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72. Visiting Justices shall hear all complaints for breaches of prison discipline the punishment for which is beyond the powers conferred on the Superintendent by Rule 6, and shall award sch punishment as may be sanctioned by any Ordinance, or by the Gaol Regulations, as the justice of th case may seem to require.
73. They shall examine witnesses upon oath, and shall enter in a book a note of the evidence brought in support of a complaint, and of their judgment and sentence thereon. They shall enter in the Justices' Visiting Book any suggestions or remarks they wish to bring to the notice of His Excellency the Governor as to the state and discipline of the Gaol.
74. No Officer of the Gaol shall be Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, or Bailiff, or be concerned in any trade or other occupation, except in the Government service.
75. No such Officer shall sell, let, or derive any benefit, directly or indirectly, from the sale or letting of any article to any prisoner.
No such Officer shall have, directly or indirectly, any interest in any contract or agreement for the supply of the Gaol, or use for himself or his family any oil, rations, food, or other article supplied for the use of the Gaol.
76. A light shall be kept constantly burning throughout the night in every ward or division of the Gaol in which prisoners shall be confined, but such light shall not be placed inside the cell or within reach of the prisoners, and a light shall be kept burning in each of the sleeping rooms of the Officers of the Gaol not on duty.
77. Every part of the Gaol premises shall be swept clean daily as often as is necessary, Gaol shall be washed throughout once in every week, except during damp weather.
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78. Every prisoner shall wash himself daily, and every prisoner shall have at least one hot or cold bath once a week.
79. The clothes worn by each prisoner next to the skin shall be exchanged for a cleon suit at least once a week.
80. The hair of each male European prisoner shall be cut to such moderate length as health or cleanliness
may require.
81. The tails of Chinese prisoners sentenced to incarceration for two years or upwards, shall be cut off, and their hair shall be so kept until within 6 months of their enlargement. Provided that, at any time, for
of health or cleanliness, the tail of any Chinese prisoner may be removed. purposes 82. Every male prisoner shall be shaved once a week, according to the custom of his country. 83. The bedding and spare clothing of each prisoner shall be aired at least twice a week, in the open air if practicable, and washed as often as is needful. If sheets or blankets are used, they shall be washed at least once a month, and sheets used by one prisoner shall on no account be used, without having been washed, by another.
84. Every prisoner convicted of Felony, and every misdemeanaut (except 1st class) convicted for the first time, shall be supplied with and constantly wear the ordinary Gaol dress,
85. Every other person confined in the Gaol shall be supplied with clothes if their own is insufficient, or unfit for use, or necessary to be preserved for the purposes of justice.
86. Prisoners convicted for the 2nd and 3rd times shall wear a parti-coloured dress distinguishing them from other prisoners. Prisoners confined for debt, or on civil process, or on remand, or committed for trial, may wear their own clothes, if suitable.
$7. Prisoners confined for debt, or on civil process, or on remand, or committed for trial, shall be permitted to see their legal advisers at all reasonable times, and in private if required.
88. A convicted prisoner may see his legal adviser, if a Visiting Justice, or the Sheriff, or one of the Police Magistrates so order.
89. Every person claiming admission as a legal adviser, must be a Lawyer practising in the Supreme Court of this Colony, or the authorised European Clerk of such Lawyer, accompanied by au Interpreter.
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90. The friends and relations of prisoners confined for debt, or prisoners on remand, shall be allowed to see them at reasonable hours; in the case of the latter, the Superintendent may withhold the privilege if he see sufficient reason, recording particulars in the Daily Occurrence Book,
91. Convicted prisoners may see their relations once in the course of every three months, or in case of sickness, or, should the Superintendent see sufficient reason, oftener, recording the fact and all particulars in the Daily Occurrence Book.
92. Prisoners committed for non-payment of penalties, or want of sureties, may receive visits in the same manner as prisoners on remand, if the object of the visits is to arrange the payment of the penalty, or the procuring of sureties; otherwise, they shall be subject to the same rules in this respect as convicted prisoners.
93. Male and female prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent the former from seeing, conversing with, or holding any intercourse with the latter.
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS.
94. The prisoners (unless in separate confinement) shall be, so far as the accommodation in the Gaol permits, divided into the following classes -
(1.) Felons under sentence of death.
(2.) All other felons and misdemeanants (not being 1st class) undergoing a sentence under
a 1st conviction.
Persons confined for want of sureties as dangerous characters, (3.) Persons committed to take their trial for felony or misdemeanour. (4.) 1st class misdemeanants and persons cominitted on civil process.
for want of sureties, who have not been before confined in Gaol. (5.) Prisoners ou remand.
(6.) Prisoners convicted a second or third time, (7.) Debtors.
(8.) Approvers, or prisoners thought likely to turn Queen's evidence.
Persons committed
95. No work shall be done in the Gaol beyond what is necessary, on Sundays, Good Friday, and Christmas Day.
96. Prisoners of the Jewish persuasion shall not be compelled to work on Saturdays if they claim exemption, but shall be kept in separate confinement on that day and on Sunday. They may also keep such other Festival days as may be directed from time to time by His Excellency the Governor,
97. Prisoners committed for trial, or on remand, 1st class misdemeanants, or debtors, may send or receive letters at all reasonable times, unless the Committing Magistrate, or a Visiting Justice, order to the contrary, but the Superintendent may withhold such privilege if he see sufficient cause, recording the reasons and particulars in the Daily Occurrence Book.
98. Every convicted prisoner may, subject to the same restrictions, be allowed to send and receive one letter in the course of every 6 weeks, or 3 months, but the Superintendent shall read
any letter or paper so sent, keeping the contents of the same strictly private, unless he thinks it necessary to report the same to His Excellency the Governor.
99. Letters addressed to or written by prisoners confined for debt, or on civil process, or for want of sureties, may be inspected by the Superintendent for good reasons, which shall be recorded in the Daily Occurrence Book,
100. Letters may be withheld by the Superintendent from or to any prisoner for good reasons, to be reported forthwith to His Excellency the Governor, and to be entered in the Daily Occurrence Book.
101. Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them the loss of caste, and, as regards their food, the best possible arrangement is to be made so that they may not be forced to choose between loss of food and loss of caste.
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