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ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EUROPEAN

PRISONERS.

SCALE OF DIET FOR ASIATIC PRISONERS.

DINNER.-Rico (common),

BREAKFAST.— Bread, ..........................................

SUPPER. Bread,

Salt (fine),

penal diet has one pint of gruel at breakfast and supper.

NOTE. Any prisonor scutenced to more than five days'

PRISONERS. PUNISHMENT DIET FOR EUROPEAN

Bread divided into two meals,...............................................1 lb. per diem.

CLASS OF PRISONERS.

1. Male Prisoners with renten- ces over 6 months, Remand, and for Trial..........

2. Malo Prisoners with «enten- ces of 6 months and under, but over 14 days,

3. Feinalo Prisoners with sen- tences over 14 dnys, and boys under 16 with senten- ces abova 6 months,.

4. Debtors, and First-class Mis. demeanants,

1 Ib. 8 oz. 07.

COMMON

RICE.

OIL. FRESH FISH. SALT FISH.

VEGE- CHUT.

TEA. SALT.

REMARKS.

TABLES.

NEY.

2 OZ.,

6 days a

week.

2 0%..

1 lb. 0 ox. 02.

6 days a

week.

2 07:01

i tb. 4 oz. | | oz.

G days a

week.

5. Penal Dict. ............................................. ..................... 6. Reduced Penal Diet,

1 lb. 10 oz. or.

1 lb. 8 oz.

alternato

day.

46,

alternate

dayı.

14 OZ.,

4 clays A

week.

1 0%.,

4 days a

week.

1 oz..

4 days a

week.

11 07..

4 clays a

week.

8 oz.,

4 days a

week.

8 oz,

4 days a

week.

1 lb. 6 oz,

daily.

11 oz.

Joz. oz.

1 oz.

0%, oz.

T

1 fb. 2 oz.

12 oz.

oz. oz. oz.

} 1

OZ.

07.

oz.

OZ.

4 oz. Pork daily.

OZ.

OZ.

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7. Punislunent Diet,

The above represents the quantity for two meals, morning and evening. 2 oz. of rice will be deducted from each prisoner in No. 1. 2 and 3 and made into congee, 1 pint of which is to be served at mid-dny.

Chinese prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of 2 years will have 4 oz. pork, once a week, after they have served the first 6 months of their imprisonment. Such prisoners who are excused hard labour by the Surgeon and placed on No. 8 Industrial Light Labour will not be allowed pork, except when ordered in special cases by the Surgeon.

Prisoncis employal on Public Works will receive the same diet as prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of 2 years. When employed at places where tho drinking water is liable to drainage pollution, they may be supplied with rice-water congee to drink; 14 oz. of rice to each pint of water,