topital and ther the thing pailty, purchased in the loting and frailty from Kugland!

ace clothed in acuo-planes

lack Emopean has a bidang, the blankets, as Mattie's Millow Chimes and Indique a mat and blanket only. All fuismes with the Colanial Singrains Order & cost for clocking and bedding. Ensofuam about $6. fur an chines aleat & 3.58 fu amuunt.

Thehown of labor are the rains all the year round, rig, from I Ain. to 14 at Now, and from 10.m. te's P.m. all firisoners many logedior in Solitary confinement take two hours we wuris daily.

"walking Home breasting, that marking, Partum fricting. Washing

Cleather & Bedding inside of the Opel, deaning repairing the Roads of the Colony, and afisting in working the Mint under the direction

Ginnal & Master of the hint The amount of thong paid into the Colonial

Reimbursement was £ £2.J.J., and Treasury if the daily average number of Chinese firesome

at 10 cents for repairing Reads & bo troben say days I the labor of Enopeams at 20 cents, the amount would be about £ 1636.9.2 which reould be a proportion of about 1 in 4'p to its gros ornnual rrependitions of the frison wittions including alteration and repainings to Cast which have been considerable during the past year.

by the Colonial Act has been ob. The classification has been carried into

served: if not, for what reasons;

and what measures have been taken to remedy this defect?

Are convicted Prisoners prohibited

from receiving Visits, or Letters, or any articles of Food or Clothing from

effect.

add answers will.

Prisimen

may

receive visits or lector &. from. their friends under the following restriction: Jelonos

oves in stue amonitis, this derrianants once

in b weeds, On Rernand

ccording

la Gast Re. gulations, Deblos lill the hour of & P.M. daily (undays weeplids. The day before the of Lentines the friends of prismors

their Relatives or Friends: if not, Sundays weeplids. Thes

under what restrictions?

rexpriation

are allowed

to bring in docking. Debles and fursmen on Runand are allowed to receive ford t Ooiling from their firends.

and

Reasons

for Non

Prisoners (in reference

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