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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.
Duty to com. municate circumstances
discipline of
pression or undue harshness on the part of the subordinate officers, and likewise every tendency to levity, rudeness, and insubordination on the part of prisoners, and shall aim to raise the minds of the officers to a sense of their responsibility.
41. He shall at once communicate to the Assist- ant Superintendent every circumstance which affecting may come to his knowledge likely to affect the prisoners, &c. security, health, or discipline of the prisoners, or the efficiency of the subordinate officers, or any- thing which may in any way require his atten- tion.
Duty as to search of prisoners.
Duty as to particulars to be recorded
42. He shall take care that every prisoner on admission is strictly searched, and that all knives, weapons, instruments, money, opium, tobacco, or anything forbidden by the rules, or in the opinion of the Assistant Superintendent objec- tionable, or anything likely to facilitate escape, be taken from such prisoner. As far as practicable no such search shall take place in the presence of any other prisoner.
43. He shall see that the officer in charge of the Reception Room records in the Prison Regis- on admission ter the name, age, height, weight, features, par- of prisoners. ticular marks and general appearance of every prisoner on admission, with such other measure- ments and particulars as may be required.
Duty as to Prisoners' Property Book.
Duty as to counting of prisoners.
Duties as to inspection of prison and prisoners.
Duty as to night visits.
Duty to observe conduct of officers.
Duties as to visits of
Visiting Justices.
44. He shall take care that all articles taken from prisoners, with their clothes and other effects, and all such things as may from time to time be sent in on their account, shall be entered in the Prisoners' Property Book, with the date of their receipt and restoration; and that all such property shall be kept in a suitable place to be provided for the purpose, and shall be restored to the prisoners on their discharge; except such articles as it may be considered necessary to destroy, or such money or property as the Gov- ernor may think fit to confiscate, or to allow prisoners to have to assist them in their defence on their trial.
45. He shall cause the whole of the prisoners to be counted thrice daily, and shall satisfy him- self that the number is correct.
46.-(1.) He shall daily inspect every part of the prison, and see that everything is clean and in good order, and that the means of security in the different yards, &c., are effective. He shall pay special attention to prisoners in solitary confinement. He shall see that no ladders, planks, ropes, chains, or anything likely to facilitate escape, are left exposed in the yards.
(2.) He shall frequently visit the workshops, yards, and corridors, and see that the prisoners are kept at their work. He shall also occasion- ally visit the wards without previous notice during the night, to ascertain that the officers on duty are on the alert. He shall diligently ob- serve the behaviour of all prison officers, and see that they strictly adhere to the rules, and shall report immediately to the Assistant Superintend- ent any neglect or misconduct that may come to his knowledge.
47. He shall accompany the Visiting Justices in their visits of inspection to the prison. He shall take care that any prisoner who wishes to
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