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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST OCTOBER, 1891.

absence; nor during the presence of the Superin- tendent without his permission.

32. A Deputy Warden shall be appointed by the Superintendent to act during the absence of the Warden, such Deputy to have all the powers, authorities, and responsibilities of the Warden, who shall, before leaving the Prison, personally give over charge to the Deputy, with all neces- sary instructions.

33. The Warden shall take care that every prisoner on admission is put into a reception cell and strictly searched, and that all knives, weapons, instruments, money, opium, tobacco, or anything forbidden by the Rules or in the opinion of the Superintendent objectionable, or anything likely to facilitate escape, be taken from such prisoner.

As far as cable no such search shall take

place in the presence of any other prisoner.

34. On the admission of each prisoner, it shall be the duty of the Warden or Clerk to record in the Prison Register or nominal record of prisoners, the name, age, height, weight, fea- tures, particular marks and general appearance of such prisoner, with anything else worthy of

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35. The Warden shall take care that all arti- cles taken from prisoners, with their clothes and other effects, and all such things as may from time to time be sent in on the prisoner's account shall be entered in the Prisoners' Pro- perty Book, with the date of their receipt and restoration; and that all such property shall be kept in à suitable place to be provided for the purpose, and shall be restored to the prisoner on his discharge; except such clothes as it may be considered necessary to destroy, or such money or property as the Governor may think fit to confiscate, or to allow the prisoner to have to assist him in his defence on his trial.

36. On being brought into the Prison, pri- soners shall be carefully searched, and all money, valuables, &c, found in their possession will be at once entered in the "Property Book."

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37. The Head Turnkey on duty shall, before Prisoners are told off to cells, &c., check the "Property Book" and inform the prisoner of the description of property recorded. All money and valuables shall then be handed over to the Warden to be locked up. The Head Turnkey shall initial the “Property Book" as to the cor- rectness of the entries, &c.

38. The Warden shall attend every corporal

punish inflicted within the Prison, and enter

in the Occurrence Book the day and hour of the infliction of the punishment, with the number of strokes, and the direction of the Surgeon thereon.

39. The Warden shall in no case inflict any punishment without the orders of the Superin- tendent, or in the case of corporal punishment, without a certificate personally given in writing by the Surgeon, that the person to be punished is in a fit state of health to receive the number of strokes awarded to him without injury.

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40. The Warden shall take care that prisoners have an opportunity of making complaints or requests to him, and he shall either take steps to any grievance, or shall report the same to the Superintendent.

redress.

41. The Warden shall take care that any pri- soner who wishes to see the Superintendent, or Visiting Justices shall have an opportunity of doing so.

42. The Warden shall frequently visit the workshops, yards, and corridors, and see that the prisoners are kept at their work. He shall also occasionally visit the wards without previous notice during the night, to ascertain that the Officers on duty are on the alert. He shall dili- gently observe the behaviour of all subordinate Prison Officers and see that they strictly adhere to the rules, and shall report immediately to the Superintendent any neglect or misconduct that may come to his knowledge.

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43. The Warden shall be responsible to the Superintendent that the Details of Duties con- nected with order and discipline of the Prison are carried out with promptness and regularity, and in strict accordance with the regulations. He shall also enforce the greatest economy.

44. The Warden shall daily inspect every part of the Prison, see that every thing 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 facil itate escape are left exposed in the yards.

45. The Warden shall superintend the parade of the working parties, and shall be careful that they are despatched to their labour with regularity and without loss of time. He will check their numbers on their departure from, and on their return to the Prison, and will see that the good conduct marks earned by each prisoner have been communicated to him.

46. The Warden shall superintend the issuing of the prisoners' meals; shall take care that their clothing is in proper repair, their hair kept in good order, and their washing, shaving and bathing attended to.

47. The Warden shall at once communicate to the Superintendent every circumstance which may come to his knowledge likely to affect the security, health, or discipline of the prisoners, efficiency of the subordinate officers, or anything which may in any way require his attention.

48. The Warden shall take care that every article of food supplied for the use of the pri- soners is sound and of good quality; and that the scales, weights, and measures in use in the Prison for the issue and distribution of provisions, stores, &c., are accurate and in proper order.

49. The Warden shall keep such books and accounts as may be prescribed by the Superin- tendent, and shall assist the Superintendent in