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261.-If any criminal prisoner is guilty of any offence, or of a breach of Gaol Regulations or Discipline, for the due punishment of which the Superintendent of the Gaol may deem the powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for such Superintendent, in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, after enquiry, to punish such prisoner by close or solitary confinement on bread, or rice and water, for a period not exceeding fourteen days, or, in the case of a male prisoner, by personal correction not exceeding thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve if a juvenile.
262.--No dietary punishment shall be inflicted on any prisoner, nor shall he be placed in a punishment-cell, nor shall corporal punishment be inflicted on him, unless the Surgeon shall certify that such prisoner is in a fit condition of health to undergo such punishment.
263.-The following offences committed by Male prisoners will render them liable to corporal punishment-
1st. Mutiny, or open incitement to mutiny in the Prison; personal violence to any Officer of the Prison; aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow pri- soner; repetition of insulting, or threatening language to any Officer or prisoner. 2nd. Wilfully and maliciously breaking the Prison windows, or otherwise destroying the Prison property. 3rd. When under punishment, wilfully making a disturbance tending to in- terrupt the order and discipline of the Prison, and any other act of gross misconduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extra- ordinary means.
264.-Corporal punishment shall be inflicted on the breech, with a rattan of a pattern to be approved by the Governor on the recommendation of the Medical Officer.
265.-No prisoner who shall be sentenced to Solitary Confinement by any Court will be kept in such confinement more than seven days with- out an interval of one day out.
EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS.
CLASSES OF LABOUR.
266.-No. 1.-Penal Labour.
or Rigorous Hard
(1.) Shot drill and Stone carrying in alternate spells of half an hour each, weight of shot 24 lbs., weight of stone 45-lbs.
(2.) Crank Labour in a Separate Cell, task, 12,500 revolutions daily, (12 tbs. test).
(8.) Treadwheel.
No. 2.-Industrial Hard Labour. (1.) Employment on public works out- side the Gaol. Crank labour in a separate cell, task, 10,500 revolutions daily, (12 tbs. test).
(2.) Combinations of Shot drill and Oakur.
picking, lb.
Combinations of Stone carrying and Oakum picking, fb.
Combinations of Crank labou 6,000 rev. (12 lbs. test), Oaku picking, fb.
(3.) Washing clothes in the Gaol, making
Coir matting and heavy Coir Mats. No. 3.-Industrial Light Labour. (1.) Ironing and mangling clothes. (2.) Making frame, coir, and grass mats (3.) Carpentry, Coopering, Tinsmith's
work.
(4.) Tailoring, Cooking, Cleaning, Print ing, Hospital Attendance, &c. (5.) Oakum picking (11⁄2 tb.).
PENAL SERVITUDE PRISONERS. 267.-Where Separate confinement is not pos sible, prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude will pass the first six months of their imprisonment at No. 1 Penal Labour, after which they will be employed for the remainder of their imprison ment at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour, either inside or outside the Gaol; but principally on Public works.
268-Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude. whom the Surgeon excuses will be employed on Industrial Hard or Light Labour as he may direct.
HARD LABOUR PRISONERS.
269.-Every Male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards whose sentence is three months Hard Labour and under, but more than fourteen days, shall pass the whole of his im-. prisonment at No. 1 Penal Labour.
270.-Every Male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards sentenced to Hard Labour, shall be kept at No. 1 Penal Labour for the first three months of his sentence. At the expiration of that term he shall, if he has conducted him. self fairly well, be placed at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour,
271-Every Male prisoner under the age of sixteen years sentenced to Hard Labour shall be kept for the first three months of his sentence at No. 2 Hard Labour.
272.-When a prisoner sentenced to Hard Labour has been three months at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour, he shall, if his conduct has beer good, be placed at No. 3 Industrial Light Labour.
273.-All Hard Labour prisoners who shall be excused by the Surgeon will be employed at either Industrial Hard or Light Labour as he may direct,
274.-European prisoners will not be employed at Stone carrying, but will perform the combi- nation of Shot drill and Oakum picking instead. 275.-If a Male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may either keep him at No. 1 Penal Labour for any extra térm not exceeding three months at any one time, or he send him back from the second class or
may third class for the same term.
276.-The hours of labour will not be less
meals. than six or more than ten daily, exclusive of
277.-No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day.
278.-Jewish prisoners shall not be compelled to work on Saturdays if they claim exemption, but shall be kept in separate confinement on that day and Sunday. They may also keep such other festival days as may be from time to time allowed by the Governor.
279.--Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them loss of caste. 280.-Convicted criminal prisoners not sen- tenced to Hard Labour will be employed at No. 3 Light Labour,
280a.-As soon as the Guol accommodation shall permit of it, prisoners committed to Guol for breaches of (naval and?) military discipline shall be kept separate from civil prisoners. RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS
ON PUBLIC WORKS.
PRISONERS.
281.-The Prisoners shall be divided into parties not exceeding sixteen men, and each party shall be known by a number.
282.--Each party shall be under the charge of an Assistant Turnkey armed with a short sword for his defence, who shall have the number of his party on a badge affixed to his left arm; and the whole of the parties shall be under the charge of a Head Turnkey armed with sword and revolver, who shall be assisted by a Turnkey armed in the same manner.
283. The prisoners will work in coupling chains of about twelve feet long, fastened by means of anklets and padlocks.
284.-If the work is near the Gaol, the pri- soners shall be marched in to their mid-day meal at noon, but if at too great a distance from the Gaol, the meal will be sent to them.
285.-The prisoners will breakfast at about 6.20 A.M., and leave the Gaol for their work at about 7 A.M., rest one hour for their mid-day meal from 12 to 1, and knock off work in the afternoon so as to reach the Gaol at 5 P.M. (nine hours daily, including marching in and out).
286.-On Saturdays the prisoners will work until noon.
287.-Their mid-day meal will consist of 14 pint of rice congee thickened with cheap meat.
288.-Any prisoner with a longer sentence than eight years may be kept at work within the prison until he has served one third of such
sentence.
OFFICERS.
289. In addition to the Head Turnkey in charge of the prisoners, the Turnkey to assist him, and the Assistant Turnkeys in direct charge of the parties, three or four Sikh Guards shall be posted in conspicuous positions round the works, armed with loaded rifles, to prevent escapes.
290.-The Head Turnkey will be continually on the alert during the day, repeatedly visiting the parties in his charge, and ascertaining that all is correct or otherwise. He will take discreet measures to prevent the escape of prisoners, and to effect their recapture if they are successful in escaping. He will carefully observe the officers under his charge, and report weekly to the Superintendent of the Gaol on their efficiency in the management of their parties. He will enter in a book the number of parties, number of prisoners, and the names of the officers under his charge, with the name of the district where working, and the description of labour. He will be responsible to the Surveyor General for all the tools used by the prisoners. He shall on no account allow people to loiter near the prisoners while at work, or to converse with the officers.
291-The Turnkey shall consider himself to be under the command of the Head Turnkey, and shall assist him in the performance of his duties. He shall more about continually among the parties, keeping a watchful eye on both officers and prisoners. When needed he shall take charge of detached parties, and shall at such times use great discretion in the disposal of his officers so as to prevent the escape of any pri- soners, remembering that their safe custody should be his first care.
292.-The Assistant Turnkeys in charge of parties must remember always that the safe custody of the prisoners is their first care. They shall therefore place themselves when on the works so as at all times to command a good view of their men; they shall repeatedly count their prisoners during the day, and never turn their backs towards them, and shall on no account use a spade, pick, or any other tool, so as to place themselves at a disadvantage with regard to the prisoners.
293.-The Assistant Turnkeys shall be careful to ascertain that the anklets, chains, and padlocks are in proper order, and shall minutely examine them before leaving the Gaol, when knocking off work for the inid-day meal, and before returning to the Gaol in the evening.
294. In the event of a prisoner's attempting to escape, the officer in charge of his party will blow his whistle to attract the attention of the other officers, and will then fall-in the remaining prisoners of his party and await instructions from the Head Turnkey.
295.-The Head Turnkey, the Turnkey, and the Sikh Guards will not fire at an escaping prisoner unless his escape cannot be prevented by any other means; and even then will only endeavour to disable him, remembering that loss of life is to be avoided if possible.
296.-The Assistant Turnkeys will keep a book in which they will enter the numbers, names, and sentences of the prisoners of their respective parties, making special remarks as to the industry of each prisoner, and they will be responsible to the Head Turnkey for the tools used by their parties.
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