ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885 . 1939
Prison.
330. Penal servitude prisoners will be allowed one hour daily to exercise in the
open air under the supervision of an officer, who will see that the prisoners do not con
verse together, either in going to the yard, while at exercise, or in returning to their
cells.
331. Such prisoners are to keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at all times ,
and will be employed at crank labour, picking oakum, making or mending clothes, shoe
making or mending, & c.
332. Such prisoners shall on no account communicate or hold conversation with
any other prisoner, but shall at all times observe the strictest silence.
333. Such prisoners shall be permitted to write a letter on admission , if they wish
it, to inform their friends of their whereabouts ; but, with this exception they shall not
write or receive a letter, or receive a visit during the six months of their separate
confinement.
334. Felons, whom the Superintendent may have reasonable grounds for suppos
ing to have been previously imprisoned for felony, when sentenced to terms of hard
labour will be required to pass a certain time in separate confinement from one to six
months according to the number of their previous convictions, and their conduct while
in gaol.
335. Violent and disorderly prisoners may be placed in separate confinement at the
discretion of the Superintendent for terms not exceeding seven days at one time.
336.
SCALE OF DIET FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER.
Dietaryfor each European or White prisoner in Victoria Gaol, Hongkong.
FULL DIET.
Bread ,. .... .... 6 oz.
Gruel ,....... Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday .
1 pint
BREAKFAST , ......
Bread, ........ 6 oz .
Cocoa, ....... ... font Monday,Wednesday, and Friday.
......
Bread,.. .... 4 oz .
Potatoes,. .10 oz .
Meat, ..... 6 oz . Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Soup, 1 pint
Bread,........ 4 oz .
DINNER, ...... Soup, 1 pint Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Suet Pudding, ... 1 b.
Bread,.. ... 4 oz.
Rice, (common) , 8 oz.
Fish, ........... .12 oz. Sunday.
Curry Stuff, 71drs.
J Bread, ....... 6
SUPPER, ...
Gruel,........ ... 1 pint }Daily.
It is understood that these measures are for uncooked provisions , except in
the case of made- up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be with
out bone.