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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 897; they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—
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Whipping awarded by the Assistant Superintendent
and two Justices of the Peace (Cat-o-nine tail).
XIV.—Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- lains of any, and what, religious persuasions?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, 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-Ou what conditions are remissions of im- prisonment granted ?
XIX. Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year? und what were the verdicts?
XX.-1. What was the sanitary state of the Prison
during the year 1915?
2. What were the prevailing diseases ?
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Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are, appointed.
Religious services were held for the Church of England prisoners every Sunday.
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service for both European aud Chinese prisoners of that persuasion.
A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning for the benefit of Chinese prisouers by native clergymen belonging to St. Stephen's Church. Attendance voluntary.
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as 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 scutence of imprisonment 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 scutence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprisou- ment with bard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of earuing any remission of their sentence during the first year of such second sentence; but if their couduct and industry during the first year be approved of by the Assistant Superintendent of the Prison they are allowed the privilege of earning a remission of part in the case of a mule prisover, and in the case of a female prisoner part of the remainder of their sentence on the same terms as prisoners under a first sentence.
Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to impri- sonment with hard 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 1, executions 2, suicide 1.
Good.
Skin:-Scabies and Ringworm,
Internal Organs :-Chronic opium poisoning and Digestive disorders,
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