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MESS.
I. A Mess is to be established, and all Turnkeys whose wives do not live in Hongkong are to be members of it.
2. An entrance fee of $5 is to be paid by all members joining, or so soon after as may be decided upon by the Superintendent, excepting in the case of men joining after the 1st of the month whose entrance fee will not be collected until the next pay day but one.
3. A Committee consisting of 3 Turnkeys will be elected monthly by the numbers of the mess to supervise generally all arrangements connected therewith. One of the Committee will be appointed Mess Caterer for the month, and another as his Deputy, who must act as Caterer in his absence from sickness or any
cause.
4. Breakfast will be served at
Dinner at
and Ten at
other
5. The President during his term of office takes precedence at the table, then the Officers according to their rank in the Gaol.
6. All the members of the mess are to appear at table at the proper hours decently dressed.
7. The Mess Caterer will be held responsible that the meats of the men absent on duty are kept hot until the return of the absentees.
8. A sufficient number of cooks and waiters to be engaged by the Mess Com- mittee.
9. None of the cooks and servants are to be interfered with by any member
of the mess other than one of the Mess Committee or the Caterer.
10. All complaints to be made to the Warden, whose duty it will be to remedy, as far as possible, such matters as may be brought to his notice, but he may in his discretion, refer the matter to the Superintendent.
11. The Caterer will render a daily account of his expenditure to the President, who will enter clearly and fully the various items in a book to be kept for that purpose.
12. The Superintendent will obtain tenders for the supply of the mess every six months.
18. The Superintendent is authorised to exempt the Caterer of the mess from a certain moderate portion of his official duties to enable him to see to the requirements of the mess.
14. A Balance Sheet will be made out on the first of each month after the examination of accounts showing the expenditure and the amount of each man's messing and to be posted in the Mess Room.
15. The Superintendent may deduct the cost of each man's messing from his
the Contractor's and other bills, and take charge of balance.
pay, will
pay
any
16. All books and accounts shall be open to the inspection of all members
of the mess.
17. All profits arising from the retailing of any articles purchased in bulk for or on behalf of the mess, of whatever nature, are to be placed to the credit of the mess fund, and no member is to derive any profit from any transaction whatever unde on behalf of the mess.
40.
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I han receind Sie A. Kennedy's
despatch Nr 40 of the 28th of
Feby forumeding
the Reput of
a Commission appointed to
Eingerice with the discipleine Ейдий
and dietary of the Victoria
Gyetlen with a Code
Gaol. Betten
of Regulations recommended
by the Commission.
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