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Questions.

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Answers.

ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EUROPEAN

PRISONERS.

SCALE OF DIET FOR ASIATIC PRISONERS.

BREAKFAST.-Bread,

DINNER.-Rico (common), ................

SUPPER. Breud,.....

Salt (fine),

...8 oz.

. oz. ...8 oz.

.8 oz.

penal dict has one pint of gruel at breakfast and supper.

NOTE-Any prisoner sentenced to more than five days'

PUNISHMENT DIET FOR EUROPEAN

PRISONERS.

Brend divided into two meals,............................... ................ I lb. per diem.

CLASS OF PRISONE" A,

COMMON

RICE.

OIL. FRISH FISH. SALT FISH.

VEGE-

TABLES.

CHUT-

NEY.

TEA, SALT.

REMARKS.

1. Male Prisoners with senten- ces over 6 months, Remand, and for Trial..........

2. Malo Prisoners with senten- ces of 6 months and under, but over 14 days,

3. Female Prisoners with sen- tences over 14 days, and boys under là with senten- ces above 6 months,.

4. Debtors, and First-class Mis- demcanauts,

5. Penal Diet,,

6. Reduceri Penal Diet,

2 0176-9

6 days a

week.

2 0%...

6 days a

11 02.,

days a

weck.

1 0%.

4 days a

week.

1 oz..

4 days a

weck.

week.

8 07...

8 07-

7. l'unishment Dict,

1 lb. 8 oz.

07..

1 lb. O oz. 1 oz.

week.

2 oz.,

1 Ib. 4 oz.

1 oz.

G days a

week.

4 days a

wcck.

1 oz.

1 oz.

oz.

6.4.2..

1 Ib. 10cz. | | oz.

miternz.Lo

CRYF.

14R4

alternato

dry*.

I lb. G oz.,

1 oz.

oz.

02.

4 oz, Pork daily.

daily.

07.

1 lb. 8 oz.

..

OZ.

A

1 tb. 2 oz.

...

07.

...

12 oz.

...

...

*

11 oz.,

4 days a

14 oz.

0%.

oz.

days a

week.

oz. 07.

oz.

The above represents the quantity for two meals, morning and evening. 2 cz. of rice will be deducted from each prisoner in -Nos. 1. 2 and 3 and made into congee, 1 pint of which is to be served at mid-day.

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Chinese prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of 2 years will have 4 oz. pork, once a week, after they have served the first 6 months of their imprisonment. Such priecness who are excused hard labour by the Surgeon and placed on No. 3 Industrial Light Labour will not be allowed pork, except when ordered in special cases by the Surgeon.

Prisoners employed on public works will receive the same diet rs prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of 2 years. When employed at plecs where the drinking water is liable to drainage pollution, they may be supplied with rice-water congee to drink; 14 oz. of tice to each pint of water.