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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 prisoners reported during the year was 807; they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :-
37 with Rice and Water 1 day.
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Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water I day.
Forfeited Marks,
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintend
ent (Birch).
Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintenden and two Justices of the Peace (Cat-o-nine tail).
2 days.
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XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any, and what, religions persuasions?
XV. Are religions services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of auy, and, if any, what, religious persuasions ?
XVI-Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion? and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
XVII.—What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
XVIII.—On what conditions are remissions of im- prisonment granted?
XIX. Have Corouer's Inquests boon hold on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year? and what were the verdicts?
XX-1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1914?
2. What were the prevailing disensos ?
Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Religions services were held for the Church of England prisouers every Sunday.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European and Chiuese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religious 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 às 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 religious and other useful books.
Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonmueut 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 and of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second scutence of imprison- meut 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 second sentence; but if their conduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning remission of part in the case of a male prisoner, and in the case of a female prisoner & part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under n first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- somment with hand labour for two years or upwards are not allowed to earn any remission of sentence.
Others have had portions of their sentences remitted on medical grounds, &c.
Yes, during the year there were 7 deaths—natural causes 5, execution 1, suicide 1.
Good.
Skin :-Scabies and Ringworm.
Internal Organs :—Chronic opium poisoning aud Chronic Gastritis.
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