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REMISSION OF SENTENCES, AND
REWARDS UNDER THE
MARK SYSTEM.
297. The time which every prisoner with a sentence of twelve months and upwards must pass in Prison will be represented by a certain number of marks, which he must earn by actual labour performed before he can be discharged.
298. No remission will be granted for con- duct. It is only on condition of good conduct and strict obedience that prisoners are allowed to carn by their industry a remission of a portion of their sentence. If, therefore, their conduct be indifferent or bad, they will be liable to be fined a certain number of marks, according to the nature and degree of the offence, and will then forfeit by misconduct the remission which they have earned by their industry.
299. The marks will be given according to the following scale---
(a.) 6 marks a day for zealous and steady
hard labour.
(b) 5 marks for a less degree of industry.
(c.) 4 marks for a moderate days work. 300.-The prisoner's marks will commence at the termination of the penal stage.
301.-On the admission of a prisoner with a sentence of twelve months and upwards, such sentence will be reduced to days, which will be multiplied by four, thus giving the number of marks he is compelled to earn before his dis- charge; thus, take the twelve months sentence, 365 days multiplied by four will give 1,460, the number of marks he must earn at the rate of four a day to complete the whole of his sentence.
302.-If by his industry the prisoner gains six marks a day, and does not lose any for mis- conduct, he earns the full remission of one-third allowed by the Governor.
303.-On Sundays marks will be allowed for conduct alone. Except under special circum- stances where injury has accidentally resulted while on prison work, a prisoner will get only five marks a day during the time he is in Hospital. Prisoners on Light Labour by order of the Surgeon will not get more than five marks a day.
304.-Prisoners who by their misconduct forfeit the whole of their remission, will be liable to be kept in Separate Confinement during the last 6 months of their sentence.
305.-The Prison Officers will be supplied with books in which they will enter each evening the marks cach prisoner has earned during the day.
306.When a prisoner is sentenced to forfeit any marks which he has gained, the sentence should state the exact number of marks he is to lose, as, to forfeit six marks,
307.--Extra marks may be given by the Governor, on the recommendation of the Superin- tendent, for special services such as:--
(a.) Giving information of plots.
(b.) Protecting Gaol Officers or prisoners
from attack, or protecting them from imminent danger.
(e.) Preventing escapes, fires, &c.
(d.) Preserving order in case of disturbance, 308.- Marks will be forfeited by prisoners for misconduct according to the punishment inflicted, generally at the rate of
8 Marks for one Day Solitary Confinement
on Bread or Rice and Water,
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for one Day Bread or Rice and
Water,
for one Day Reduced Penal Diet, for one Meal Stopped,
for one Pork Ration Stopped, for one Meal Bread or Rice and
Water,
for a flogging.
309.-If a prisoner is reconvicted before the period of his remission has expired, he will be allowed to earn only five marks a day instead of six, and if he is reconvicted twice before the ex- piration of the period of remission, he will be allowed to earn no remission.
310-All convicted criminal prisoners with sentences of twelve months and upwards who shall be employed at remunerative labour, will be allowed to earn a small gratuity at the rate of one cent for every six marks, but the whole gratuity for any one prisoner is not to exceed $10. Such gratuity shall be paid at the time of discharge. In forfeiting marks for miscon duct the proportionate amount of gratuity will also be forfeited.
311-Convicts will not be allowed to carn any gratuity until they have served the first six months either in Separate Confinement or at No. 1 Hard Labour.
312.--The name of every convict under a life sentence who has served fifteen years of his sen- tence, or having served ten years of his sentence has attained or is believed in the absence of positive evidence to have attained the
age of sixty, shall be submitted for the consideration of the Governor in Executive Council. This rule will be com- municated to every such convict now in prison, and to any other on first reception into prison, but each must be made to distinctly understand that such submission in no way implies that any remission of sentence will necessarily be granted.
SEPARATE CONFINEMENT.
313.-Where the Gaol accommodation admits of it, all Male Penal Servitude prisoners shall be required to pass the first six months of their imprisonment in Separate Confinement.
314.-Penal Servitude Prisoners will be allowed one hour daily to exercise in the open air under the supervision of an officer, who will see that the prisoners do not converse together, either in going to the yard, while at exercise, or in return- ing to their cells.
315.-Such prisoners are to keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at all times, and will be employed at crauk labour, picking oakum, making or mending clothes, shoe making or mending, &c.
316. Such prisoners shall on no account communicate or hold conversation with
other any prisoner, but shall at all times observe the
strictest silence.
317.-Such prisoners shall be permitted to write a letter on admission, if they wish it, to inform their friends of their whereabouts; but, with this exception they shall not write or re- ceive a letter, or receive a visit during the six mouths of their Separate Confinement.
318. Felons, whom the Superintendent may have reasonable grounds for supposing to have been previously imprisoned for Felony, when sentenced to terms of Hard Labour will be required to pass a certain time in Separate Con- finement from one to six months according to the number of their previous convictions, and their conduct while in Gaol.
319.-Violent and disorderly prisoners may be placed in Separate Confinement at the discre- tion of the Superintendent for terms not exceed- ing seven days at one time.
320.-
SCALE OF DIET FOR EACH EURO-
PEAN OR WHITE PRISONER.
DIETARY FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE PRISONER IN VICTORIA GAOL, HONGKONG.
FULL DIET.
Bread,............ 6 oz. Į Sunday, Tuesday, Gruel,
BREAK-
FAST.
Bread,
Cocoa,
1 pint Thursday, Saturday.
6 oz. Monday, Wednesday, 1 pint f and Friday.
Bread, ........ 4 ᎤᏃ .
6
Potatoes,.....
.10 oz.
Monday, Wednesday,
Meat,
OZ.
and Friday.
Soup,
1 pint
Bread,
4 oz.
Tuesday, Thursday,
*DINNER.
Soup,
1 pint
and Saturday.
Suet Pudding,..... 1 1.
Bread,
4 oz.
Rice, (common), 8 oz.
-Sunday.
Fish,
Curry Stuff,
.12 oz.
74drs..
*** 6 0%, }
SUPPER,
Brend,....
Daily. Gruel, ........... 1 pint f
It is understood that these measures are for uncooked pro- visions, except in the case of made-up articles of diet; and meat is understood to be without bone. Sour---Each pint to contain 4 oz. Meat without bone, 1 oz. Onions, 1 oz. Barley, 4 oz. Greens, Yams, Sweet Potatoes or Taro, with Pepper and Salt. GRUEL-Each pint to contain 2 oz. Oatmeal, 1 oz. Mo-
lasses, and sufficient Salt.
Cocoa-Each pint to contain oz. Flake Cocoa or Nibs,
1 oz. Molasses or Sugar.
SUET PUDDING. To every pound 14 oz. Suct, 64 oz. Flour,
8 oz. Water. CURRY STUFF.-Chillics 34 drs.; Pepper 14 dr., Turmeric
dr., Coriander Seed 4 dr., Cummin Seed dr., and Oil oz. TEA.-Each pint to contain oz. Tea, oz. Sugar.
Council Chamber, Hongkong,
DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN OR WHITE DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT.
Bread,
Beof, Matton or Pork, without bone (6 days a
wenk).
Fresh Fish (once a week), Beef for Soup,
.....1 lb. 4
8 oz.
ᎤᏃ .
.14 05.
8 oz.
8 oz.
8 oz.
Potatoes (3 days a week), Vegetables (3 days a week),. White Rice (1 day), Suet Pudding (ouce a week), Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week), Tea,
મ
03.
1 t
2 oz.
1
02.
Sugar,
2 oz.
Oz. dr.
Salt (öne),
Curry Staff (once a week),
Soup, Suct Pudding, and Curry Stuff to be made as in recipe for other Prisoners, except that Beef, 8 oz., is allowed in this class.
ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EACH EURO- PEAN OR WHITE PRISONER,
BREAKFAST.-Broad,................. DINNER.Rice (common),
Salt (fine), SUPPER. Bread,
8 oz.
8 oz.
1oz.
$02.
NOTE-Any Prisoner sentenced to more than 5 days' Toad Diet
REMARKS.
CHUT-
TEA. SALT.
NEY.
-VAN A
TABLES.
have one Pint of Gruel at Breakfast and Supper.
02.
joz.
† oz.
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30%
(3 days a}|{2 days a} week.
3 days a2 days af
1 oz.
week.
3 days a
week.
1 02.02.
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1
oz. 4 oz. Tork daily.
1 lb. 10 oz.
10%.
ternate
unys.
1 b. 50%.
SCALE OF DIET FOR CHINESE AND COLOURED PRISONERS.
CLAES OF PRISONERS,
fund felice do 14 with senten- boys under 16 with senten-. over 14
ces above i moti
ces over 6 months, Beinand, and for Trial...................} 1. Male Prisoners with senten-)
ues of 6 months and under. } but over 14 days.....) 2. Male Prisoners will senten
3. Female Prisoners with sen-
demeanants, .................................................. |
1. Debtors, aml First-class Mis-
5. Penal Dist,
6. Reducci Penal Dist,
1 tb. 4 oz.
....... 1 tb. 2 08.
7. l'unishment Diet, ...........
OIL. FRESH FISH. SALT FISO.
The above represoms the quantity for two meals, morning and evening. 2 oz. of Rice will be deducted from cach Irisoner in Chinese Prisoners sentenced to Venal Servitude will have 4 cz. Pork, or ce a week, after they have served the first 6 months of ticir Irisoners employed on Public Works will receive the samo diet as fenal Servitude Prisoners. When employed at places where imprisonment. Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude who are excused Hard Labour by the Surgeon and placed on No. 3 Light #e drinking water is liable to drainage pollution, they may be supplied with Rice-water Conges to drink 1 oz. of Rice to each Labour will not be allowed Pork, except when ordered in special enses by the Surgeon. No. 1, 2 and 3 and made into Congee, 1 pint of wh o'i is to be served at mid-day.
pint of Water,
COMMON
RICE.
"201
20
1 d. 8 oz.
1 . 0 oz.
14-20
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0
12 0.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
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