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Questions,

VI. Is pounl labone-that ie, labour by real-taill, crink, mr shut-drill—in force ?

VII. If en, during what perinds of imprisonmaut, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours is aueh penal inhour enforced? In stating hours of tread-wheel labour givi-first, the total time on and off the wheel, etc.; secondly, the length of spells and interval of rest.

VILL. What kind of inboere, other thau penal labour, is in use?

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

1. How many esempes of prisoners, while being employed 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 aminal enst of the Prisou during the year 1910?

Answers.

There is no tread-milf labour, but shot-drill, emuk- Jabont, and stone-carrying are in furec.

The hours of labour throughout the year are from the 1st Marel to the 31st October from 6.15 a.m. to 4.15 pan., and from the 1st November to the 28th February from 6.45 a.m. to 4.15 pan, one hour being allowed for dinner. Prisoners at erank labour, full task, have to complete 12,500 revolutions at a 12 b. pressure. European and Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do 4} hours in spells of half nú hour at a time, with stone- carrying or oakum-picking in the intervals.

Tailoring, sine-making, carpentering, grass and coir mut making, raftun work, printing, hook-binding, not making, dinsmithing, washing, cleaning, and incidental repairs to the Prison Imiblings.

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

The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1910 was $96,302.19, of which the sum of $3,845,61 was refunded. for the subsistence of Naval, Military Court Martial prisqunes, Debtors, &e, as follows:-

Military. Naval,

$ 22.20 95.50

Debtors....

1,012.50

Prisoners sentenced by the Marino

Mngistrate,

257.70

Wei-lini-wei Prisoners..

935.50

Shanghai Prisoners,

382.10

Cuuton Prisonera,

104.70

Swatow Prisoners,

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50.70

Vagrants,

63.90

Waste Food sold,

79.50

Boot Money refundel,

7.65

Personal Emoluments refinated,

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13.57

Other Charges refumiesī,

81.09

Forteitures,

515.71

$3,945.61

XI. What was the annual amount of the prisoners earnings during 1910?

XII. Want is the unmber of the houra allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in nasociation, are the donni- torios lighted ; and bow often am they patrolled chring the night?

The vsed amount paid into the Trametry during the year on account of Prison Industrial Labour was $4,253,81, of which $161,75 was for 1909, nund $4,091,86 for 1910,

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

The cells of thın Victoria Guol are not Fighted, but vas is kept burning in all passages and corridors, and the Assi-tun! Warders on duty ure provided with lamps to throw light into the cella when requiredl.

Assistant Warders are um duty in the Gaol throzogja, nut the night, nad patrol the sorridors uml passagar constantly. The pairols are visited every bone by

• Principal Wander, The Assistant Superintendent makes one surprise visit ench week after & p.m.