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XXI. What are shortly the rules as to diet?

Answers.

With the exception of debtors and defendants on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are fed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water for ten days (i.e., five days at a time) in each month for the first six months of their imprisonment.

At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:—

DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

Meal	Article	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Daily
Breakfast	Bread	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz
	Gruel	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint
Dinner	Bread	4 oz	...	...	...	...	...	...
	Potatoes	10 oz
	Meat	8 oz
	Soup				1 pint		1 pint		1 pint (Mon, Wed, Fri)
	Suet Pudding	...
	Rice (Common)	8 oz
	Fish	12 oz
	Curry Stuff	74 drs
Supper	Bread	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz	6 oz
	Gruel	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint	1 pint

It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone.

E. CUPPER,

NOTE. Any prisoner sentenced to more than five days Penal Diet, to have one pint of Gruel at Breakfast and Supper.

DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT.

Article	Quantity	Frequency
Bread	1 lb	Daily
Beef, Mutton, or Pork (without bone)	8 oz	6 days a week
Fresh Fish	14 oz	Once a week
Beef for Soup	12 oz	...
Potatoes	8 oz	3 days a week
Vegetables	8 oz	3 days a week
White Rice	...	One day
Suet Pudding	...	Once a week
Oatmeal for Gruel	...	Once a week
Tea	...	...
Sugar	...	...
Curry Stuff	...	Once a week

Soup, Suet Pudding, and Curry Stuff to be made in respect for other Prisoners, except that Beef is allowed in this class.

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(X5) Questions. XXI. What are shortly the rules as to diet? Answers. With the exception of debtors and defendants on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are fed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water for ten days (i.e., five days at a time) in each month for the first six months of their imprisonment. At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:— DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. Meal Article Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Daily Breakfast Bread 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz Gruel 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint Dinner Bread 4 oz ... ... ... ... ... ... Potatoes 10 oz Meat 8 oz Soup 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint (Mon, Wed, Fri) Suet Pudding ... Rice (Common) 8 oz Fish 12 oz Curry Stuff 74 drs Supper Bread 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz Gruel 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint 1 pint It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone. E. CUPPER, NOTE. Any prisoner sentenced to more than five days Penal Diet, to have one pint of Gruel at Breakfast and Supper. DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT. Article Quantity Frequency Bread 1 lb Daily Beef, Mutton, or Pork (without bone) 8 oz 6 days a week Fresh Fish 14 oz Once a week Beef for Soup 12 oz ... Potatoes 8 oz 3 days a week Vegetables 8 oz 3 days a week White Rice ... One day Suet Pudding ... Once a week Oatmeal for Gruel ... Once a week Tea ... ... Sugar ... ... Curry Stuff ... Once a week Soup, Suet Pudding, and Curry Stuff to be made in respect for other Prisoners, except that Beef is allowed in this class.

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(X5) Questions. XXI. What are shortly the rules as to diet? Answers. With the exception of debtors and defendants on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are fed on penal diet of bread (or rice) nnd water for ten days (ie., five days at a time) in each month for the first six months of their imprisonment. At other times, execpt when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:— DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. DINNER. BREAKFAST. ́Brend, Gruel,. 1 pint J Brend,......................... Cocon, ........! pint FULL Diet. ..........6 oz. 】 Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs- day, and Saturday, .....6 oz. Į Monday, Wodnesday. and Friday. Bread... Potatoes, .........10 oz. Ment, Soup, G oz. 1 pint Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Soup, piut Bread,...........................................4 oz. Brend,..... .......! pine's Suct Pudding,.... th. Bread............................................1. 02. Rico (Common),....8 oz. Fish, .........................................12 oz. Curry Stuff,..... 74drs. Brend..............6 0%, Gruol,...............? pint S Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Sunday. Daily. It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone. E.CPPER, NOTE. Any prisoner sentenced to more than five daya Penal Dict, to have one pint of Gruel at Bronk- fast and Supper. DAILY RATION FOR EACHI EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT. Bread, Beef, Mutton, or Pork without bone, (6 days a week),........................................................................... Fresh Fish, (once a week),.......................... Beal for Soup. Potatoes. (3 days a week), - Ib. 1 8 OZ. 14 8 OL. 02. ------LEG OI. Detta la de le 8 OL. Bb. Vegetables, (3 days a week), White Rice. (one day), Suet Pudding, (once a week), Ostroval for Gruel, (once a week),........................... Ten... Sugar, VALIDADE SUDOSÉ------------ba Curry Stuff, (roco a week), Soup, Spet Pudding, and Carry Stuff to be made in receipt for other Prisoners, except that Beef R is allowed in this clam.

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(X5)

Questions.

XXI. What are shortly the rules as to diet?

Answers.

With the exception of debtors and defendants on remand or committed for trial, all prisoners are fed on penal diet of bread (or rice) nnd water for ten days (ie., five days at a time) in each month for the first six months of their imprisonment.

At other times, execpt when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:—

DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

DINNER.

BREAKFAST.

́Brend, Gruel,.

1 pint J

Brend,.........................

Cocon,

........! pint

FULL Diet.

..........6 oz. 】 Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs-

day, and Saturday,

.....6 oz. Į Monday, Wodnesday.

and Friday.

Bread...

Potatoes, .........10 oz.

Ment,

Soup,

G oz. 1 pint

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Soup,

piut

Bread,...........................................4 oz. Brend,.....

.......! pine's

Suct Pudding,.... th.

Bread............................................1. 02. Rico (Common),....8 oz. Fish, .........................................12 oz. Curry Stuff,..... 74drs.

Brend..............6 0%,

Gruol,...............? pint S

Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,

Sunday.

Daily.

It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone.

E.CPPER,

NOTE. Any prisoner sentenced to more than five daya Penal Dict, to have one pint of Gruel at Bronk- fast and Supper.

DAILY RATION FOR EACHI EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT.

Bread,

Beef, Mutton, or Pork without bone, (6 days a week),........................................................................... Fresh Fish, (once a week),.......................... Beal for Soup.

Potatoes. (3 days a week), -

Ib. 1

OZ.

8 OL.

02.

------LEG

OI.

Detta la de le

OL.

Bb.

Vegetables, (3 days a week), White Rice. (one day),

Suet Pudding, (once a week),

Ostroval for Gruel, (once a week),...........................

Ten...

Sugar,

VALIDADE SUDOSÉ------------ba

Curry Stuff, (roco a week),

Soup, Spet Pudding, and Carry Stuff to be made

in receipt for other Prisoners, except that Beef R is allowed in this clam.

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