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a sentence of 3 months imprisonment, or less, shall be allowed outside the Goal walls during his term of imprisonment During the period above.

2.

Mentioned, the prisoners shall be put to crank drill, Crank, Stone breaking or other Penal labour.

3.

For the first (10) ten days in each month - to be continued for 6 months - Each European and American prisoner shall be fed on bread and water only, while Chinese for the same period shall be fed on Rice and Water with a little salt.

4.

In the case of all prisoners sentenced to 14 days imprisonment only, the diet shall be for the whole period of their sentence in accordance with the above regulation.

Approved in Council

(SJC) L. D. Ahuada 2. Castro Clerk of Council

Sgd!) A. S. Kennedy Governor.

3rd September 1872.

" No Prisoner on Penal Diet of Bread or "Rice and water (as the case may be) shall " be put to hard labor"

Additional Rule 3 [of the 3rd September 1872] is to be altered by dividing the period on which a prisoner is to be on Penal diet into 5 days semi-monthly instead of 10 days continuously.

(Vide CSO Letter No.760 of the 16th November 1872)

(True Copy)

I. Genuise Buster Colonial Secretary.

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a sentence of 3 months imprisonment, or less, shall be allowed outside the Goal walls during his term of imprisonment During the period above. 2. Mentioned, the prisoners shall be put to crank drill, Crank, Stone breaking or other Penal labour. 3. For the first (10) ten days in each month - to be continued for 6 months - Each European and American prisoner shall be fed on bread and water only, while Chinese for the same period shall be fed on Rice and Water with a little salt. 4. In the case of all prisoners sentenced to 14 days imprisonment only, the diet shall be for the whole period of their sentence in accordance with the above regulation. Approved in Council (SJC) L. D. Ahuada 2. Castro Clerk of Council Sgd!) A. S. Kennedy Governor. 3rd September 1872. " No Prisoner on Penal Diet of Bread or "Rice and water (as the case may be) shall " be put to hard labor" Additional Rule 3 [of the 3rd September 1872] is to be altered by dividing the period on which a prisoner is to be on Penal diet into 5 days semi-monthly instead of 10 days continuously. (Vide CSO Letter No.760 of the 16th November 1872) (True Copy) I. Genuise Buster Colonial Secretary.
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7 a sentence of 3 monther imprisonment, or less, shall be allowed outside the Gool walls during his torm of imprisonment During the period above. 2. Mentioned, the prisoners shall be put to chat drill, Crank, Stone breaking or other Penal labour. 3. For the first (10) Cendays in each month - to be continued for 6 months - Each European and American prisoner shall be_ fed on bread and water only, while Chinese for the same period shall be fed on Nice and Water with a little dalt. 4. In the case of all prisoners sintenced to 14 days imprisonment only. the dist shall be for the whole period of their sentence in accordance with > the above regulation. Approved in Council (SJC) L. D. Ahuada 2. Castro Clerk of Counal Sg!) A. 8. Kennedy Governor. 3rd September 1872. " Ho Prisoner on Penal Bich of Breador "Rice and water (as the case may be) skall " be put to hard labor" Additional Rule 3 [ of the 322 September 1872) it to be altered by dividing the period on which a prisoner is to be on Penal - diet into 5 days strni - monthly instead of 10 dayss Continuously. ( Vide CSO Letter No 760 of the 16th November 1872) (Irue Coses) I. Genuise Buster Colonial Secretary.
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a sentence of 3 monther imprisonment, or

less, shall be allowed outside the Gool

walls during his torm of imprisonment

During the period above.

2.

Mentioned, the prisoners shall be put to chat drill, Crank, Stone breaking or other

Penal labour.

3.

For the first (10) Cendays in each month - to be continued for 6 months - Each European and American prisoner shall be_ fed on bread and water only, while Chinese for the same period shall be fed on Nice

and Water with a little dalt.

4.

In the case of all prisoners

sintenced to 14 days imprisonment only. the dist shall be for the whole period

of their sentence in accordance with

>

the above regulation.

Approved in Council

(SJC) L. D. Ahuada 2. Castro

Clerk of Counal

Sg!) A. 8. Kennedy Governor.

3rd September 1872.

" Ho Prisoner on Penal Bich of Breador "Rice and water (as the case may be) skall " be put to hard labor"

Additional Rule 3 [ of the 322 September 1872) it to be altered by dividing the period on which a prisoner is to be on Penal - diet into 5 days strni - monthly instead of 10 dayss Continuously.

( Vide CSO Letter No 760 of the 16th November 1872)

(Irue Coses)

I. Genuise Buster

Colonial Secretary.

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