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(11) · That there should. De à re- consequently, difficult to extract serve of Breezma je grilina, ¦ for purpose of comparison; and under the chargs÷-of-Re- | we accordingly recommand that a serva Goards.

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planta made by prisoners and that'snch Ledger be divided into three columns headad respec-

11. With regard to the presenters Complaint Ledger, be started tidy and are inadequate for the locking system, we would ob for the purpose of recording com discovery of any hidden imples | Estre menia. We also have to point out (1) in connection with the searching af cells that, at the time of the ne eurrenes in question, swing to the abortage of the staff, which has since been remedied, it was the custom tohave such searches of goods į

Fiusowdy manufactured at the

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an exhibit), were manufactivă miļ the tinsmith's shop. It alɔ sema (probable that the key of ile gata..

leading out into the yard, -was- "manufactured at the finsmith's shop. The above shows in QULY opinion an extraordinary lack of supervision

Mr. Franks is opposed to the clos. } {if} ing down of the tinsmith's shop oni the ground that it is usefal fəri | minor repairs and for making food tins and iron buckets, but we are of opinion that, on the whole, it is desirable that the tinsmith's shop! should be closed, and that the work of the tinsmiths who are about ten in number, should be carried out otherwise. In the course of puri) inspection we found one of thei prisoner tinamiths mrading one off the locks of the gaol under European supervision, bat we coa- sider that such a practice and also the practice of repairing the keys. of the gaol in the tinsmith's shop.

most undesirable; and it - is signiñcant that one of the prisoners who escaped is an "expert black- .with.

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At the same time we may addi that there are other weapons in the | carpenter's, shoemaker ́s, and tai-

ker's shopa which' necessitate much stricter search being made en, prisoners who they come of daty than has be the case in the past

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3. Complaints about food.. 2.)

Complaints of ill-treatment: 3. Other complaints,

That it is clear from Mr. Franks' statements to usstively:- and from the way in which Prisoner 791 got out of his cell, that the system of locks in the gaol calls, by which a lock-is only screwed on to the door from the in- side of the call instead of being rivetted on it is a bad

Such Ledger ought to be entered up daily.

We also recommend the institu- 4, and precarious" ong anil" in lion of a similar book for the Visit- this connection we indorsefing Justices, in addition to the or Mr. Franks recommends dinary Visiting Justices Book, for tion that long from bars in the entry of complaints made by siata should be placed, exch|prisoners to the Visiting Justices bar to cover three cells, in under slauilar headings. sockets outside of every cell As regards (b):-

so as to prevent the cell doors, all of which open out -wards, from being opened by prisoner even if the lock is removed or otherwise tampered with

We consider that the prac tice which has since been followed in, F..Block, of locking one of the interna gates in the upper corridor,, is good as a purely tempor ary measure and should be continued until the grille for the Reserve Guard in F. Block is completed..

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(ii)

We also consider that the re- commendation by Mr. Franks, that good Yale locks should be put upon the vari- ous gates, leading from the various blocks down to the yard, is a good one, and should he carried out 33 soon as possible, as that will

(ii) mean two locks on those gates, instead of one, and we consider such an addi- tional lock is the more de-i sirable in view of the key! which has been missing since April last.

While we think it regrettable] that some remedial measure was not adopted after the loss of the

In fact some of the exhibits in the key in April last, we think it only (iv)

murder trial, such as the part of the shoemaker's kaile, were prob öly conveyed by a prisoner from the shoemaker's or carpenter's show.

6. With regard to the prisoner: having escaped in suits of plain clothes, they probably smuggled, such sits consisting of gray shirt. Dg material, but of the tailori

shop) under their prison clothes,j and we are quite convinced that, with the small staff then available Hor supervision, such smuggling would have been a comparatively easy matter.

7. As regards the lighting system. it seems to us that the yard in the neighbourhood of the block frour which the printers escaped, re quires farther lighting, and would suggest that electric lights be put in to supplement the present gas lights, and we would also sig gest that ia the interior of the block. from which the prisoners escaped, (which is the biggest block in the prison), further electric light should be put so as to permit of al the corridors being Looded light in case of emergency,

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As regards the alarm system, we think that the addition, which; has been made since the occorrente,. by which the alarm calls up the Police as well as the Cast officers, is a cocsiderable improvement on

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the murder; and we do not think it pecessary to make any further recommendation upon the subject except to any that in F. Block the alarm should be placed inside the grille enclosare, which we recom- mend hereafter for the Reserve Guard...

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9. The recommendation of the jury that no less than two European

fair to add that:

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(1) The defaulters' book of the Gaol from 1894 to 1901, which is the only cid dafanitary" book which Mr. Franks bas been able to get hold of, shows that between the years 1894 (v) and 1901 keys were lost by Warders on no less than eight occasions: the punishmenta Varing from a reprimand to a fine of $2.50. To the pre- sent instance the lodian Ware der who lost the key was fined 33.

Such a punishment by a amall one for so grave an of fence is in our opinion, whol ly inadequate, and we recom. mend that the Gaol Eegula-

The procuring of carpenter- ing implements for their escape and plain clothes from the tailor's shop by the axcaping prisoners was dus to collusion or gross negli geace on the part of the Warders who were respon sible for the searching of the prisoners on their leave ing work, and for searching their cells. This state of affairs can only be remedied by adequate European sup arvision.

The procuring by the pri soners of weapons of offence for the perpetration of the murders of the Warders was due to extreme lack of supervision is the tin- smith's shop, where such weapons were fashioned out of fles.

The making of the key by which 3 eat of the 4 prison- ers were let out of their cells took place in the tin- smiths shop and was due to gross negligence in super- vision. Possibly the key by which the prisoners let themselves out into the yard; was also made in the tip- smith's shop.

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A proper and thorough beach by the two Indian Warders (since dimissed) on the afternoon of the 13th December of the cells of the

vented the catastrophe. The European staff became seriously depleted during the past few years, owing to the war and other causes. and such depletion of staff was brought to the notice of the Government by the Assistant Superintendent of the Gaol on the 12th August. 1913, in C.S.0. 27371918,| bat was not remedied till) after the recent escape of prisoners.

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As regards (c.) namely, the

tions be amended so as to make steps necessary to be taken to the loas by an officer to the prevent similar incidents in future Gaol of any of the gaol keys we recommend:- punishable by instant dismis-0 sal from the Service.

(ii)

(2) That the key, which K&S

lost in April last, would ap pear to have been last between D. Hall and the lower yard or else outside of the Prison alit together, and that none of the prisoners who escaped could hare picked it up as they were all employed in another part of the Gapl.

(3) That the system of repair-

ing locks and keys in the (iv) prison which we have already condemned above, and the fact already referred to of a cell ker and daggers having been() made in the tinsmith's shop. inclines us to believe that in all probability that key with which the escaping prisoners opened the gate into the yard was also mennfactored-in the tinsmith's shop.

12. To sum up, we report to Wardera should be on duty inside the Government as follows in re- of the prison at the same time at gard to the subject referred to night bas, we understand, beers-

carried into effect

(vi)

The abolition of the tin- amith's shop.

Adequate searching of pri. soners when they are com-| ing of work, under Earo- pean superviзİON.

The putting of iron barri outside the cells of prisoners in secure sockets, so as to prevent them from breaking, but even if they succeeded in removing or opening the locks.

The provision of electric lights in the yard and cor- ridors including special emi- ergency lights,

The building of a grille across the entrance hall to F. Block for, a Reserve Guard; inside of which grille should be kept an alarm, electric switch board, and a reserve of Űrearms.

Another armed Reserve Coard, to be placed at a5- other point in the Gaol, to be determined upon by the Superintendent

That two European Warders be always on duty at night inside the gaol.

As regards (a) that there is no}(vii) 10. With reference to the jury's foundation for such statements. recommendation that "an adequate As above stated, however, inj supply of firearms should be readily dealing with the complaints of the (viii) That all searches of cells be available in case of necessity the prisoner Mok Sing, we recommend Committee are of opinion— --that a new measure, fe, a 16 cz

measure, be adopted.

(1) That it is not desirable or

In regard to records of com- necessary that the officers plaints by prisoners to:-

(a) Food;

doing duty inside the prison

should be armed, inach

as prisoners might snatch

the arms from the officers

(6) Il-treatment.

We find that such complaints àre

and use the arms against very much mixed up with other

there;

Imatters in the Records, and are

(Ix)

made under European "sup ervision, and that the week- ir search be of a most thorough and effective char- acter. That additional locks, "of diferent make” from the present, be provided to all the gates of the prison leading out op to the yard. (Continued on Page

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