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No. 3. — Industrial Light Labour,
( 1.) Ironing and manyling clothes .
(2.) Making frame, coir, and grass mats .
( 3.) Carpentry, coopering, tinsmith's work ; tailoring, cooking, cleaning,
printing, hospital attendance, & c.
( 1. ) Oakum picking ( 1 } lb.).
HARD LABOUR PRISONERS .
281. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards
of two years shall pass so much of the first six months of their imprisonment
as may be possible in separate confinement and the remainder of that term at
No. 1 Hard Labour ; after which they will be employed as provided for in
rule 283 .
282. Every male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards sentenced
to twelve months' hard labour and under, but more than fourteen days, shall
pass the first three months of his imprisonment at No. 1 Hard Labour, and
the remainder at No. 2 Hard Labour.
283. Every male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards sentenced
to hard labour for more than twelve months shall unless otherwise provided
for by these Regulations be kept at No. 1 Hard Labour for the first three
months of his sentence . At the expiration of that term he shall, if he has
conducted himself fairly well, be placed at No. 2 Hard Labour until he has
completed one half of his sentence when if his conduct has been good , he
shall be placed at No. 3 industrial Hard Labour.
284. Every male prisoner under the age of sixteen years sentenced to
hard labour shall be kept for the first three months of his sentence at No. 2
Hard Labour after which if his conduct bas been good he shall be placed at
No. 3 Industrial Light Labour .
285. All hard labour prisoners who shall be excused by the Surgeon will
be employed at either No. 2 Haru or No. 3 Industrial Light Labour as he
way direct.
286. European prisoners will not be employed at stone carrying, but will
perform the combination of shot drill and oakum picking instead .
287. If a male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may
either keep him at No. 1 Hard Labour for any extra term pot exceeding
three months at any one time, or he may send him back from the second class
or third class for the same term .
288. The hours of labour will not be less than six or more than ten daily,
exclusive of meals.
289. No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good
Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's day.
290. 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 also keep such other festival days as may be from time
to time allowed by the Governor.
291. Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really
cause them loss of caste.
292. Criminal prisoners not sentenced to hard labour will be employed at
No. 3 Industrial Light Labour.