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REGO 14 SEP 92

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GAOL

AT HONGKONG.

1. The Gaol at Victoria, Hongkong, shall be under the immediate superintendence of an Officer

to be called the Superintendent of the Guol, who shall be responsible for the proper conduct thereof.

2. The Officers of the Gaol shall be:--

The Superintendent.

1 Warden.

3 Head Turnkeys.

1 Clerk.

1 Interpreter and Assistant Clerk.

1 Matron.

1 Chaplain.

1 Medical Officer.

And such other Turnkeys and Guards as His Excellency may, from time to time, appoint.

3. The Superintendent, the Warden, the Matron, and the Head and Assistant Turnkeys shall reside within the precincts of the Gaol.

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GAOL.

4. The Superintendent of the Gaol shall reside in the house allotted to him, and shall not be absent from the Gaol for a night without permission in writing from the Colonial Secretary, or His Excellency the Governor.

5. He shall be responsible that all the rules of the Gaol are duly observed.

6. He may suspend any subordinate Officer from duty, or exclude bio from the Gaol, and shall have the power to punish any Officer (except the Warden) for misconduct, or neglect, or breach of duty, by a fine, such fine not to exceed ten dollars.

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Subordinate Officers may also be punished for misconduct, &c. by being reduced to a lower rank pay, or to a lower place of the same rank, according to circumstances.

7. In case of any such exercise of authority, the Superintendent shall record the same in the Daily Occurrence Book and Fine Book, and report to His Excellency the Governor, or the Colonial Secretary, without delay.

8. All fines and other punishments are to be entered in the "Officers' Character Roll." Fines after being collected may be applied by the Superintendent for such purposes as may be approved of by Ilis Excellency the Governor.

9. Subordinate Officers whose services are discontinued (except such as are temporarily engaged, or who have not completed their probation, or shall be dismissed for misconduct) shall be entitled to a month's notice, or a month's pay.

Officers whose probation is not completed, are entitled only to a

week's notice, or a week's pay.

10. All Officers of the Gaol to be treated when sick by the Colonial Surgeon, and be admissible to the Government Hospital, at the same charges as Police. Sick leave may be granted by the Super- intendent for one week; if longer leave is required, it must be granted by authority of the Governor. 11. He shall frequently test the quantity and quality of the rations supplied to the prisoners, and should

any deficiency in either he discovered, make an entry in the Daily Occurrence Book, call on the Contractor to make good the same in accordance with the terms of the Contract for supplying the Gaol, and report the same without delay to the Colonial Secretary, or His Excellency the Governor.