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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- Boners undergoing imprisonment?
Answers.
The number of Punishments during the year 1882 was 2,510
viz.:-
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96 with Solitary Confinement only.
17 316
+
**
"
264
41
on Bread & Water, on Rice & Water, Rice and Water meal.
short periods.
2
2 meals.
10
F
3
3 meals.
"
.
38 sent to Hard Labour from light work. 268 bad l'ork Ration stopped.
57 were placed on Crank Labour.
24 ordered to have Extra Oakumi to pick.
J.
Shot or Stone Drill,
Reduced Penal Dict 1 meal.
215 119
1+
17
4
2 menls.
11
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3
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11
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3 meals.
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1+
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(short periods).
921
23 Locked up separately (short periods).
1 Received Corporal Punishment,
34 Bread and Water only.
105 Trivial Punishments.
2.510
XIV. Is there or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what religious persuasions?
XV. Are roligious servicos regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and
any, what religious persuasion ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own porsuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions onter tuo Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII. On what conditions are remission of im- prisonment grunted?
The Colonial Chaplain is "ex-officio" Chaplain of the Gaol.
Religious servicos are regularly held for the benefit of the Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Pricata, who hold servicos for both European aud Chinese pri- soners of that persuasion.
They are allowed froe access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Mi- nister or Triast, if at any time a prisoner expressed a desire to 800 him,
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Remissions of sentences have been granted under a system which was taken into considoration in May, 1877, viz., all prisoners sentenced to a term of incar- ceration of 12 months and over have been granted a remission of one-third of their sontence, provided that their conduct during their stay in Gaol was good; others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests boen held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what wore the verdicts ?
Yes, excepting in one case of capital punishment. During the year there were 9 deaths, namely:-
1 Execution. \ Felo de .
* Natural Causes.
XXX.-
1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1882 7
2. What were the prevailing disensen ?
Very Good.
Fever, Diarrhea, Debility and Bronchitis,
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