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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 803; they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz. :—

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XIV.―ls there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chap- Jains of any, and what, religions persuasions ?

XV.—Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and, if any, what, religions persunsions ?

XVI-Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissouting Ministers allowed free neress to prisoners of their own persuasion? and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasións 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 Coronar's Inquests been held on every -ccasion of a death in Prison during the past year? and

what were the verdicts?

XX.-I. What was the sanitary state of the Prisons

during the year 1920?

2. What were the prevailing diseases?

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Protestant and Roman Catholie Chaplains are appointed.

Religions 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 and Chinese 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 volutary.

They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours us 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.

Victoria Guol:-None; but all are supplied with religions and other useful books.

-A School Muster instructs The

Lai-chi-kok :—. juvenile offenders,

Every prisoner under a first sentence of imprisonment with hard labour for two years or upwards may cara remission of sentence by industry accompanied by good conduiet.

The maximum remission obtainable by male and female prisoners is ¦ awl 3 of the sentence respectively. Prisoners undergoing a second sentence of imprison- ment with hard labour for two years or upwards are not allowed the privilege of varuing 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 a remission of 4 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 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 portious of their senteures remitted on medical grounds, &c.

Yes, during the year there were 20 deaths—natural causes 11, and executions 9.

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Skin :-Scubies and RingwoPTB,

Internal Orgaus:-Pulmonary and digestive disorders, Specific fever :-A mild epidemic of dengue fover.

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