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Visitors' Names to be recorded.
As to Letters of Pri-
Bouers.
Inventory of Gaol Furniture.
Fines paid by Pri-
soners.
Certain parts of Gnol to be used as Sick Wards.
Returns to be made
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
[MARCH 12, 1859.
LI. The said Governorshall demand the names of visitors to Prisoners, and ente them and the particulars of their visits in his Journal, and on reasonable suspicie. he (or the Matron in the case of females), may with their permission search them, and if they decline to give their names, or to be searched, may refuse them admittance. LII. Unless the Committing or a Visiting Justice order to the contrary, he may allow Prisoners committed for Re-examination or trial to send and receiv letters; but he may withhold such privilege if he see sufficient cause, recording th particulars and reasons in his Journal; and, subject to the same restrictions, l shall allow each convicted Prisoner to send and receive one letter in the course. every Three Months; but he shall inspect every letter or paper so sent, unless it h addressed to a Visiting Justice or other authority, keeping the contents of the same strictly private, unless it be necessary to report the same to a Visiting Justice. may also inspect letters to or from Prisoners confined for Debt, or on Civil Process, or for want of Suretics, if he reasonably suspect them to refer to a projected escape. or infringement of Prison discipline, recording in his Journal the particulars and reasons for so acting, and marking the letters with his initials; but he may with hold a letter to or from any Prisoner, upon recording in his Journal the particulars and reasons.
LIII. He shall cause to be kept in the proper Books an Inventory of all Fur niture and moveable property belonging to the Gaol, a Catalogue of all Books and printed papers allowed to be brought into the Gaol, an account of all Provisions and Stores supplied for the use of the Gaol or Prisoners, and an account of all Money paid and received by him.
LIV. He shall on payment of a Fine by a Prisoner, immediately transfer the Money to the Person authorized to receive it, noting the particulars in the Fine Book. LV. He shall reserve certain parts of the I 'aol to be used as Infirmaries for Prisoners of both Sexes, paying strict regard to the Regulations herein provided for the separation of Male and Female Prisoners.
LVI. On the 3d day of every Month he shall lay before the Colonial Secretary by Governor of Gaol. for the information of his said Excellency, a Return in the following form, and shall
retain copies of all such Returns :---
Form of Monthly
Return to Colonial Se- cretary.
RETURN OF PRISONERS CONFINED IN
Sentenced to Transportation or Penal Servitude,
Imprisoned for more then One Year,
Imprisoned for more then Six Months, and not more than One Year,
Imprisoned for not more than Six Months,
Committed for Trial,
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Remanded for Re-examination
Committed for want of Sureties,
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Debtors and others confined on Civil Process, Crown Witnesses,
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LVII. Male and Female Prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent Prisoners to Le sepa- the former from seeing, conversing, or holding any intercourse with the latter.
keys of all Cells, Wards, or Rooms, in which Female Prisoners shall be confined. shall remain constantly in the possession of the Matron; and the locks and keys of such Cells, Wards, or Rooms, shall be different from the locks and keys of the Čells, Wards, or Rooms, for Male Prisoners.
Prisoners to be di- vided into Classes.
LVIII. The Prisoners, unless confined separately, shall be, in so far as the certain Gaol accommodation permits, divided into the following Classes; and no Prisoner of one Class, (with the exception hereinafter mentioned,) shall be confined, or asso ciate with Prisoners of another Class.
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