PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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As to discharge së Sick Priapers.
His yearly reports.
Every Officer or Jus-
tice to write his name
on the proper Book.
Scale of Diet for Pri
CONUTS.
Power of Governor
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LXXVIII. If the said Medical Officer considers to be unsafe the discharge from Gaol of any Prisoner suffering from acute Disease, he shall delay such discharge as long as he may deem expedient, notwithstanding that the Term of such Prisoner's confinement may have expired, unless the Prisoner himself desire to be discharged. No corporal Punishment exceeding Six Strokes shall be inflicted without the previous inspection of the Colonial Surgeon. He may appoint a substitute to attend the Gaol during his unavoidable absence.
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LXXIX. The said Medical Officer shall deliver to the Colonial Secretary, as soon as possible after the close of the Month of December in each Year, a Report in writing, in which shall be detailed the Number of Sick among the Prisoners during the Year immediately preceding, the Mortality, the sanitary condition of the Gaol what Diseases have been most prevalent therein, whether any part of the Sickness may be reasonably attributed to defect in the construction or management of the Gaol, what sanitary precautions he may deem it necessary to add to those then in force, and such other matters as to him may seem fit.
LXXX. Every Non-resident Officer of the Gaol, excepting the Colonial Surgeon, every Visiting Justice, and every Justice of the Peace, on each occasion of his visiting the Gaol for the purpose of these Regulations, shall write his Name, and the Date of the Visit in the Gaol Visitation Book.
LXXXI. The following is the prescribed allowance of food and necessaries for Prisoners, subject to such alterations as the Governor of the Gaol shall, with the consent of his said Excellency, from time to time make public:-
Rice,
1.For Chinese and Persons accustomed to Chinese Diet.
Salt or Fresh Fish,
Vegetables, in lieu of Fish,
Beef or Pork, Bread, Vegetables,... Tea.... Sugar,...
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2-For all other Prisoner's.
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Alb.
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Salt, Soap,
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11 catty,
2 tacls. -a Man a Day.
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-a Man a Day,
Joz At the option of the
3 Governor of the Gaol.
3.--For all Prisoners.
Joz. a Man a Day.
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lb.
a Man a Month.
Water as much as needed, or as much as can be used without waste, not
exceeding the prescribed allowance.
But this dietary may be altered from time to time by the Colonial Surgeon, with the sanction of his said Excellency.
Victoria, Hongkong, 11th May, 1857.
LXXXII. For the maintainence of good order and discipline within the Gaol, the punish his Sabor Governor shall have the power to punish his Subordinates on the Gaol Staff, for any dinates by Fine; negligence or other misconduct, by Fine; or, in conjunction with a Justice of the tion of the Peace, by Peace, by Imprisonment, or by Fine and Imprisonment, as they shall consider La necessary-such Fine not to exceed One Month's Pay, and such Imprisonment with
Hard Labour not to exceed One Month.
conjunction with a Jae-
Imprisonment; or, by
Fine
meat.
Pewer of Governor
LXXXIII The Governor shall, in the case of grave offences within the Prison to inflict corporal pas committed by Prisoners, have power to inflict a punishment not to exceed Fifteen
Strokes of a Rattan.
jabment on Prisoners.
LXXXIV. The Governor shall, in every case of so punishing a Subordinate or mack Panishments in a Prisoner, as in the Two last Regulations mentioned, record the particulars in his
Governor to record
kis Journal, and report
to Colocial Secretary. Journal, and report the same within Twenty-four Hours for the information of the
Colonial Secretary.
Victoria, Hongkong, 25th June, 1857.
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Government Notification.
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His Excellency The Governor directs the publication of the following Proceedings
of a Meeting of Justices of the Peace. held
on the 16th instant.
By
order
(signed) W. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Hongkong., 18th November 1859..
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Justices of the Peace held at the Magistracy, on Tuesday the 16th
November 1859..
Present.
The Honorable W. J. Mecer, Eng | W. It Mitchell Big The Honorable F Forth, Cog
Angus Fletcher bsqr
The Honorable CSF by Cleverly, Esq." Honorable W. It Rennie Esgr
May 619
Charles
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Robert Walker Esq
John Rickett Baqr
John
Mr Mitchell in the Chair (by vote !
· Read bircular convening the meeting dated the
12th November instant.
Read Sections 58 and 64 of Gaol Regulations.