THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1899.
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intercourse
16. He shall enforce the observance of silence Duty to throughout the prison, and prevent all inter- silence and course or communication between the prisoners, prevent and shall take care that all necessary and unavoid- among able intercourse or communication between pri- prisoners. soners be conducted in such manner only as he shall from time to time direct.
connection
17. He shall not accompany the Visiting Jus- Duties in tices in their visits of inspection to the prison, but with visits of shall inform them of any prisoner who wishes to Justices, see them, and shail otherwise assist them so far as he is able.
visitors to
18.-(1.) He may permit any respectable Admission of person to view the prison at reasonable hours, pron. accompanied by an officer who shall caution such visitor against conversing with any prisoner.
(2.) He shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain that no visitors to prisoners bring into the prison anything not permitted by the rules of the prison, or, in his opinion, objection- able.
(3.) He may demand the name and address of any visitor to a prisoner and may, on reason- able grounds of suspicion, require that male visitors to prisoners be searched in his presence, and may direct a female officer to search female visitors, the search not to be in the presence of any prisoner or of another visitor; and in case of any visitor refusing to be searched, the Assistant Superintendent may deny him or her admission. The Assistant Superintendent shall enter in his Journal the ground of any such proceeding, and the particulars thereof.
(4.) The Assistant Superintendent may remove from the prison any visitor to the prison whose conduct is improper, recording the same in his Journal.
prisoners'
19.-(1.) He shall frequently test the quality Duties as to and quantity of the rations supplied to the pri- inspection of soners, and should the quality be found to be bad food. or the quantity deficient, he shall note the same in his Journal and report the matter to the Super- intendent.
(2.) He shall from time to time visit the pri- soners at their meals, and shall inquire into any complaint that may be made to him regarding their food.
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20. He shall enforce the highest possible Duty to degree of cleanliness in every part of the prison, cleanliness. in the persons of the prisoners, their clothes and bedding, and see that the bedding and clothing are all in proper repair.
insane
21.-(1.) He shall deliver daily to the Medical Duties as to Officer a list of prisoners under punishment, and prisoners
under punish. of such as may have complained of sickness, ment, and or any other ailment, without any exception, prisoners. whether he thinks such complaint groundless or not, together with a list of prisoners who are about to suffer punishment.
(2.) He shall take care that no prisoner is subjected to any punishment which the Medical Officer is not satisfied the prisoner is capable of undergoing; and shall see that the written recom- mendations of the Medical Officer are attended to as to the supply of any additional bedding or clothing, or alteration of diet for any prisoner, or
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