No. 5.— 1849.] 



PRISON DISCIPLINE. 



173 



The numbers wnich have passed through the school and 

 been taught to read well, and in about half the cases to write 

 a little, are 95 Sinhalese and 46 Tamils. 



Tables having reference to the state of education generally 

 are here subjoined. 



Table No. 1 shows the number who could read, or read 

 and write, on their admission to prison, of the present 

 inmates of the jail : — 



Could read 



Could read and write 



Neither 



16 



63 

 221 



Total ... 300 

 Table No. 2 shows the number who could read and write in 

 every hundred prisoners committed during the last six 

 years : — 



Out of every 100 n t>»„j 

 Prisoners committed 



in the year. and Wrlte " 



1844 

 1845 

 1846 



26 

 31 

 22 



Out of every 100 

 Prisoners committed 

 in the year. 



1847 



1848 



1849 



Could Read 

 and Write. 



26 

 28 

 34 



Table No. 3 shows the state of education in different 

 districts : — 



(Prisoners admitted from the several outstations and Colombo.) 

 Place. Number. 



Could Read 

 and Write. 



Jaffna 



Galle 



Colombo 



Chilaw 



Kandy 



84 

 62 



100 

 58 



100 



40 

 19 

 30 

 14 

 21 



The hours for meals are 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 5 p.m. The 

 former consists only of bread, biscuits, or hoppers, and 

 coffee ; the two latter each of one-third quart of rice and a 

 curry of either dried fish or vegetables. The food is cooked 

 by a portion of the prisoners. Twice a week fresh fish is 



