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prisoners of other classes who were

detained on the same

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-days.

Is a return showing commodation which in Mr.

accor

the

Hayward's opinion ought to be provided in the New Gaol, assuming

that as it is to be created on the

Gland of HongKong, only one Gool will be required.

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Enclosure 5.

It will be seen that M. Hayward considers that no less than 555 ordinary sleeping cells should be provided, besides 92 larger cells intended for prisoners who are to be kept separate by day as wel by night.

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as well as

presume that the

separate

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separate cells are intended only for prisoners undergoing sentences of Penal Servitude or Hard labour. The

largest number of these two classes

that has been detained

last 10 years

was 676

during on 16th July 1881,

the

July/1881,

(see statement 4) but this number must be regarded as abnormally high

as it included 32 gamblers who were day, and it may

sentenced on one

I think be reduced to 644.

Turning to statement

Hard laber

No.3 which shews the number of Penal Servitude and prisoners

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detained on 7th and 15th days of each month since 1873 it will be seen

that this number has been steadily

increasing