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Questions.

XIV. Is thero, or are there, any Chaplain or Chaplains of any, and what, roligious persuasions?

XV. Aro religious services regularly, or otherwise, perforined for the benefit of the prisoners of any, und if any, what, religious persuasion?"

XVI: Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persunsion ? and are they apprized when prisoners of their respective persuasions onter the prison?

XVII. Whnt provision is made for the education of prisoners?

XVIII. On what conditions are remissions of impri- sonment granted ?

XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every ocension of a death in prison during the past your? and what were the verdicts ?

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(1) What was the sanitary state of the prison during the year 1871?

(3.) What wore the prevailing diseases?

XXI. Whnt nre, shortly, the rules ns to Diet?

Answers.

There is no Chaplain attached to the prison, but the Colonial Chaplain holds service once every week. The Revil. Dr. Legge, London Church Mission, also bolds service once a week and is assisted by Chinese Clergy-

men.

Roman Catholic Priests visit the prison, and holl service every week assisted by Chinese Priests. All dissenting Ministers are allowed free access to the prison nt such hours ns do not interfere with the disci- pline of the prison.

Intimation is immediately sent to any Priest or Minister who may bo required by any prisoner at any

time.

No provision is made for the education of prisoners, but all are supplied with religions and other useful books.

Remissions of sentences aro granted, as a rule, under senle which has been approved by the Secretary of State, similar to that in use in the Convict Prisons in England; also on Medical grounds, and a few under special local circumstances,

Yes. In every instance of the denth of a prisoner, an inquest is held.

Committed Suicido by hanging-One; Verdict, Tem- porary Insunity. Nine, from Natural Causes. Totul 10.

Very good.

Intermittent Fever und Durchern.

Prisoners' diets are contracted for yearly through the Colonial Secretary.

Every European or White Prisoner receives daily:-

Brewl,

Beef or Pork, without bone,

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Potatoes or Vegetables of the season,.

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Sugar,

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Salt,

Firewood, Soap,

Every Chinese or Colored Prisoner receives daily :

Rice,

Oil with Vegetable and Fislı,

Salt Fish, 3 days in each week, Vegetables, 2 days in each week, with Cayenne and Chutney,

Ten,

Salt,

Firewood, Soap,...

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