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No. 25.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Regulations for the government of Victoria Gaol as last amended by the Justices of the Peace, and approved by His Excellency The Governor, are published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th March, 1859.

REGULATIONS

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GAOL AT HONGKONG.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Gaol.

To be open is the inspection of Justices

Ilis Excellency the

I. The Gaol of Hongkong shall be under the immediate superintendence of the Gaol to be under Governor of the Gaol, who shall be responsible for the proper conduct thereof. charge of Governor of

IL The Gaol shall be open to the inspection of any Justice of the Peace, and His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong may appoint certain of the Justices whose of the Fence. duty it shall be to inspect the Gaol at least once a Week, either singly or otherwise. Governor may appoint These shall be called Visiting Justices. A Gaol Visitation Book shall be kept in the Viking Justices. custody of the Governor of the Gaul, and it shall be the duty of the Visiting Justices to write therein the results of their inspection on carli occasion; but the Book shall also be open for the remarks of any Justice visiting the Gaol.

III. This Book shall be forwarded every Monday to the Colonial Secretary, to be by him laid before his said. Excellency, and any Order thereupon that his said Excellency may see fit to give, shall be intimated by the Colonial Secretary to the Governor of the Gaol, whose duty it shall be to see such Order carried out.

IV The Gaol shall be open at all times to the visits of the Colonial Chaplain and the Colonial Surgeon.

Gaul Visitationlival

Got to be open to

Chaplain and Surgeon.

prescribe Hours of

V. The Governor of the Gaol shall prescribe the Hours of every Day during Governor of Gaud to which the Prisoners shall Work; and may, on the recommendation of the Colonial Work,purchase Bucha, Chaplain, and with the sanction of the Colonial Secretary, purchase suitable Books &

may alter Dist or sun-

certain cases.

for the use of the Prisoners. All improper Books shall be excluded from the Prison.

VI Un lor special circumstances," the Governor of the Gaol my allow a Governor of Gus Prisoner Food, Clothing, or other necessaries, besiles or in lieu of the Prison allow pead Regulations in ance, aul temporarily suspend any Gaol Regulation in reference to any Prisoner : ' provided that he record his proceedings therein in a Book to be kept by him, and called the Governor's Book, which Book shall be from time to time submitted to the Colonial Secretary for his said Excellency's information."

VIL The Governor of the Gaol may direct any Prisoners under Sentence of Governor of Gaol may direct that Trans- Transportation, or against whom Sentence of Death may have been recorded, to be ported Felona be put kept to Hard Labour as Felons; or, if such Prisoner be already at Work, he may io Labour, ác. direct the suspension of his Labour, provided that he record in the Governor's Book

his proceedings therein; and he may at his discretion authorize the employment of any Prisoner in the service of the Gaol, but not in its discipline, or in the service of any Officer, or so that such Prisoner shall sleep without the Prison premises.

Governor of Gaok may recommend Pri-

Prisoner pot em-

VIII. On observing or becoming credibly informed of any extraordinary dili- gence or merit on the part of any Prisoner, the said Governor may record the same subers for Fardon. in the Governor's Book, in order that his said Excellency may consider the propriety png with conditions

of exercising his prerogative of Pardon towards such Prisoner; but if any conditional of Pardoa. Pardon or Remission of Punishment be granted to and accepted by any Prisoner, and such Prisoner after release fail to fulfil the required Conditions, the said Governor may convey him together with the original Warrant of Commitment before a Justice of

the Peace, who, on being satisfied of the non-compliance with the Conditions, shall record a Minute of the same on the back of the Warrant, after which such Warrant shall have the same force as if such Pardon or Remission had not been granted.

may cause Priavvers

IX The Governor of the Gaol may order any Prisoner to be ironed, or taken Governor of Grol out of Irons, for such time as he shall direct, recording the facts in the Governor's so be ironed." Book.

X. The Officers of the Gaol shall be,—

Officers of Gael.

The Governor of the Gaol.

1 Warden,

1 Matron,

Resident.

2 Turnkeys,

1 Chaplain

1 Medical Officer,

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