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Questions.I
Ansicer&.
V. H o w are the prisoners classified?
VI. Is penal labour—that is, labour by
treadmill, crank, or shot drill—in force?
\ II. If so, (a during what periods of
imprir-oumeur, (b) in respect oi what classes of
prisoners, .-) and during how many hours, is
such penal labour enforced? In stating hours
of tread-wheel labour, give, tirst. the t'-ta! time
on and off at the wheel, &cv; secondly, the
length of spells and intervals of rest.
Prisoners before trial.
Debtors.
Convicted prisoners and re-classified as
per amended prison regulation. -
Penal labour is in force principalis- in the
form of stone-breaking; treadmill cannot be re–
sorted to owing to want of appliances. Crank
in force as punishment labour, but it is seldom
used.
See answer to question No. VI.
(/.-*). 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 f<>r a dav's
labour to complete 10.000 revolutions.
\ III. 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 thev are so
employed?
Shoe-making, tailoring-, tree-planting, car–
pentering, baking, washing, dyeing, masonrv.
weaving, brush an<: stocking making, white–
washing, cleaning. road-making*. stone-
breaking, broom-making, cieauing. mar-ma kino*.
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.
_. H o w are thev supervised?
By prison warders and armed escorts of
Police, and in one case bv a convicc g-uard.
3. H o w many escapes of prisoners, while
being employed beyond the gaol, have taken
place during each ofthe last three years?
1909-10. 1.
1910-11, 1.
1911-12. 2.
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. \\ hat was the total annual cos; of the
orisons during- the vear?
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£ 3.
Nicosia. Central Prison ... 5.021 19
Larnaca
270 10
Limassoi
363 10
Papho
309 14
Kyrenia
l-t? 16
Famagusta
345 7
Crown Agents accounts, etc. 1.006 15
General Total £7.470 14
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