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X L What was the annual amount
of the prisoners' earnings during
1897—98?
XIL What, are the number of the
hours allotted for sleep? And, if sleep
is in association, are the dormitories
lighted; and how often are they
patrolled during the night?
XIII. What were the number and
nature of the punishments inflicted for
offences committed by prisoners under–
going imprisonment?
Taking an average of the number
of prisoners employed on Public
Works and valuing their labour at
4.
1
c.p. per man per diem, the value of
the services of the convicts during the
year m a y b e put at £1,316 5s. 7c.p.
The estimated value of the labour of
prisoners employed on industrial
work (shoe-making, tailoring, wea–
ving. d}*eing, carpet, brush and
slocking making) is £1,667 16s.'2e.p.
Derived from sale of broken stone
supplied to.the Xicosia and Limassol
Municipalities and paid into the
Treasury £13 7s. 2c.p.
T.ilal £2.997 9*. 2c.p.
630 cubic yards of broken stone
were also supplied to the Public
Works Department for which no
payment was received.
In winter 10 hours, in summer 8
hours. Sleep is iu association in the
District Prisons. The passages, cor–
ridors and wards are well lighted.
They are constantly patrolled during
the night, and are visited frequently
and at uncertain hours by the Gover–
nor of the Prison.
Each prisoner sleeps in a separate
cell in the Central Prison.
One warder is stationed in each
corridor.
Flogged, not. exceeding 25
lashes
9
So'itarv confinement, with
bread and water 1 to 6
days
lo'
Solitary confinement. 1 to 9
davs
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Bread and water, 1 to 7
days
1-106
Dark Cell
41
Crank labour 1 to 3 days ... 2
.. -. io 7
24
<i\iT 7 <lavs ... 3
Birch. 6 strokes, 2 juveniles.