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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31st OCTOBER, 1891.

with a Visiting Justice subject nevertheless to Rule 272.

270. 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-

soene language by any prisoner.

4. Inderent, 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. 271. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent to examine any prisoner touching such offences, and to punish them by ordering any offender to be kept in a punishment-cell for not more than three days, on bread, or rice and water, or he may deprive a prisoner of his pork for not more than four meals at one time.

272. The Superintendent may deprive any prisoner of his evening meal for persistent and aggravated idleness, or refusal to labour. In the unavoidable absence of the Superintendent, the Warden may in like cases deprive any prisoner of half his evening meal.

273. The Superintendent may restrain in eross 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 responsiblity impose the res- traints provided by this Rule for such period as may seem 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.

274. If any male prisoner is guilty of any of the following offences, viz. :---

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 threaten- ing 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.

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275. If any criminal prisoner is guilty of any offence, or of a breach of the Prison Regulations or of Discipline, for the due punishment of which the Superintendent of the Prison may deem the powers vested in him insufficient, it shall be lawful for such Superintendent, in conjunction with a Visit- ing 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 guilty of any offence in the preceding rule mentioned by personal correction not exceeding thirty-six strokes if an adult, nor twelve if a juvenile.

276. 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.

277. The following offences committed by male prisoners will render them liable to corporal. 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 destroy- ing 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 mis- conduct, or insubordination, requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary

means.

278. 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 Surgeon.

279. No prisoner who shall be sentenced to solitary confinement by any Court shall be kept in such confinement more than seven days with- out an interval of one day out.

EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS. CLASSES OF LABOUR.

280. No. 1.—Hard Labour.

(1.) Shot drill and stone carrying in al- ternate spells of half an hour each, weight of shot 24 lbs., weight of stone 45 lbs.

(2.) Crank labour 12,500 revolutions

daily, (12 lbs. test).

(3.) Treadwheel.

No. 2.-Hard Labour.

(1.) Employment on public works out-

side the Prison.

(2.) Crank labour 10,500 revolutions

daily, (12 tbs. test).