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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST OCTOBER, 1891.
(3.) Combinations of shot drill and
oakum picking 2 b.
(4.) Combinations of stone carrying and
oakum picking 4 tb.
(5.) Combinations of crank labour 6,000 revolutions (12 lbs. test), and oakum picking, 4 lb. (6.) Washing clothes in the Prison, making
coir matting and heavy coir mats.
No. 3.-Industrial Light Labour.
(1.) Ironing and mangling clothes. (2.) Making frame, coir, and grass mats. (3.) Carpentry, coopering, tinsmith's work; tailoring, cooking, cleaning, printing, hospital attendance, &c.
(4.) Oakum picking (14 lb.).
HARD LABOUR PRISONERS. 281. Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of two years shall pass so much of the first six months of their im- prisonment as may be possible in separate con- finement and the remainder of that term at No. 1 Hard Labour; after which they will be em- ployed as provided for in Rule 283.
282. Every male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards sentenced to twelve months' hard labour and under, but more than fourteen days, shall pass the first three months of his im- prisonment at No. 1 Hard Labour, and the re- mainder at No. 2 Hard Labour.
283. Every male prisoner of sixteen years of age and upwards sentenced to hard labour for more than twelve months shall unless otherwise provided for by these Regulations be kept at No. 1 Hard Labour for the first three months of his sentence. At the expiration of that term he shall, if he has conducted himself fairly well, be placed at No. 2 Hard Labour until he has com- pleted one half of his sentence when if his con- duct has been good, he shall be placed at No. 3 Industrial Hard Labour.
284. Every male prisoner under the age of sixteen years sentenced to hard labour shall be kept for the first three months of his sentence at No. 2 Hard Labour after which if his conduct has been good he shall be placed at No. 3 Indus- trial Light Labour.
285. All hard labour prisoners who shall be excused by the Surgeon will be employed at either No. 2 Hard or No. 3 Industrial Light La- bour as he may direct.
286. European prisoners will not be employed at stone carrying, but will perform the combi- nation of shot drill and oakum picking instead.
287. If a male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may either keep him at No. 1 Hard Labour for any extra term not exceeding three months at any one time, or he may send him back from the second class or third class for the same term.
288. The hours of labour will not be less than six or more than ten daily, exclusive of meals,
289. No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day,
290. Jewish prisoners shall not be compelled to work on Saturdays if they claim exemption, but shall be kept in separate confinement on that day and Sunday. They may also keep such other festival days as may be from time to time allowed by the Governor.
291. Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them loss of caste.
292. Criminal prisoners not sentenced to hard labour will be employed at No. 3 Indus- trial Light Labour.
293. As soon as the Prison accommodation shall permit of it, prisoners committed to Prison for breaches of naval and military discipline shall be kept separate from civil prisoners.
RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS ON PUBLIC WORKS.
PRISONERS.
294. Prisoners employed on public works shall be divided into gangs not exceeding sixteen men, and each gang shall be known by a number,
295. Each gang shall be under the charge of an Assistant Turnkey armed with a short sword for his defence, who shall have the number of his gang on a badge affixed to be left arm; and the gangs shall be under the charge of a Head Turnkey armed with sword and revolver, who shall be assisted by a Turnkey armed in the same manner.
296. The prisoners in such gangs shall work in coupling chains of about twelve feet long, fastened by means of anklets and padlocks.
297. If the work is near the Prison, the pri- soners shall be marched in to their mid-day meal at noon, but if at too great a distance from the Prison the meal shall be sent to them.
298. The gang prisoners will breakfast at about 6.20 A.M., and leave the Pr
Prison for their work at about 7 A.M., rest one hour for their inid-day meal from 12 to 1, and knock off work in the afternoon so as to reach the Prison at 5 P.M., (nine hours daily, including marching in and out).
299. On Saturdays the gang prisoners will work until noon.
300. Their mid-day meal will consist of 1 pint of rice congee thickened with cheap meat.
301. Any prisoner with a longer sentence than eight years may be kept at work within the Prison until he has served one-third of such sentence.
302. In addition to the Head Turnkey in charge of gang prisoners, the Turnkey and the Assistant Turnkeys in direct charge of the gangs, three or four Sikh Guards shall be posted in con- venient positions round the works armed with loaded rifles, to prevent escapes.
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