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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1809

Prisoners convicted a third time

304. Prisoners sentenced a third time or oftener to imprisonment with hard labour for two not allowed years or upwards shall not be allowed to earn

any remission of sentence.

remission.

Licensed convicts.

Marks to be recorded daily.

Prisoners to

305.-(1.) Prisoners who have carned a re- mission of part of their sentence shall be placed under Police supervision, and be furnished with licences in accordance with The Prevention of Crimes Ordinance, No. 11 of 1887.

(2.) The earning of marks and grant of remission shall extend to re-convicted licence- holders serving the remanets of former sentences. 306. Every prison officer in charge of a working party shall be provided with a mark book in which he shall record daily the number of marks earned by each convict.

307. Every prisoner shall in the evening of be informed each day be informed of the number of marks

which he or she has earned during the day.

daily of

number of marks earned. Inspection of mark books.

Extra marks in special

cases,

Rules as to gratuities.

Prisoners under sen. tence for life.

308. The Chief Warder shall frequently, and never less than twice a week, inspect and initial the mark books, and see that the marks are allotted equitably and in accordance with the rules. If a male prisoner is credited with less than 50 marks per week, or a female prisoner with less than 30 marks per week, the matter shall be brought to the notice of the Assistant Superintendent of the prison.

309. Extra marks may be given by the Governor of the Colony for very special services on the recommendation of the Superintendent of the prison.

310.-(1.) A prisoner sentenced to impri- sonment for two years and upwards who shall be employed at remunerative labour may earn a gratuity according to the following scale:-

In the 3rd Class.

European prisoner not exceeding $10. Asiatic

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In the 2nd Class.

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$ 5.

European prisoner not exceeding $20.

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In the 1st Class.

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$7.

European prisoner not exceeding $30.

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$10.

Asiatic (2.) The whole gratuity for any one European prisoner shall not exceed $30 nor for any one Asiatic prisoner $10.

(3.) The gratuity shall be paid at the time of discharge.

(4.) In forfeiting remission marks for miscon- duct a proportionate amount of gratuity shall also be forfeited.

311. The names of prisoners under sentence for life who have served fifteen years of their sentences, or having served ten years of their sentences have attained or are believed, in the absence of positive evidence, to have attained the age of sixty, shall be submitted for the consider- ation of the Governor in Council. This rule shall be communicated to all such prisoners on entering the prison, but each prisoner shail be made to distinctly understand that such submis- sion in no way implies that any remission of sentence will necessarily be granted.