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Questions,

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

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V′11.—If so, during what perio Is of imprisonment, în respect of what classes of prisoners, and daring how many hours is such penal labour enforcel? In stating hours of tread-wheel labour give—thest, the total time on aud off the wheel, etc.: sveondly, the length of spells and interval al rest,

VIII-What kind of labour, other than penat labour, ie în use?

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

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 acromintel

for?

X-What was the total anunal cost of the Prison during the year 1911 ?

Answers.

There is un trend-mill labour, but shot-hill, emank- Jibour, and stone-carrying are in force.

The hours of labour throughout the year are from the 1st March to the 31st Oet iber from 6.15 a.. to 4.15 pam, and from the 1st November to the 25th February from 6.45 a.m. to 4.15 pan., cue leur bring allowed for dinner. Prisoners at crank labour, full task, have to complete 12,500 revolutions at a 12. pressure, European and Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do 1 hours in spella of half an hour at a time, with stone- currying of oakum-picking in the intervals,

Tailoring, she-muking, carpentering, gissa and voir mat making, ratton work, printing, book-binding, uet making, tinsmithing, washing, cleaning, and incidental repairs to the Prison building».

Prisoners inve not been employed outside the Gianl daing the year.

The total expenditure of the Gaol in 1911 was $93,459.23, of which the sum of 32,251, 48 was refunded for the subsistence of Naval, Military Court Martial prisoners, Debtors, &c., as follows:—

Debtors......

Prisoners sentenced by the Marine

Magistrate,

$790.75

359.40

Wei-hui-wei Prisoners,

429.90

Shanghai Prisonors, ·

938.90

Cantou Prisoners,

59.10

Vagmuts.

6.25

Waste Food sold,

72.60

Personal Emoluments refunded,

79.62

Chher Charges refunded,

115,47

Forfeitures,

20.09

$2,251.48

XL-What was the animal amount of the prisoners* curnings, during 1911?

XII-What is the number of the hours allotted for sleep? Aul, if sleep is in association, are the dormi- torics lighted ; and how often are they patroiled during the night ?

Year

The total amount paid into the Treasury during the 1921 acconet of Prison Industrial Labour was $4.627.79, of which $147.90 was for 1919, and $1,479.89 for *1911.

The average time during which the prisoners sleep is about 1 hours in 24.

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The cells of the Victoria Guol are not lighted, bur gas is kept burning in all passages and corridors, und the Assistant Worders on duty are provided with lamps to throw light into the cells when required,

Assistant Warders are on duty in the Gurd through- ent the night, and patrol the corridors and passages constantly. The patrols are visited every hour by

■ Principal Warder. The Assistant Superintendent makes me surprise visit ench week after 8 p.m.