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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1874.

Nume and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol," "Penitentiary," &c.) Mere Lock-ups"

not to be iuserted.

“Victoria Gaol,”-

Common Gaol, House of Cor- rection, also re- ceives Prisoners

Total Number of Persons Committed in 1874.

For Debt.

For safe Custody till Trial, or for want of Security.

For purposes of Penal Imprisonment.*

Once.

Twice.

Punishment.

Number of

Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail, nud

those Committed who have been Previously

Convicted.

Number of Persons Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,*

including

Penal Servitule "

(if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment).

Thrice or more.

For Five Years or more.

For One Year or inore, but lesston Five Years.,

For more than 3 Months, and less than One Yeur.

For Three Months or less.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

the Year 1874.

The Daily Average on the Sick Last.

The Number of Deaths during 1871.

3,281 30

933 | 2,318 |·102| 38 | 20 | 19

48

133

2,118 350.4 33

120.8 1

sentenced to Pe-

nal Servitude,

&c., &c.

TOTAL,.............. 3,281 | 30

933

2,318 102 38

26

35

19

48

133

2,118 350.4

33 20.84)

Here Gill up

| Meu, 2,819 | 29

820 1,964

18

15

126 1,775 3.10,43

1

the Columns

in respect of Women,

300 I

79

220102 38 | 201

:

3

7

210 14.53

33 20.84

the whole

Colony.

Juveniles,

162

28

134

1

1335.44

*

By"

"Penal Imprisonment" is meant imprisonment inflicted as a substantive punishment in pursuance of a

sentence of a Court of Justice, as distinguished from imprisonment for safe custody, &c.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACHI PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions.

I. If the Prison is on the separate system, is the separation complete? And if not, what is the separa- tion enforced by day and night respectively?

II. If not on the separate system, what provision is there for the supervision of the prisoners while in

association?

III. How many cells are there; and how many associated wards?

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gnol, how many cubic feet of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sleep?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the sepurate system, but long sentenced European prisoners (ie., over six months) are in separate cells at night.

Chinese and Indian prisoners are in association by night and also by day, but are separated according to class and nationality at night and on the works.

All the cells of the Prison have iron gates, throngh which the actions of the prisoners can be seen at all hours of the night and day. While on the works and in the exercise yards, the prisoners are constantly under the supervision of European and Indian Tunkeys,

There are 159 cells in the Prison and 4 as-isted wards; 36 cells are on the separate system, 123 cells on the associated system,

The daily average number of prisoners confined daring the year 1874 was 350,4 (as against ass in the previous year). The culic space for each prismCT during the hours of sleep was 1448.80] calie fut (as against 947 enbic fet in the previous year), if spare in passages and corridors be included in the mica-urement.