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Questions.
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VI. Is penal labour—that is, labour by
treadmill, crank, or shot drill—in force?
Penal labour is in force principally in the
form of stone-breaking; treadmill cannot be re–
sorted to owing to want of appliances.
\ II. If so, (a) during what periods of
imprisonment, \b) in respect of what classes of
prisoners, (c) and during how many hours, is
such penal labour enforced? In stating hours
of treadwheel labour, give,first,the total time
on and off at the wheel, &c.; secondly, the
length of spells and intervals of rest.
See answer to question No. VI.
(a). During all periods of imprisonment
in the Central Prison.
(b). All classes of prisoners in the Central
Prison excepting those sentenced to imprison–
ment oulv.
(c). The usual number of hours for a day's
labour to complete 10,000 revolutions.
VIII. What kind of labour, other than
penal labour, is in use?
Shoe-making, tailoring, tree-planting, car–
pentering-, baking, washing, dyeing, masonry.
weaving, brush an<J stocking making, concrete
cement pipe-making, stone-dressing-, white–
wash ino- cleaninff.
IX. If the prisonei-3 are employed beyond
the wall3 of the gaol, state—
1. On what kind of work they are so
employed?
2. H o w are they supervised?
Cultivating Prison Farm, building; a few
convicts are employed on conservancy, fetch–
ing stone for stone-breaking and carrying
a^vay manure from Police stables.
By prison warders and armed escorts of
Police, and in one case bv a convict sriard.
3. H o w many escapes of prisoners, while
being employed beyond the gaol, have taken
place during each ofthe last three years?
1901-1902, Nil.
1902-1903
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Nil.
1903-1904, Nil.
4. H o w are the profits of their labour
accounted for ?
Profits are paid into the Treasury or are
accounted for by the Public Works Department.
X. What was the total annual cost of the
prisons during the year 1903-1904?
£
Nicosia. Cenrral Prison ... 3,432
Larnaca
j-Sl
Limassoi
o.53
Papho
154
Kyrenia
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Famagusta
o 2$
Crown Agents accounts, etc. 494
General Total £4.805
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