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Questions,

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

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

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

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

Answers.

There is no tread-mill labour, but shot-drill, crank- Jalour, and stone-carrying are in force.

The hours of labour throughout the year are from the 1st March to the 31st October from 6.15 a.m. to 4.15 p.m., and hom he 1st November to the 28th February from 6.15 a.m. to 4.15 p., one hour being allowed for dinner. Prisoners at erank labour, full msk. have ra complete 12,500 revolutions at a 12 lbs, pressure, European and Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do 41⁄2 hours in spells of half an hour at a time, with stone- carrying or sakum-picking in the intervals,

Tailoring, shoe-making, carpentering, grass and goir mat making, rattan work, printing, bousk-binding, ner inking, tinsmithing, washing, cleaning, and incidental repairs to the Gaol buildings.

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

1. How many escapes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the Gnol, 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 nuinitial post of the Prison during the your 1903 7

The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1903 was $112,293.02, of which the sumol$2,725.21 was refunded for the subsistence of Naval, Military Court. Martial prisoners, Debtors, &c., us follows :—

Military,

* 972.90

Naval. ..................

1,039.20

Delters...........

489.76

Waste food gold, .

45.00

Personal Emoluments refunded, Other Charges refunded,

19.14

38.01

Forfeitures,

12118

$2,725 21

XI. What was the annual amount of the prisoners' carnings during 1503?

The total num sunt paid into the Treasury during the your un arcomnt of Prison Industrial Latoni WIN $8,405.70, of which $240,61 was for 1902, and ₹8,165.09 for 1903.

♫ XII, What is the number of the hours ullattal for sloop? And, if sleep is in association, are the dormi- fruies lighted ; and how often are they patrolled during the night?

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

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

Assistant. Würders are on duty in the Guol through- our the night, and patrol the corridors nul pusages constantly. The patrols are vi-ited every hour by, n Principal Warder. The Assistant Superintendent* makes one surprise visit ouch work after 19 p.0.