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Questions,

VI. Is penal Inbour—that is, labour by tread-mill, crank, or shot-drill-in forre ?

VII. If so, during what periods of imprisonment, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours is such penal labour enforced? In stating hours of tread-wheel labour give--first, the total time on and off the wheel, etc.; secully, the length of spells and interval of rest,

VIII. What kind of labour, other than penal labour, is in use?

LX. If the prisoners are employed beyond the walls of the Gaol, state-

Answers.

There is no trend-mill labmur, but shot-drill, crank- fabour, and stone-carrying are in force.

The hours of labour thronghout the year are from the 1st March to the 31st October from 6, 15 năm. to 4.15 pan., and From the 1st November to the 25th February from 6.45 nm, to 4.15 p.m., one hour being allowed for dinner. Prisoners at crank labour, full task, have to complete 12.500 revolutions at a 12 lbs. pressure, European and Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do tý hours in spells of half an hour at a time, with stone- earrying or oakum-picking in the intervals,

Tailoring, shoe-making, carpentering, grass and coir mat making, muttan work, printing, book-binding, net making, tinsmithing, washing, cleaning, and incidentul repairs to the Gaol buildings.

Prisoners have not been employed outside the Gaol during the year.

1. How many escapes of prisoners, while being cumployed beyond the Gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years?

2. How are the profits of their labour accounted

for?

X. What was the total annual cost of the Prison during the year 1902?

The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1902 was $99,003.31, of which the sum of $4,228.20 was refunded for the subsistence of Naval, Military Court Martial prisoners, Debtors, &c., as follows;—

Military, Naval,

$1,938.10

1.393.00

Consulate,

142.00

Debtors,..

535.50

Waste food soll, .

28.50

Personal Emoluments refunded,

85.98

Other Charges refunded,

59.09

Forfeitures,

12.01

Miscellaneous Receipts,.

33.71

$4,228.20

XI. What was the annual amount of the prisoners' earnings during 1902 ?

The total amount paid into the Treasury during the Tear on Recount of Prison Industrial Labour was $5,091,62, of which $283.26 was for 1901, and § 1,808.36 for 1902.

XII. What is the number of the hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in association, are the dormi- tories lighted; and how often are they patrolled during the night?

The average time during which the prisoners sleep is about 11 hours in 24.

The cells are not lighted but gas is kept burning in all passages aml corridors, and the Assistant Wanlers on duty are provided with lamps to throw light into the cells when required.

Assistant Warders are on duty in the Gaol through- out the night, and patrol the corridors and passages constantly. The patrols are visited evory hour by a Principal Warder. The Assistant Superintendent makes one surprise visit each week after 10 p.m.

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