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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JUNE, 1889.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 285.

The following Additional Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

Made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of The Prison

Ordinance, 1885, this 13th day of June. 1889.

1. All Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for one year or more with hard labour, shall be se- cured by fetters of a pattern to be approved by the Governor. The fetters shall weigh 3 tbs., and shall be secured to an iron ring on each ankle, and the chain suspended by a hook from the waist belt.

2. All such Prisoners shall wear fetters notwithstanding their employment on No. 1 Penal or rigorous hard labour, and on No. 2 industrial hard labour; and if any such Prisoners are ordered by the Surgeon to industrial light labour they shall not on that account have their fetters removed, unless specially recommended by the Surgeon on medical grounds.

3. No such Prisoners shall be employed on industrial light labour unless their conduct has been fairly good, and Prisoners of good character only shall be employed on industrial light labour of the kinds mentioned in Rule 266 No. 3 (4) of the Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, and dated the 17th December, 1887, and when so employed may have their fetters removed, if they interfere with the Prisoner's work.

4. All Prisoners mentioned in the first rule when employed on industrial light labour of any other description shall wear fetters until they have earned a good character.

5. All such Prisoners, when exempted from wearing fetters on any of the grounds aforesaid, shall on misconducting themselves, and being awarded prison punishment, again be placed in fetters and not released therefrom until they have regained a good character.

6. A Prisoner shall be considered of good character who has not for three consecutive months been guilty of any prison offence, but a trivial offence for which a Prisoner has been cautioned or ad- monished but not punished, shall not be taken into account in considering the good character of the Prisoner.

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7. Prisoners sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment with hard labour shall wear an iron ring on one ankle without other fetters.

8. All Prisoners convicted of returning from banishment shall wear fetters during the whole riod of their imprisonment.

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COUNCIL CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.

ARATHOON SETH;

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT,NOTIFICATION. ---No. 286.

Information has been received from the Military Authorities that Artillery Practice will take place from Lyemun, on Monday, the 24th instant, between the hours of 4.30 P.M. and 7 P.M., the line of fire being in an Easterly direction from the Redoubt; also on Tuesday, the 25th instant, from Stone Cutters' West, between the hours of 4.30 P.M. and 7 P.M., in a Westerly direction from the Battery.

All Ships, Junks, and other vessels are cautioned to keep clear of the range.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.