CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 212

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Mr. Poon, Chief Surgeon. They got 3 ounces of sugar a day. Everything is weighed. In hot weather much rice is sent away (Penal Diet). Neither und is actually supplied to the prisoners, but an estimate of 1/30th of rice is made for the head. To long-sentenced men (Chinese) a pound of pork is allowed in a week. When sentenced to 2 years' gaol imprisonment, they do not get this. There should be some distinction between imprisonment with hard labour and Penal Servitude. There is no real system of Penal Diet. Long-sentenced men are employed in the gardens and sheds. The Chinese have a meal of congee in the daytime. I have nothing to suggest as to change of Diet, except the alteration as to which...

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Mr. Poon, Chief Surgeon. They got 3 ounces of sugar a day. Everything is weighed. In hot weather much rice is sent away (Penal Diet). Neither und is actually supplied to the prisoners, but an estimate of 1/30th of rice is made for the head. To long-sentenced men (Chinese) a pound of pork is allowed in a week. When sentenced to 2 years' gaol imprisonment, they do not get this. There should be some distinction between imprisonment with hard labour and Penal Servitude. There is no real system of Penal Diet. Long-sentenced men are employed in the gardens and sheds. The Chinese have a meal of congee in the daytime. I have nothing to suggest as to change of Diet, except the alteration as to which...
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Mr. Poonschy Surgeon. They got 3 ances

Jamo

210

of sugar a day.

everything is weighed. In hot weather much

rice

W

sent

away

(Penal Diet). Neither und

siap is actually supplied to the

prismess

but

estimate

ofizio

mimcha

head. I the of und and 1/30 th of sap.

To

long

sentenced mon (Chinese) a found

of park is allowed

is allowed in a week. When

sentenced to 2 year

cuto do

goan imprisonment

not get this. There should be some

distinction between imprisonment

Auth

hard laber and Penal Servitude. There is

no real system of Penal Demitide.

Long si

sentenced men

نهن

employed.

ed in the

gards and sheds. The Chinese have a meal of enyre in the day time. I have nothing to suggest as to change of Diel", swept the alteration as to whic

except

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