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116. The following shall be the prescribed allowance of food and necessaries for prisoners (except prisoners condemned to death), subject to such alterations as His Excellency the Governor may think

102. Prisoners shall be cleanly in their

persons

and habits.

It is forbidden to prisoners :-

fit to order.

To disobey the rules of the Gaol.

To spit except in receptacles provided for the purpose.

To dirty in any way the cells, rooms, or passages.

To do any damage wilfully to anything belonging to the Gaol.

To speak, or make signs, or hold any communication with any other prisoners, except by

permission.

To use indecent language or gestures.

To be idle, or neglect work.

To insult, or threaten, or assault any other prisoner, or any Officer.

To have in his or her possession any tobacco, opium, stimulant, book, paper, or luxury, unless expressly allowed by the rules of the Gaol, and received from or through the Superintendent.

103. No gaming shall be permitted in the Gaol, and the Superintendent may seize and destroy every instrument thereof.

104. Prisoners must obey the orders of the Officers of the Gaol in every respect.

105. Should any prisoner think himself aggrieved by the demeanour or conduct of any other prisoner, or of any of the Warders or Officers of the Gaol, he shall complain to the Superintendent, or the Visiting Justices.

106. All persous confined in the Gaol shall wash their persons and clothes as often as may be required by the Superintendent.

107. Prisoners of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th classes shall sweep, wash and lime-wash the rooms in which they shall be confined, as often as required to do so by the Superintendent.

Prisoners of the 3rd, 5th, and 8th class (debtors) shall keep the cells and rooms in which they are confined clean.

108. Two male prisoners only shall never be lodged together.

109. If there be only one prisoner of a particular class confined in the Gaol, the Superintendent may, with the consent of such prisoner, place him with some other class.

DIETARY.

110. Chinese and prisoners accustomed to a Chinese diet shall have two hot meals in the day, and such of them as are not on Penal Diet may have congee as at present provided.

111. All Europeans and prisoners accustomed to an European Diet, shall have three meals a day, two of them being hot meals.

112. Prisoners condemned to death shall be allowed such a Diet as the Superintendent, subject to the approval of the Medical Officer, may direct. The issue of spirits or fermented liquors is strictly forbidden, unless in extreme cases, which are at once to be reported to His Excellency the Governor,

113. Every prisoner shall be allowed half an hour for the consumption of each meal, and sball not be set to work until the expiration of a quarter of an hour inmediately succeeding such half bour. 114. The distribution of rations shall be personally superintended by an Officer of the Gaol. Any prisoner may request such Officer to weigh or measure any ration supplied to him or her.

115. Any prisoner untried, or confined for debt on civil process, and 1st class misdemeanants may, in any one day of 24 hours, receive from ontside the Gaol, at proper hours, a reasonable quantity of cooked provisions and malt liquors, not exceeding 1 quart, or wine, not exceeding 1 pint, and any Jinen, bedding, clothing, or other necessaries, under such regulations as the Superintendent may lay down, who, on any infraction of such regulations, may suspend or withhold the privileges hereby granted altogether.

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SCHEDULE No. 1.

DIETARY FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER IN VICTORIA GAOL, HONGKONG.

FULL DIET.

Broad,. Gruel..

6 oz. 1 pint

Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

BREAKFAST,...

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Bread,

6 oz.

Cocoa,

I pint

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Bread,

4 oz.

120-124 Onted

Potatoes,

10 oz.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Meat,

Soup,

6 oz. 1 pint

Broad,

4 04

DINNER,

Soup...

1 pint

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Suet. Pudding,

I lb.

Bread,

4 oz.

Rice (common),

8 oz.

Sunday.

Fish,

Curry Stuff,..

Broad,

Gruel,

SUPPER,

12 oz.

74 drs.

6 oz.

Daily. I pint J

It is understood these measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of wade-up articles of diet; and

meat is understood to be without bone.

Sore. Each pint to contain 4 oz. Meat without bone, 1 oz. Onions, 1 oz. Barley, 4 oz. Greens, Yams, Sweet Pota-

toes or Toko, with Pepper and Salt.

GRUEL-Each pint to contain 2 oz. Oatmeal, 1 oz. Molasses, and sufficient Salt. Cocoa-Each pint to contain 3 oz. Flake Cocos or Nibs, I oz. Molasses or Sugar. SUET PUDDING.To every pound 1 oz. Suet, 64 oz. Flour, 8 oz. Water.

CURRY STUFF.-Chillies 3 drs., Pepper 1 dr., Turmerie dr., Coriander Seed dr., Cumin Seed 2 dr., und

Oil 4 oz.

TEA.-Each pint to contain † oz. Tea, oz. Sngar.

SCHEDULE No. 2.

DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR & FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT.

Bread,

1 lb. 4 oz.

Suet Pudding (once a week),

I lb.

Beef, Mutton, or Pork without bone (6 days a week), S Fresh Fish (once a week),..

.14

Oatmeal for Grnel (once a week), Tea,

2 OZ.

1 13

Beef for Soup.......

8

Sugar,

2 +

Potatoes (3 days a week),

8

Salt (fine),

Vegetables (3 days a week),

8

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Carry Stuff (once a week),

7 drs.

White Rice (one day),

8

Soup, Suet Pudding, and Curry Stuff to be made as in receipt for other Prisoners, except that Beef, 8 oz., is

allowed in this class.

SCHEDULE No. 3.

ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER.

BREAKFAST, Bread,

DINNER, Rice (common),..

Salt,

SUPPER,- Brend,

8 OZ.

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