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\ . H o w are the prisoners classified?
VI. Is penal labour—that is, labour by
treadmii!, crank, or shot drill—in force?
A II. If so. (a) during what periods of
imprisonment, (h) 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.
VIII. What kind of labour, other than
penal labour, is in use?
IX. If the prisoners are employed beyond
the walls of the gaol, state—
1. On what kind of work they are so
employed?
2. H o w are they supervised?
Prisoners before trial.
Debtors.
Convicted prisoners
Penal labour is in force principally in the
form of stone-breaking; treadmill cannot be re–
sorted to owing to want of appliances. Crank
in force as punishment labour.
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 only.
(c). The usual number of hours for a day's
labour to complete 10,000 revolutions.
Shoe-making, tailoring, tree-planting, car–
pentering, baking, washing, dyeing, masonry.
weaving, brush an<"3 stocking making, concrete
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cement pipe-making, stone-dressing, white–
washing, cleaning, road-making, stone-
breaking.
Cultivating Prison Farm, building; a few
convicts are employed on conservancy, fetch-
ins: stone for stone-breaking and carrying
away manure from Police stables, road-makmg,
Public Garden, cleaning and watering Govern–
ment plan?ations and trees.
By prison warders and armed escorts of
Police, and in one case bv a convict guard.
3. H o w many escapes of prisoners, while
being employed beyond the gaol, have taken
place during each ofthe last three years?
1905-6, Nil.
1906-7, Nil.
1907-8, 1.
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?
£
Nicosia. Central Prison ... 3,409
Larnaca
183
Limassoi
262
Papho
192
Kyrenia
55
Famagusta
302
Crown Agents accounts, etc. 515
General Total £4,921
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