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RECORD OFFICE

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TILLEC.O. 133

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RETURN of the GAOLS, &c.-continued

QUESTIONS.

13. Is there a Chapel in the Prison, or suitable Apartment for the perform ance of Religious Services? How are the Prisoners separated therein ?

14. What duties are performed by the Chaplain? What provision is made

for the Instruction of the Prisoners; and are they supplied with Bibles and other suitable Books?

There is

ANSWERS.

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Chapel but Religions air forned in the Central Transept, which is well adapted to the purpose - Misdemeanants take thin plam

in the Wall, whilst Acme sil in the Isallay. Gallery

no

There is Chaplain attached to

the sal Department, but the Colonial, chaplain visits the bad frequently and performs Divine Service and a weet on Thursdays:

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KUL of the GAOLS, &c,continued.

QUESTIONS.

ANSWERS.

19. Reasons for Punishments, by Whips and wed by sentence of the

ping, Irons, Solitary Confinement, or otherwise?

20. Is there Insane

any

in con- person finement? State his or her Name and Age, and for what offence committed? How long has he or she been in con- finement; and is such Person sepa- rated from the other Prisoners?

Whipping is Chief Justice

Juok

and Police Magistrates, for robtidy with violence, and for the follower prison offerers: fighting, stating, having frohibited articles in profession, ätternfiling to reape, and malingering.

There is

insane person

in the lead:

15. Are Dissenting Ministers allowed to have access to the Prisoners; and

restrictions?

Ranon Cacholie Elages and Disenting Ministe

are freely

allowed acles to

if so, at what times, and under what the primers, with the proviso that they do id infufere with the Gaol discipling. Roman Carbolic priest invariably

Sunday way. his co-religionists.

16. What Duties are performed by the

Surgeon? Are separate Buildings Apartments provided for the Sick?

or

attende

The Colarial Surgeon moit the

Cast every morning and oftener

of required. There of a thospital

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the least which contano separate apartments.

17. What Diseases have been most pro Uloors, Remittent Rever' Dysentery.

valent during the Year (in reference

to Columns 10 and 11, Return

No. 1.)?

Dellon

are

21. Are any, and what, Fees demanded Ne Aces for admission Wilment wither

of Debtors, or of any other Prisoners, either at their Admission to, or Dis- charge from the Gaol ?

demanded in the Esta

admission or discharge.

22. General Observations.

Mil.

16. Ressons for Non-employment of Prisoners (in reference to Column 8)

fll furioarers are amply donept

employed except- thise certified sick by the Doctor.

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