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Questions.
mdnswei's.
XI. What was the annual amount
of the prisoners' earnings during
1900—1901?
XII. W h a t are the number of the
hours allotted for sleep? And. if sleep
is in association, are the dormitories
lighted; and how often are thev
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patrolled during the night ?
XIII. W h a t were the number aud
nature of the punishments inflicted for
ofiences committed by prisoners under–
going imprisonment
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Taking an average of the number
of prisoners employed on Public
Works and valuing their labour at
4A,c.p. per man perdiem, the value of
the services of the convicts during the
year may be put at £543 Os. Sep.
The estimated value of the labour of
prisoners employed on industrial
work (shoe-making, tailoring, wea–
ving, dyeing, carpentering, brush-
making, stocking making and baking)
is £1,135 ISs. 5 c.p.
The amount derived from the sale
of broken stone to Municipalities and
paid into the Treasury was £22 19s.
5c.p.
1141 cubic yards of broken stone
were also supplied to the Public
Works Department for which no
payment was received.
Total £1.706 19s. Oc.p.
In winter 10 hours, in summer S
hours. Sleep is in association in the
District Prisons. The passages, cor–
ridors and wards are well lighted.
They are constantly patrolled during
the night, and are visited freijuently
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 or
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in the Central Prison)
Block.
Floowd, not exceeding 25
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Solitarv confinement, with
bread an-i water 1 to (>
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Solitary confinement 1 to 9
days
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Bread aud water, 1 to 7
days
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Dark Cell
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Crank labour 1 to 3 days ... —
., ,, 4 ro i .. ... S
., over 7 days ... 5