CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 270

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INTERROGATORY XVII,

The nature of the beds and the number of hours allowed for sleep.

The leads of the Conopean prisoners are comproud: boards and wooden trestles - each man has a fibre

Multiass and

two

feet apart!

pillow, and two blankets... the bids are

lach chinese or Indian prisoner is expplied with one blanket and a piece of matting, which is

unrolled at night

little

and Spread

in

the deck, thew is

intervening space between the bests Every prisoner must be

in his bed by 8. P.M.

and rise at 5.30 a. M. in Summer and at 6 vclock

in Winter. Allowing for Sleep 91/2 hours

and 10 hours in Winter.

in Summer

in

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