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Questions,

VI-Is poual labour--that is, labour by tread-mill, erank, or shot-drill-in force?

VII.—If so, during what periods of imprisonments, in respect of what classes of prisoners, and during how many hours, is such penal labour enforced? In stating hours of trend-wheel labour, give, first, the total time on and off at the wheel, ere, ; secondly, the length of spells and intervals of rest.

VILL—What kind of lalumne, other than penal Jabottr is in use?

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

1. On what kind of work they are so employed?

2. How are they supervised?

3. How may esenpes of prisoners, while being employed beyond the Gaol, have taken place during each of the last three years?

4. How are the profits of their labour arrounted

for?

X.-What was the total annual cost of the Prison during the year 1921 ?

Answers.

There is no tread-labour, but shot-drill, crank- labour, carrying stone and stone breaking are in force,

The hours of labour throughout the your are from the 1st March to the 31st October from 6.15 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from the 1st November to the 28th February from 6.45 a.m. to 4 p.m., one hour being allowed for dinner. Prisoners at crank labour, full task, have to complete 12,500 revolutions at g 12 fb, pressure. European and Chinese prisoners at shot-drill do:zký hours in spells of half an hour at a time, with stone- carrying or oakum-picking in the intervals,

Tailoring, shoe-making, soap-making, carpentering, huskbenting, grass and coir mat making, rattan work, printing, book-binding, tinsmithing, washing, clean- ing. gardening, and incidental repairs to the Prison buildings,

Victoria Gaol:—Prisoners have not been employed outside the Gaol during the year.

Lai Chi Kok :—1. Small detached parties are orça- sionally employed on garden work,

2. By armed guards.

3. Nil,

1. No profits.

The total expenditure of the Gaol in 192] was $297,970,56 of which the sum of $1,885.55 was refunded for the subsistence of Military Court Martial prisoners. Debtors, &c., us follows ;—

Debtors,...

Prisoners sentenced by the Marine

Magistrate,

Wei-lai-wei Prisoners...

Shanghai Prisoners,

$398.25

363.30

127.75

169.75

Canton Prisoners,

28.70

Military Prisomers,

301.70

Naval Prisoners,

389,50

Waste Food sold, Vagrants

48.00

58,60

$1,885.55

XL.—What was the annual amount of the prisoners' earnings during 1921 ?

XII.—What is the umuber of the hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in association, are the dormi- tories lighted ? and how often are they patrolled during the night?

$77,750.18.

The avenge time during which the prisone,s sleep is about |I hours in 24.

The cells of the Victoria Gaol are not lighted, but lights are kept buruing in all passages and corridors, and the patrols on duty are provided with lumps to throw figla into the cells when required.

At Lai Chi Kok prisoners sleep in association in lighted Halls,

Patrols are on day in Victoria Gaol throughout the night, and patrol the corridors, passages and yards of the prison constantly. The patrols are visited at frequent intervals by a Principal Wurder,

At Lai Chi Kok the patrols are behind a grille through which they supervise the prisoners. They are frequently visited by senior officers,