223. Fetters or handcuffs may be used by order of the Superintendent or, in the absence of the Superintendent, by order of the Chief Warder in cases where he may deem such use necessary to prevent escapes, or when there is good reason to apprehend serious danger of outbreak or assault, and in such cases only.
CLEANLINESS.
224. The weekly clipping of the Chinese prisoners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established by the Superintendent from time to time. Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent.
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225. The queues of Chinese prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for years and upwards may be cut off, and their hair kept cut close until within six months of their release; the queues may also be cut off short-sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should consider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it. No queue shall be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
226. The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length as health or cleanliness may require.
227. Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.
228. Prisoners shall keep their cells, utensils, clothing, and bedding clean and neatly arranged and shall clean and sweep the yards, passages, and all other parts of the prison as may be directed.
CLOTHING, BEDDING, FOOD.
229. The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.
230. Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation of the prison will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in a cell with not fewer than two other prisoners.
231. The clothing of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 2 years and upwards may be given to their friends, with the exception of one suit, which will be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Superintendent, in order to recoup the Government for the expense of providing a suitable suit of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.
232. Such additional clothing and bedding may be issued during severe weather or in special cases as the Surgeon may deem requisite.
233. A prisoner who has any complaint to make regarding the diet furnished to him, or who wishes his diet to be weighed to ascertain whether he is supplied with the authorised quantity, shall make his complaint immediately his diet is handed to him, and it shall be examined or weighed in his presence and in that of the officer deputed for that purpose; but frequent and groundless complaints will be treated as breaches of prison discipline and punished accordingly.
234. On every Sunday and Saturday of each week in the first six months of his imprisonment,
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223. Fetters or handcuffs may be used by order of the Superintendent or, in the absence of the Superintendent, by order of the Chief Warder in cases where he may decm such use necessary to prevent escapes, or when there is good reason. to apprehend serious danger of outbreak or assault, and in such cases only.
CLEANLINESS.
224. The weekly clipping of the Chinese pri- soners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established by the Superintendent from time to time. Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent
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225. The queues of Chinese prisoners sen- tenced to imprisonment with hard labour for years and upwards may be cut off, and their hair kept cut close until within six months of their release; the queues may also be cut off short- sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should consider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanli- ness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it. No queue shall be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
226. The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length as health or cleanli- ness may require.
227. Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.
228. Prisoners shall keep their cells, utensils, clothing, and bedding clean and neatly arranged and shall clean and sweep the yards, passages, and all other parts of the prison as may be directed.
CLOTHING, BEDDING, FOOD. 229. The whole of the Chinese prisoners clothing and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.
230. Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation of the prison will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in a cell with not fewer than two other prisoners.
231. The clothing of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 2 years and upwards may be given to their friends, with the exception of oue suit, which will be sold or other- wise disposed of by the Superintendent, in order to recoup the Government for the expense of pro- viding a suitable suit of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.
232. Such additional clothing and bedding may be issued during severe weather or in special cases as the Surgeon may deem requisite.
233. A prisoner who has any complaint to make regarding the diet furnished to him, or who wishes his diet to be weighed to ascertain whether he is supplied with the authorised quantity, shall make his complaint immediately his diet is handed to him, and it shall be examined or weighed in his presence and in that of the officer deputed for that purpose; but frequent and groundless complaints will be treated as breaches of prison discipline and punished accordingly,
234. On every Sunday and Saturday of each week in the first six months of his imprisonment,
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