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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST OCTOBER 1891.

320. Extra marks may be given by the Gov- ernor, on the recommendation of the Superin- tendent, for special services; such as,---

(a.) Giving information of plots.

(b.) Protecting Prison officers or prison- ers from attack, or protecting them from imminent danger.

(c.) Preventing escapes, fires, or other

dangers.

(d.) Preserving order in case of disturb-

ance.

321. Marks shall be forfeited by prisoners for misconduct according to the punishment inflicted, generally at the rate of

8 Marks for one day solitary confinement

on bread or rice and water,

6

6

6

4

4

72

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for one day bread or rice and water,

for one day reduced penal diet, for one meal stopped,

for one pork ration stopped,

for one meal bread or rice and for a flogging.

[water,

322. If a prisoner is reconvicted before the period during which he can earn a remission he shall be allowed to earn only five marks a day instead of six, and if he is reconvicted twice before the expiration of the period during which bę can earn a remission, he shall be allowed no remission.

323. All criminal prisoners with sentences of twelve months and upwards, who shall be em- ployed at remunerative labour, may earn a small gratuity at the rate of one cent for

every six marks, but the whole gratuity for any one pri- soner shall not exceed $10. Such gratuity shall * be paid at the time of discharge. In forfeiting marks for misconduct the proportionate amount of gratuity shall also be forfeited.

324. Prisoners will not be allowed to earn any gratuity until they have served the first six months either in separate confinement or at No. 1 Hard Labour.

325. The name of every prisoner under sentence for life who has served fifteen years of his sentence, or having served ten years of his sentence has attained or is believed in the absence of positive evidence to have attained the age of sixty, shall be submitted for the consideration of the Governor in Council. This rule shall be com- municated to every such prisoner on entering the Prison, but each prisoner shall be made to dis- tinctly understand that such submission in no way implies that any remission of sentence will necessarily be granted.

SEPARATE CONFINEMENT.

326. Where the Prison accommodation per- mits all male prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for upwards of two years shall pass the first six months of their imprisonment in separate confinement.

327. Prisoners in separate confinement shall be allowed one hour daily to exercise in the open air under the supervision of an officer of the Prison who shall see that the prisoners do not converse together, either in going to the yard, while at exercise, or in returning to their cells.

328. Such prisoners shall keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall be employed at crank labour, picking oakum, making or mending clothes, shoe making or mending, &c.

329. Such prisoners shall on no account com- municate or hold conversation with any other prisoner, but shall at all times observe the strictest silence.

330. Such prisoners may write a letter on admission, if they wish to inform their friends of their whereabouts; but, with this exception they shall not write or receive a letter, or receive a visit during the six months of their separate confinement.

331. Prisoners, previously imprisoned for felony, when sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour shall pass a certain time in separate confinement from one to six months according to the number of their previous convictions, and their conduct while in Prison.

332. In these Rules the words "criminal pri- soners" shall include all prisoners except first class misdemeanants, prisoners for debt. pri- soners on remand and persons imprisoned for default in finding security. The words "European prisoners" shall include Americans and such persons as are inanifestly Europeans by extraction. "Asiatic prisoners" shall include all prisoners other than Europeans.

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SCALE OF DIET FOR PRISONERS.

DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS..

FULL DIET,

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

BREAK-

FAST.

Bread, .... Gruel,

...6 oz. ....1 pint

Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.

Bread,

OZ.

Cocoa,

pint

Bread,.

Potatoes,

4.04. .10 oz.

Meat,

Soup,

Bread,

DINNER.

Soup,

SUPPER.

6 oz.

1 pint

4 oz.

1 pint Suet Pudding, 1 b.

Bread,.. ........ 4 oz. Rice, (common), 8 oz.. Fish, Curry Stuff,.. 74 drs.

.12 oz.

Bread............. 6 oz. Gruel,..

1 pint

.......

Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday.

Tuesday, Thursday,

and Saturday.

Sunday.

Daily.

These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made-up articles of dict; and meat means boned meat.