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V . H o w are the prisoners classified ?
^ 1. Ib penal labour—that is, labour by
treadmill, crank, or -sho
r
drill—in force?
"Wl. If so. {a, during what periods of
imprisonment. Fo) in respect ot 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. Sec.; secondly, the
length of spells and intervals of rest.
W I I . Vhat 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?
3. H o w many escapes of prisoners, while
being employed beyond the gaol, have taken
place during each ofthe last three years?
4. H o w are the profits of their labour
accounted for ?
X. What was the total annual cost of the
prisons during the year?
Prisoners before trial.
Debtors.
Convicted prisoners and re-classified a-s
per amended prison regulation.
Penal labour is in force principally in the
form o\ 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.
ia). 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.
SLoe-makiny. tailoring, tree-plummy, car-
pentenng. baking, wasning. dyeing, masonry.
weaving, brush an<3 stocking making, concrete
cement pipe-making, stone-dressing, white–
washing, cleaning. road-making. stone-
break iny. broom-makiny.
Cultivating Prison Farm, building ; a few
convicts are employed on conservancy, fetch–
ing stone for stone-breaking and carrying
away manure from Police stables, road-making.
Public Garden, cleaning and watering Govern–
ment plantations and trees.
By prison warders and armed escorts of
Police, and in one case bv a convict yuard.
1908-9. Nil.
1909-10, 1.
1910-11, 1.
Profits are paid into the Treasury or are
accounted for by the Public Works Department.
£ s. cp.
Nicosia. Central Prison ... 4,853 10 4
Larnaca
267 1 2
Limassoi.
033 5 4
Paphos
090 0 2
Kyrenia
134 5 Q
Famagusta
3 5 1 1 9 1
Crown Agents accounts, etc. 1,076 9 5
General Total... £7.211 14