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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.

Duty to visit

clothing, or alteration of diet for any prisoner, or with respect to any alteration of discipline or treatment in the case of any prisoner whose mind or body appears to require it. He shall call the attention of the Medical Officer to any case of insanity or apparent insanity occurring among the prisoners.

23. He shall visit the hospital daily, and see hospital daily all prisoners therein, that proper arrangements are made for the safe custody of the sick prisoners, and that discipline is maintained, so far as is con- sistent with the medical treatment prescribed for them.

Duties as to sanitary condition of the prison.

Duties as to inspecting prison and

as to night visits.

24. He shall pay attention to the ventilation, drainage, and sanitary condition of the prison, and take such measures as may be necessary for their being maintained in perfect order; and with the Medical Officer shall frequently examine and see that the washing places, baths, and closets are in efficient working order; and it shall be the duty of every officer to report at once any defect by which these arrangements do not effect their proper object.

25. He shall visit and inspect daily every part of the prison and see every prisoner once at prisoners, and least in every 24 hours. Once in each week he shall go through the prison at an uncertain hour of the night recording the fact in his journal. When visiting or inspecting the female prison he shall be accompanied by the Matron or by a female warder.

Duties as to

26. He shall hear the reports every day, at reports, com such an hour as is most convenient, and shall plaints, or applications. take care that every prisoner having a complaint to make or request to prefer to him shall have ample facilities for doing so; and he shall redress any grievances, or take such steps as may seem necessary, recording the same in the appointed Should, however, repeated complaints of a groundless nature be made under this rule, the matter shall be treated as a breach of prison discipline, and the offender shall be liable to punish- ment according to the scale of punishments laid down in these rules.

Groundless complaints.

Duties as to prisoners

manner.

27. He shall see that the proper number of required for prisoners required by the Director of Public public works. Works for public works are sent out at the proper time, with a sufficient number of officers for their safe custody, and he shall occasionally visit them while at work.

Duty as to identification

of prisoners.

Duty as to

28. He shall use his best endeavours to assist in the identification of prisoners, and with that object shall furnish to the Police any information in his power.

29. He shall be responsible that the store store regula- regulations are strictly enforced.

Duties as to prisoners committed for trial at Criminal Sessions.

30. He shall, a few days before the 18th of each month, or such other time as may be fixed for the opening of the Criminal Sessions, on the occasion of prisoners who are committed for trial being served with the usual informations, ask them each separately if they wish to see a legal adviser or to call witnesses for their defence, and sball at once inform the Police authorities in order that such witnesses may be, if necessary,