263.--The prisoner may be visited by his relations, friends, and legal advisers, at his own request; no other person shall have access to him except the officers of the Gaol, and, if required by him, a Minister of the religion to which the prisoner belongs.
264.--All executions are to take place at the time appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of the Gaol will be present and superintend every execution.
265.--If any person make it appear to a Justice of the Peace that he has important business to transact with the prisoner, such Justice may grant permission in writing to such person to have a conference with the prisoner.
266.--During the preparation for an execution, and the time of the execution, no person shall enter the Prison who is not legally entitled to do so, unless in pursuance of an order in writing from the Superintendent. The officers superintending the execution shall, if possible, be decently clothed in black.
## PRISON OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS.
267.--No prisoner shall be punished under the provisions of the Prisons Ordinance of 1885, either by the Superintendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him, and of making his defence.
268.--Prisoners are bound to obey the orders of the Superintendent, Warden, and of the subordinate officers who shall be placed over them from time to time.
269.--Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt to receive money, tobacco, opium, flint, steel, iron, implements, string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the rules of the Prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal articles of food about their persons, ward, or cell.
270.--No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superintendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice.
271.--The following acts are declared to be offences against Prison discipline :-
1. Disobedience of the Regulations of the Prison by any prisoner.
2. Common assault by one prisoner on another.
3. Profane cursing and swearing, and obscene language by any prisoner.
4. Indecent behaviour by any prisoner.
5. Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner, to any officer or prisoner.
6. Idleness or negligence at work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
7. Wilful mismanagement of work by any convicted criminal prisoner.
8. Disorderly conduct by any prisoner.
272.--All the above acts are declared offences against prison discipline, and it shall be lawful for the Superintendent to examine a prisoner touching such offences, and to punish them by ordering any offender to be kept in a punishment-cell for not more than one day on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive a prisoner of his pork for not more than four meals at one time.
273.--The Superintendent may deprive a prisoner of his evening meal for persistent or aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour.
274.--The Superintendent may restrain in irons of ten lbs. weight, or less, or in handcuffs, any disorderly or violent prisoner for not longer than twenty-four hours at one time; if a longer period than twenty-four hours is required, a written order must be obtained from one of the Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at once attend and investigate the case.
In case of emergency, however, the Superintendent may, on his own responsibility, impose the restraints provided by this Rule for such period as may be necessary, obtaining the presence of one of the Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possible. The order of such Justice, made on investigation of the case, shall indemnify the Superintendent.
275.--If any male prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz.:-
Mutiny or open incitement to mutiny in prison, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assault on a fellow prisoner, repetition of threatening language to any officer or prisoner, and any act of insubordination requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary means, the Superintendent shall have the power to sentence the said prisoner to Corporal punishment not to exceed twelve strokes of the rattan.
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to report at once to the Governor every case of his exercising the power conferred on him by this section.
276.--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.
277.--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.
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 prisoner; 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 interrupt the order and discipline of the Prison, and any other act of gross misconduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary means.
279.--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.
280.--No prisoner who shall be sentenced to Solitary Confinement by any Court will be kept in such confinement more than seven days without an interval of one day out.
## EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS, CLASSES OF LABOUR.
281.--No. 1.--Penal Labour.
or
Rigorous Hard Labour.
(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, (12lbs. test).
(3.) Treadwheel.
No. 2. Industrial Hard Labour.
(1.) Employment on public works outside the Gaol. Crank labour in a separate cell, task, 10,500 revolutions daily, (12 lbs. test).
(2.) Combinations of Shot drill and Oakum picking.
Combinations of Stone carrying and Oakum picking.
Combinations of Crank labour 6,000 rev. (12 lbs. test), Oakum picking.
(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, Printing, Hospital Attendance, &c.
(5.) Oakum picking.
## PENAL SERVITUDE PRISONERS.
282.--Where Separate confinement is not possible, 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 imprisonment at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour, either inside or outside the Gaol; but principally on Public works.
283.--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.
284.--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 imprisonment at No. 1 Penal Labour.
285.--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 himself fairly well, be placed at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour.
286.--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.
287.--When a prisoner sentenced to Hard Labour has been three months at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour, he shall, if his conduct has been good, be placed at No. 3 Industrial Light Labour.
288.--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.
289.--European prisoners will not be employed at Stone carrying, but will perform the combination of Shot drill and Oakum picking instead.
290.--If a Male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may either keep him at No. 1 Penal Labour for any extra term not exceeding three months at any one time, or he may send him back from the second class or third class for the same term.
291.--The hours of labour will not be less than six or more than ten daily, exclusive of meals.
292.--No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day.
293.--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.
294.--Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them loss of caste.
295.--Convicted criminal prisoners not sentenced to Hard Labour will be employed at No. 3 Light Labour.
263.--The prisoner may be visited by his relations, friends, and legal advisers, at his own request; no other person shall have access to him except the officers of the Gaol, and, if required by him, a Minister of the religion to which the prisoner belongs.
264.--All executions are to take place at the time appointed by the Governor. The Superin- tendent of the Gaol will be present and superintend every execution.
265.--If any person make it appear to a Justice of the Peace that he has important busi- ness to transact with the prisoner, such Justice may grant permission in writing to such person to have a conference with the prisoner.
266.--During the preparation for an execution, and the time of the execution, no person shall enter the Prison who is not legally entitled to do so, unless in pursuance of an order in writing from the Superintendent. The officers superin- tending the execution shall, if possible, be decently clothed in black.
PRISON OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS.
267.--No prisoner shall be punished under the provisions of the Prisons Ordinance of 1885, either by the Superintendent, or by the Superin- tendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him, and of making his defence.
268.--Prisoners are bound to obey the orders of the Superintendent, Warden, and of the subor- dinate officers who shall be placed over them from time to time.
269.-Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt, to receive money, tobacco. opium, flint, steel, iron, implements. string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the rules of the Prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal
articles of food about their any
or in any personis, ward or cell.
270.--No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superintendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction with a Visiting Justice.
271--The following acts are declared to be offences against Prison discipline :-
1. Disobedience of the Regulations of the
Prison by any prisoner.
2. Common assault by one prisoner on
another.
3. Profane cursing and swearing, and ob-
scene language by any prisoner.
4. Indecent behaviour by any prisoner.
5. Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner, to any officer or prisoner.
6. Idleness or negligence at work by any
convicted criminal prisoner.
7. Wilful mismanagement of work by any
convicted criminal prisoner.
8. Disorderly conduct by any prisoner.
278.-The following offences committed by ale prisoners will render them liable to corporal
272.-All the above acts are declared of offences against prison discipline, and it shall lawful for the Superintendent to exantine anishment→→ prisoner touching such offences, and to pan them by ordering any offender to be kept in punishment-cell for not more than the day on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive prisoner of his pork for not more than f meals at one time.
273.--The Superintendent may deprive a prisoner of his evening meal for persistent a aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour.
274.-The Superintendent may restrain incre irons of ten lbs. weight, or less, or in handcuf any disorderly or violent prisoner for not long than twenty-four hours at one time; if a long period than twenty-four hours is required] written order must be obtained from one of t Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at on attend and investigate the case.
In case emergency however the Superintendent may his own responsibility impose the restraints vided by this Rule for such period as may necessary, obtaining the presence of one off Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possi The order of such Justice, made on investigate of the case, shall indemnify the Superintende 275.-It any male prisoner is guilty of of the following offences, viz.:-
Mutiny or open incitement to mutiny in
prison, personal violence to any officer the prison, aggravated or repeated assas on a fellow prisoner, repetition of threate ing language to any officer or prison and any act of insubordination requiri to be suppressed by extraordinary mear the Superintendent shall have the pow to sentence the said prisoner to Corper punishment not to exceed twelve strož of the rattan.
It shall be the duty of the Superintend to report at once to the Governor eve case of his exercising the
power confer on him by this section.
276.-If any criminal prisouer is guilty! any offence, or of a breach of Gaol Regulati or Discipline, for the due punishment of whe the Superintendent of the Gaol may deem powers vested in him insufficient, it shall lawful for such Superintendent, in conjunct with a Visiting Justice, after enquiry, to pun such prisoner by close or solitary confinem on bread, or rice and water, for a period exceeding fourteen days, or, in the case of a m prisoner, by personal correction not exceed thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve i juvenile.
277.-No dietary punishment shall be inflict on any prisoner, nor shall he be placed is punishment-cell, nor shall corporal punishing he inflicted on him, unless the Surgeon s certify that such prisoner is in a fit condition health to undergo such 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.
279.--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.
280-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.
281.-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 fbs.
(2.) Crank Labour in a Separate Cell. task, 12,500 revolutions daily, (12lbs. test).
(3.) 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 lbs. test).
(2.) Combinatious of Shot drill and Oakum
picking. Ib.
Combinations of Stone carrying and Oakum picking, b.
Combinations of Crank labour 6,000 rev. (12 lbs. test), Oakum picking, b.
(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 (1) Ib.).
271
PENAL SERVITUDE PRISONERS. 282.-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 Hurd Labour, either inside or outside the Gaol; but principally on Public works.
283.-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. 284.-Every Male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards whose sentence is three months Hard Labour and under, but inore than fourteen days, shall pass the whole of his im. prisonment at No. 1 Penal Labour,
285.-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.
286.--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,
287-When a prisoner sentenced to Hard Labour has been three months at No. 2 Industrial Hard Labour, he shall, if bis conduct has been good, be placed at No. 8 Industrial Light Labour.
288.--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.
289.--European prisoners will not be employed at Stone carrying, but will perform the combi- nation of Shot drill and Oakum picking instead. 290.-If a Male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may either keep him at No. 1 Penal Labour for any extra term not exceeding three mouths at any one time, or he may send him back from the second class or third class for the same term.
291--The hours of labour will not be less than six or more than ten daily, exclusive of meals.
292.-No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day.
293.-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."
294.-Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them loss of custe. 295.--Convicted criminal prisoners not sen- tenced to Hard Labour will be employed at No. 3 Light Labour.
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