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Questions.
XI. What was the annual amount of the
prisoners' earnings during 1905-1906 ?
XII. W h a t are the number of the hours
allotted for sleep? And, if sleep is in associa–
tion, are the dormitories lighted; and how
often are they patrolled during the night?
XIII. W h a t were the number and nature
of the punishments inflicted for offences com–
mitted by prisoners undergoing imprisonment?
Answers.
Taking an average of the number of
prisoners employed on Public Works and valuing
their labour at 4£cp. per man per diem, the
value of the services of the convicts during the
year may be put at £644 2s. 4£cp. The esti–
mated value of the labour of prisoners employed
on industrial work (shoe-making, tailoring,
weaving, dyeing, carpentering, brush-making,
stocking making and baking) is £1,005 3s. 3cp.
The amount derived from the sale of broken
stone to Municipalities, etc., and paid into the
Treasury was £4 10s. Ocp.
1627 cubic yards of broken stone were
supplied to the Public W
T
orks Department for
which no payment was received.
Total
£1,653 15s. 7£cp.
In winter 10 hours, in summer 8 hours.
Sleep is in association in the District Prisons.
The passages, corridors and wards are well
lighted. They are constantly patrolled during
the night, and are visited frequently and at
uncertain hours by the Governor of the Prison.
Each prisoner sleeps in a separate cell in
the Central Prison.
One warder is stationed in each corridor
or (in the Central Prison) Block.
Flogged, not exceeding 25 lashes 1
Solitary confinement, with bread
and water 1 to 6 days
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Solitary confinement 1 to 9 days 1
Bread and water 1 to 7 days
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Dark Cell
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Crank labour 1 to 3 davs
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„ „ 4 to 7 „
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„ ,, over 7 „
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XIV. Is there, or are there, any Chaplain
or Chaplains of any, and what, religious
persuasions ?
XV. Are religious services regularly, or
otherwise, performed for the benefit of the
prisoners of any, and, if any, what, religious
persuasion?
X V I . Are R o m a n Catholic Priests and
Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to
prisoners of their o w n persuasion? and are they
apprised w h e n prisoners of their respective
persuasions enter the prison?
There are no Chaplains attached to the
prisons. Priests of all denominations
admitted at the request of the prisoners.
are
In the District Prisons no religious services
are held. The Greek Christ-jans confess and
receive the sacrament on their chief religious
festivals. In the Central Prison a service for
Moslems is held on Fridays and on alternate
Sundays a Priest or Lavman attends and
ministers to the members of the Greek Church.
The attendance of the Hodja has been regular
but that of the Priest and Layman veryirregular.
Access is allowed to priests of all denomi–
nations. They are not apprised when prisoners
are admitted, but notice would be given if
prisoners expressed a wish to see them.
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