326. Prisoners who have earned a remission of part of their sentence shall be placed under Police supervision and be furnished with licences in accordance with The Prevention of Crimes Ordinance, No. 11 of 1887.
327. The earning of marks and grant of remission shall extend to re-convicted licence-holders serving the remnants of former sentences.
328. Every prison officer in charge of a working party shall be provided with a mark book in which he shall record daily the number of marks earned by each convict.
329. The Chief Warder shall frequently, and never less than twice a week, inspect and initial the mark books, and see that the marks are allotted equitably and in accordance with the rules. If a male prisoner is credited with less than 50 marks per week, or a female prisoner with less than 30 marks per week, the matter shall be brought to the notice of the Superintendent of the prison.
330. Every prisoner shall in the evening of each day be informed of the number of marks which he or she has earned during the day.
331. Extra marks may be given by the Governor of the Colony for very special services on the recommendation of the Superintendent of the prison.
332. All criminal prisoners with sentences of two years and upwards, who shall be employed at remunerative labour, may earn a small gratuity at the rate of one cent for every eight marks, but the whole gratuity for any one prisoner shall not exceed $10. Such gratuity shall be paid at the time of discharge. In forfeiting marks for misconduct, the proportionate amount of gratuity shall also be forfeited.
333. Prisoners will not be allowed to earn any gratuity until they have served the first six months either in separate confinement or at No. 1 Hard Labour.
334. The name of every prisoner under sentence for life who has served fifteen years of his sentence, or having served ten years of his sentence has attained or is believed, in the absence of positive evidence, to have attained the age of sixty, shall be submitted for the consideration of the Governor in Council. This rule shall be communicated to every such prisoner on entering the prison, but each prisoner shall be made to distinctly understand that such submission in no way implies that any remission of sentence will necessarily be granted.
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