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Every Officer or Jas- tice to write his name

what diseases have been most prevalent therein, whether any part of the sickness may be reasonably attr buted 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 mat ers as to him may seem fit.

LXXX. Every Non- esident Officer of the Gaol, excepting the Colonial Surgeon, on the proper Book. every Visiting Justice, and every Justice of the Peace on each occasion of his visiting the Gaol for the purposes of these Regulations, shall write his name, and the date of the visit in the Gaol Visitation Book.

Seal of Diet for

Prisoners

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:

1. For Chinese and Persons accustomed to Chinese Diet.

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Rice, Salt or Fresh Fish, Vegetables, in lieu of Fish, .

Beef or Pork, Bread

Vegetables,

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2. For all other Prisoners.

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1 catty. 2 taels.

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a Man a Day.

Tea....

Sugar,...

Salt, Soap,

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3. For all Prisoners.

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a Man a Day.

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Alb. 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.

wee of Governor

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(Signed)

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G. LYALL

W. T. BRIDGES.

W. LAMOND.

J. SCARTH.

T. CHISHOLM ANSTEY.

D. R. CALDWELL.

A. L. INGLIS.

(Signed) H. TUDOR DAVIES,—Chairman.

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS, passed at a Special Meeting of the Justices of the

Peace, held on the 25th Day of June, 1857.

LXXXII. For the maintenance of good order and discipline within the Gaol, the penish his Subor Governor shall have the power to punish his subordinates on the Jail staff, for any ohanesion with aJos negligence or other misconduct, by Fine; or, in conjunction with a Justice of the free of the Peace, by Peace, by Imprisonment, or by Fine and Imprisonment, as they shall consider Fine and imprison- necessary-such Fine not to exceed One Month's Pay, and such Imprisonment with

hard labor not to exceed One Month.

Imprisonment, or, by

Treus.

Power of Governor

LXXXIIL The Governor shall, in the case of grave offences within the Prison infact corporal pan committed by Prisoners, have power to inflict a punishment not to exceed Fifteen

strokes of a Rattan.

ishment on Priscoses.

Governor to record

LXXXIV. The Governor shall, in every case of so punishing a subordinate or a wurk Punishments in Prisoner, as in the two last Regulations mentioned, record the particulars in his Colonial Se Journal, and report the same within Twenty-four Hours for the information of the

Colonial Secretary.

his Journal, and re-

cretary.

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