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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment?
XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what religions persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what religious persuasion ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free necess to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners ?
XVIII. On what comlitions is remission of im- prisonment granted ?
XIX. Have Coroner's inquests been held on every ocension of a death in Prison during the past year, whint were the verdicts ?
and
XX.-!. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1894?
2. What were the provailing diseases?
Answers.
The number of Reports for Prison Offences during the year 1894 war 5,120, out of this number 125 were dismissed, 647 were cautioned and 4,348 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:-
1 with Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water for 1
clay.
1 with Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water for 2
inys.
7 with Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water for 3
days.
8 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water for 1
day.
G4 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water for 2
flare.
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337 with Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water for 3
days.
* placed on Bread and Water, 1 day.
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298 were ordered Extra l'eriols of No. 1 Labour.
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No. 2
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placed on Crank Labour,
140 Whipped,
77 Forfeited marks.
10 sent to Separate Cells.
17 Lost Billets.
941 Supper stoppail.
12 were tried and punished by Visiting Justices and [Superintendent.
4,348
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religious services are regularly held for the benefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Presby- terini, and other Dissenting prisoners.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chinese prisoners of that persuasion."
A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance voluntary.
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfero with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time à prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religious and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may earn remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good
conduct.
The maximum remission obtainable by malo and female prisoners is † and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of carning any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year he approved of by the Superinteilent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of part in the cuso of u male prisoner, and in the case of a female prisoner } part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first scutence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftenor to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to carn any remission of sentence.
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 8 deaths, nomoly ;— 5 Natural causes; 2 Felo do so; 1 Prisoner oxgented.
Good.
Auœmia and remittent fovor.
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