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Questions.
XIII. What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by pri- soners undergoing imprisonment?
Answers.
The number of reports for Prison offences during the year 1895 was 5,365, of these 82 were dismissedl, 257 were cautioned andi 5,026 were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:—
147 with Rice and Water 1 day,
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1,926
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Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water 2 days. Solitary Confinement on Rice, and Water 3 days, Bread and Water 1 day.
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Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water 3 days, Whipping.
Loss of supper.
Extra Crank.
Loss of Billet.
Extra Shot and Stone.
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Loss of Mark».
168
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Separate Confinement.
No. 2 Class of Labour.
Loss of privilege of smoking (Debtors).
Solitary Confinetuent on Full Diet 1 day.
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Loss of Pork Ration,
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Crank Labour.
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Stoppage of payment for loss of Government
3 days.
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XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any and what religious persuasions?
XV. Are religions 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 nccess to prisoners of their own persuasion, and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasious enter the Prison ?
XVII. What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVII. On what conditions is remission of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Havo Coroner's inquests heen held on ovory occasion of a death in Prison during the past year, and what were the verliets?
XX.-1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1895 ?
2. What were the prevailing diseases?
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Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religious services are regularly held for the benefit of Episcopalian prisoners, and occasionally for Presby- terian, 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 religions 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 interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Intimation is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
None; but all are supplied with religions and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sente .ce 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 male and female prisoners is 4 and 4 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 caruing any remission of their sentence during the first year of such serond sentence; but if their coudnet and industry during the first year be approved of by the Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of carning a remission of part in the ease of a male prisoner, and in the ease of a female prisoner & part of the remainder of their sentence on the same ternis as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- sonment with hard labour for two years or upwards nre not allowed to earn any remission of sentence.
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &e.
Yes, during the year there wero 10 deaths, namely :— 7 Natural causes; 1 Felo de se ; 2 prisoners execited.
Good.
Ancemia and remittent fever.
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