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XI. What was the annual amount of the
prisoners' earnings during the year?
XII. What 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 patroiled during the night?
XIII. What were the number and nature
of the punishments indicted for offences com–
mitted by prisoners undergoing imprisonment?
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?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priest3 and
Dissenting Ministers allowed tree access to
prisoners of their own persuasion? and are they
apprised when prisoners of their respective
persuasions enter the prison?
Taking an average of the number of
prisoners employed on Public Works and valuing
their labour at -Ucp. per man perdiem for stone
breaking and 6cp. for other work, the value of
the services ot the convicts during the year may
be put at £1,169 9s. 6cp. The estimated value
ofthe labour of prisoners employed on industrial
work (shoe-making, tailoring, weaving, dyeing,
carpentering, brush-making, stocking making
and baking) is £1,943 16s. Ocp.
The amount derived from the sale of broken
stone to Municipalities, etc., and paid into the
Treasury was £4 3s. 3cp.
1,358 cubic yards of broken stone were
supplied to the Public Works Department for
which no pavment was received.
Total ..".... £3,091 8s. Ocp.
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 eiceeding 25 lashes 1
Solitary confinement, with bread
and water 1 to 6 davs
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Solitary confinement 1 to 9 days 8
Bread and water 1 to 7 davs
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Dark Ceil
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Crank labour 1 to 3 days
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16
.. over 7 .,
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There are no (Jhaolains attached to the
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prisons. Priests of ail denominations are
admitted at tiie request ofthe prisoners.
In the District Prisons no religious services
are held, except at Papho for Greek-Christians.
The Greek-Christians 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 Layman 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 very irregular. A Religious
and General Instructor (in addition to the Pviesi*
or Lavman) appoiuted from 6th .May, 1906,
for Greek.
Do.
do. do. for Moslem.
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.