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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1884.

Name and Nature of the Prisons, (Whether "Common Gaol,"

"Penitentiary," &c.)

Mere "Lock-ups,"

not to

be inserted,

"Victoria Gaol,"— Common Gaol, House of

Number Committed for Debt,

Want of Bail,

Number of those

Committed

who have been

Number of Persons Committer to

Penal Imprisonment,"

inclnding

"Penal Servitude,"

and Punishment. previously Convicted. (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

Punishment.)

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1884.

For Debt-

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security,

For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once,

Twice.

Thrice or more.

For Five Years or more.

For Ono Year or more, but

less than Five Years.

For more than 3 Months,

and less than One Year.

For 3 Months or less.

The Daily Average Number in Prison,

The Daily Average Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during the Year 1881.

The Number of Deaths during 1884.

Correction, also re- ceives Prisoners sen. tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &c.,

4,023

48

683 3,292

243 04 183 32

128 248 2,881 552

8.095 317

3

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Total,.....

4,023 48

Меп,

9,670 47

G83 8,292

604 3,010

243 94

188 32

129

248 2,884

nat 8.095

317

3

233

87

181 32

124

227 2,636 620,00°

Women,

168

1

67 110

...

A

7 101 10.76

8.006

317

3

Juveniles,

- Man

185

...

22 103 10

7

7

2

14

147 21.24

By "Penal Imprisonment" in meant Imprisonment inflicted na n substantive Punishment in pursuance of a sentence of a Court of

Justice, as distinguished from Imprisonment for Safo Custody, &c.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE TO BE FILLED UP IN RESPECT OF EACH

PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions,

I. If the Prison is on the separate system, is this separation complete? And if not, what is the sopara- 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 colle are there!; and how many associated wards ?

IV. Taking the average number of prisoners in Gaol, how many cubic foot of space are there for each prisoner during the hours of sloop?

V. How are the prisoners classified?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the separate system. Forty- six colls are on the separate system and the majority of the European prisoners and a fow Chinese alcop in separato cells, the remainder are in association both day and night.

All the colls of the prison have iron gates, throngh which the prisoners can be seen at night. While at Inbour or at exorcise, the prisoners are constantly under the supervision of the Prison Officers.

There are 190 colla, and I associated ward for debtors.

The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the your 1884 was 662, and tho enble measurement of all the cells combined in 138,948 euble foot, therefore giving a cubic space of 259 foot to each prisoner during the hours of sleep, passagos and corridors not included.

According to the nature of their sentences, their nationality, and occasionally seconling to their habite and temperament, as follows, viz. :—–—

Europeans, Indians, and Chinese.

Deblors.

Misdemeanants.

Penal Servitude.

Prisoners on rumand and for trial.