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1° Misdemeanants convicted of Libd, and and Misdemeanants convided of other Offence,

and that whenen popible these two classes should be Refit separate

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Addendum. The Justices also desire to exprese an ofinion, that as posible the present plan of confinement: for Female Criminals be altered to a suitable place within the walls of The Aiminal Prism, it bring desirable to freserve the reparation between Dektor and Riminal Prisoner.

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Proposed by the Honorable W. 1. Muca Esquire, and seconded by

CMay, Esquire, that Rule 69 of the Gad Regulations be amended " follows: "Misdemeanants of the 1. class shall not be compelled to do more work than the ordinary Prison Worth, necesary for the freservation of the cleanliness and comfort of itur Rooms Cells, and curer Misdemeanants, except those sintimneed to hard later, shall be fint to such Work as they may be filled for, but shall not, except for furnishment, be first to Ilone Break: ing, Oakum fricking.

or on the Treadmill. Every convicted felon shall be put to such labor as the said Govenor shall direct, unless it be otherwise ordered in the Warrant of Commitment. And after the close of the month of December, in each the said Governor shall make out an account of the profit and hope of Gaol later for the preceding year, and such account shall be forwarded to the Colonial Sucretary for the information I of His said Excellency.' Regulation 69 stands amended as above.

(aigued.) W. M. Mitchell,

Chairman.

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HONGKONG

ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO

VICTORIE REGIN Æ.

By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

W. T. MERCER.

No. 4 of 1863.

An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide Gaols and Debtors' Wards, and for the due control of Prisoners therein. [26th May, 1863.] WHEREAS the present Gaol is insufficient for the Prisoners now incarcerated therein

and it is advisable to repeal the Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide further Prison accommodation and for due management and control of Prisoners: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

Title,

Preamble.

I. The Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 intituled “An Ordinance for the Regulation of the Once No. 1 of Gaol of Hongkong" is hereby repealed.

1853 repealed.

to set apart Parts of

Victoria Gol" and

II. So much and such Parts of the present Gaol in Victoria as His Excellency the, or authorized Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set present Golf “The apart and be used for a Gaol and shall be called the "Victoria Gaol," and so much and such other Parts for Deb- parts

of the said present Gaol as His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time to Ward, by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set apart and used for a Debtors' Ward or Prison and shall be called the Debtors' Ward in the Victoria Gaol.

to set apart all or part

to be treated as part

III. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under Governor authorized his hand to appropriate and set apart the whole or so much and such parts of Stone, of StoneCutters Island Cutters' Island in the Harbour of Victoria as His Excellency shall from time to time for a Goal and Hulk direct for a Gaol, which shall be called the "New Gaol,” and until the said "New Gaol” of pack Guad. shall be finished and for such further time as His Excellency the Governor shall think fit a certain Hulk now in course of being fitted for the purpose of receiving Prisoners to be employed on the said Island shall be treated as forming part of the said lastmentioned Gaol,

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IV. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under Governce authorized his hand from time to time hereafter to appropriate and set apart any other site or sites utes for God And within the said Colony as and for a Gaol or Gaols and a Debtors' Ward or Debtors' Wards Debtors' Ward which sites respectively shall be called by such names respectively as shall in any such order be specified.

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V. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time to time by order other co in writing to determine the use of the said Gaol and Debtors' Werd end of such other of the ad Gaol and Gaols and Debtors' Wards as shall have been formed as aforesaid or of any or either Debtors' Wan'a