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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JANUARY, 1883.
10.-The Head Turnkey will be continually on the alert during the day, repeatedly visiting the parties in his district, and ascertaining that all is correct or otherwise. He will take discreet measures to prevent the escape of prisoners, and to effect their recapture if they are successful in escaping. He will carefully observe the officers under his charge, and report, weekly to the Superintendent of the Gaol, on their efficiency in the management of their parties. He will enter in a book the number of parties, number of prisoners, and the names of the officers under his charge, with the name of the district where working, and the description of labour. He will be responsible to the Surveyor General for all the tools used by the prisoners. He shall on no account allow people to loiter near the prisoners while at work, or to converse with the officers.
11.-The Turnkey shall consider himself to be under the command of the Head Turnkey, and shall assist him in the performance of his duties. He shall move about continually among the parties, keeping a watchful eye on both officers and prisoners. When needed, he shall take charge of detached parties, and shall at such times use great discretion in the disposal of his officers so as to prevent the escape of any prisoners, remembering that their safe custody should be his first care.
12.—The Assistant Turnkeys in charge of parties must remember always that the safe custody of the prisoners shall be their first care. They shall, therefore, place themselves when on the works so as at all times to command a good view of their men; they shall repeatedly count their prisoners during the day, and never turn their backs towards them, and shall on no account use a spade, pick, or any other tool, so as to place themselves at a disadvantage with the prisoners.
13. They shall be careful to ascertain that the anklets, chains, and padlocks are in proper order, and minutely examine them before leaving the Gaol, when knocking off work for the mid-day meal, and before returning to the Gaol in the evening.
14.—In the event of a prisoner attempting to escape, the officer in charge of his party will blow his whistle to attract the attention of the other officers, and will then fall-in the remaining prisoners of his party and await instructions from the Head Turnkey.
15.-The Head Turnkey, the Turnkey, and the Sikh Guards will not fire at an escaping prisoner unless his escape cannot be prevented by any other means; and then only endeavour to disable him, remembering that the death of the man is to be avoided if possible.
16.-The Assistant Turnkeys will keep a book in which they will enter the numbers, names, and sentences of the prisoners of their respective parties, making special remarks as to the industry of each prisoner, and they will be responsible to the Head Turnkey for the tools used by their parties.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 28.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint provision- ally Mr. PETER MURPHY, Hospital Warder, Victoria Gaol, to be Ward Master of the Lunatic Asylum, vice Mr. DAVID STEWART, deceased.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1883.
FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 29.
GAOL.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint provision- ally Mr. J. H. LINCOLN, Assistant Hospital Warder, to be Hospital Warder in Victoria Gaol, vice Mr. MURPHY, promoted.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1883.