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Questions.

VI. Is penal labour-that is, labour by tread-mill, crank, or shot-drill-in force?

VII. If so, during what periods of imprisonment, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours is such penal labour enforce? In stating hours of tread-wheel labour, give first, the total time on and off the wheel, etc.; secondly, the length of spells and intervals of rest.

VIII. What kind of labour, other than penal labour, is in use?

IX. If the prisoners are employed beyond the wails 】 of the Gaol, state-

1. On what kind of work they are so employed?

2. How are they suporvised?

3. How many oscupos of prisouors, while being employed beyond the Gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years?

4. How are the profits of their labour accounted

for?

Inswers.

All the prisoners of the above classes are separated. at night, and in the yards, as much as possible.

There is no tread-mill labour, but shot-drill, crank- labour, stone-carrying and oakum-picking are in force,

(See question IX.)

The hours of labour for all prisoners in this Culony throughout the year are from 7 AM. to 4 P.M., one hour being allowed for dinner. When penal labour is resorted to, men on the erank have to complete revo- Intions not exceeding 12.500 per day: European pri- soners at shot-drill do 3 hours, and Chinese prisoners 4 hours per day, in spells of half an hour at a time, with tene-carrying or oakum-picking during the intervals.

Making and washing the whole of the eluthes bed ding, &e, for the Civil and Lock Hospitals; washing and mending for the Military Department, grass and coir mat making, tailoring, shoemaking, eurpentering, and printing, cleaning, and exceuting all incidental repairs to the Gnol buildings.

No prisoners have been employed outside the Grol since November, 1873.

X. What was the total annual cost of the Prison during the year 1882?

Deducting the amount due or rercived for the sub- sistanco of Naval and Military Court-Martial and Consulate and Foreign Seaman prisoners, Debtors, &c., during the year, $1,532.99, and §3,535.95 re- presenting the prisoners' varnings, the fatal penditure of the Prison during the year 1882 w.. $47,593,20.

XI, What was the anunal amount of the prisoners' earuinge during 1882 ?

The amount of prisoners' carnings during the year 1882 was $3,535,95, being the proceeds of oakumn- picking, gran and coir mat making, washing and mending clothing for the above Departments, this being generally the only profitable work carried on in the Gaol, the greater number of the prisoners being kept to penal labour.

XII. What are the number of the hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in association, are the dormi- torics lighted; and how often are they patrolled during the night ?

The average time during which the prisoners sleep. is about 11 hours in 24.

Gas is kept burning in all passages and enrridors. Turnkeys are on duty in the Gaol throughout the night, and patrol the corridors and

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