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STATISTICAL RETURN FOR THE PRISONS OF HONGKONG FOR 1887.

Name and Nature

of the Prisons, (Whether

"Common Gnol,"

"Penitentiary," &c.)

Merc "Lock-ups,

not to

be inserted.

"Victoria Gaol,”- Common Gaol, House of)

Correction, also

1'0-

Number Committed for Debt, Want of Bnil,

and Punishment.

Number of those Committed

who have been

Number of Persons

Committed to

Penal Imprisonment,*

including Penal Servitude,”

previously Convicted, (if that term is used in the

Colony to describe any

l'unishment.)

Total Number of Prisoners Committed in 1987.

For Debt.

For Safe Custody till Trial or for Want of Security.

¡For Purposes of Penal Imprisonment.

Once.

The Daily Average Number in Prison.

The Daily Averago Number on the Sick List.

The Number of Admissions to Hospital during tho Your 1887.

The Numml or of Deaths durlige 1887,

Twice.

Thrice or more.

For Five Yenis or more.

For one Year or more, but less than Five Years.

For more than 3 Months,

and less than One Year.

--

For 3 Months or less,

ceives Prisoners Ren- tenced to Penal Ser- vitude, &e,

| 4,308

39

6673,602

223

149

31 | 106

133 3,330

581 22,37

266

Total,....

4,308 39

667 3,602 223

95

149 :

31

106

135 '3.330

584

22.37 266

Men,

4,012

38 GỤT 3,369 213

93

149

31

96

122 3,120

562

Women,

140

1

30

14

100

:..

3 93

13 22.37 206

Juveniles,

147

23 124

*

10

2

2

117

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 EACH PRISON IN THE COLONY.

Questions.

I. If the Prison is on the soparate system, is this separation comploto? And if not, what is tho separa- tion onforced by day and night rospectively?

11. If not on the separato system, what provision in there for the supervision of the prisoners 'while in association ?

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

IV. Taking the averago number of prisoners in Gnol, how many cutlu feet of spren are there for enrlı prisoner during the hours of sleep?

V. How are the prisonera elussities! ?

Answers.

The Prison is not on the soparato system. Forty- six cells are on the sepurato system and the majority of the European prisoners and a small number of Chinese prisoners sleep in separate colls, the remainder uro in association day and night.

All the cells of the prison havo iron gatos, throngh which the prisonors can ho soon at night. While at labour or at oxorvise, the prisonors are constantly under the supervision of the Prison OMeers,

There are 190 cells, nul 1 associatoil war for doktorn.

The daily average number of prisoners confined in the Gaol during the year 1887 was 384. The eubia measurement of all the cells combinod has been in- correctly stated in provions returns. It has been re- mon-urist in March 1885 by the Survovor General's Department and found to be 203,844 foot, thereford giving a rubin spneu of 347 foot to onel prisoner during the hours of sleep, passages and corridors not included.

According to the mature of thuir suntences, their nationality, mud orensioonily nerording to their habita and temperament, as follows, via, :—

Europeans, Indians, und Chinese.

Dobitors.

Misdemeanants,

Penal Imprisonment.

Prisoners on remand and for trini.

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