295. No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day.
296. Jewish prisoners shall not be compelled to work on Saturdays if they claim exemption, but shall be kept in separate confinement on that day and Sunday. They may keep such festival days as may be from time to time allowed by the Governor.
297. Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them loss of caste.
298. Criminal prisoners not sentenced to hard labour will be employed at No. 3 Industrial Light Labour.
299. When the prison accommodation permits of it, prisoners committed to prison for breaches of naval and military discipline shall be kept separate from civil prisoners.
## RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS ON PUBLIC WORKS
## PRISONERS
300. Prisoners employed on public works shall be divided into gangs not exceeding sixteen men, and each gang shall be known by a number.
301. Each gang shall be under the charge of a Warder armed with a short sword for his defence, and the gangs shall be under the charge of a Principal Warder armed with sword and revolver.
302. The prisoners in such gangs shall work in coupling chains of about twelve feet long fastened by means of anklets and padlocks.
303. If the work is near the prison, the prisoners shall be marched in to their mid-day meal, but if at too great a distance from the prison the meal shall be sent to them.
304. The gang prisoners will rest one hour for their mid-day meal, and knock off work in the afternoon so as to reach the prison in time for the evening meal (nine hours daily, including marching in and out).
305. On Saturdays the gang prisoners will work until 11 A.M.
306. Their mid-day meal will consist of 1½ pints of rice congee thickened with cheap meat.
307. Any prisoner with a longer sentence than eight years may be kept at work within the prison until he has served one-third of such sentence.
308. In addition to the Principal Warder in charge of gang prisoners, and the Warders in direct charge of the gangs, three or four Guards shall be posted in convenient positions round the works, armed with loaded rifles, to prevent escapes.
309. The Senior Officer in charge shall be continually on the alert during the day, shall repeatedly visit the gangs in his charge, and ascertain that all is correct or otherwise. He shall take discreet measures to prevent the escape of prisoners, and to effect their recapture if they are successful in escaping. He shall carefully observe the officers under his charge, and report weekly to the Superintendent of the prison on their efficiency in the management of their parties. He shall enter in a book to be kept for the...
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