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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1888.

7. Where the Police Magistrate dealing with such vagrant is of opinion that the vagrant is likely to obtain employment in the Colony, such Police Magistrate may in his discretion forward the vagrant in charge of the Police to the place where such employment is likely to be obtained and may draw up an order to that effect. Such order shall be a sufficient authority to the Police for retaining the vagrant in their charge whilst on his way to such place of employment, and afterwards, should he not succeed in obtaining such employment.

8. The Police Magistrate dealing with any vagrant shall to the best of his ability, assist him in seeking employment, and may in the meantime if he think fit keep such vagrant in charge of the Police. Should the vagrant fail to obtain suitable employment within a reasonable time not exceed- ing at the most seven days, such Police Magistrate shall forward him to a Government work-house as provided in Section 5.

9. Every person while in charge of the Police under this Ordinance or whilst seeking employment shall be entitled to the same maintenance and subject to the same regulations as prisoners detained on remand.

10. The Governor in Council may provide a work-house with its necessary furniture.and establishment at such place as he may think proper, for the temporary reception of vagrants, or may by notification in the Gazette certify any building or part of a building to be fit for a work-house for the purposes of this Ordinance, and until any such work- house be provided the Gaol at Victoria shall and is hereby declared to be such work-house.

11. Every vagrant detained in such work-house shall be allowed the same scale of diet for his support as is allowed to adult long sentence prisoners whose conduct is good.

12. Every work-house shall be under the immediate charge of a Superintendent who shall be appointed, and may be suspended or removed by the Governor in Council, and until any other appointment is made the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol shall be the Superintendent of the work- house in such Gaol.

13. Every Vagrant admitted to any work-house shall be subject to the same regulations as are prisoners in Gaol with respect to

(a.) Search of his person, clothing, and effects.

(b.) Custody of his clothing and effects.

(c.) The wearing of a distinctive dress.

(d.) Personal cleanliness.

(e.) Hours, meals, labour (other than penal labour) and general conduct. Always provided that such regulations may be specially modified in relation to vagrants by any Code of Rules approved by the Governor in Council and that any money or effects of any vagrant may be applied towards the expense of carrying this Ordinance into execution for his benefit.

14. Any vagrant who knowingly disobeys any rule applicable to him or made under the previous section of this Ordinance shall be liable to the same punishment, and such punishment shall be awarded as if he were a mis- demeanant in Gaol.

15. The Superintendent of every work-house shall for- ward weekly to the Harbour Master a list of such vagrants under his charge as are seamen, and shall otherwise use his best endeavours to obtain suitable employment outside the work-house for the vagrants admitted thereto.

16. When such employment is obtained, any vagrant refusing or neglecting to avail himself thereof shall, on con- viction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment with hard labour for a term not exceeding one month.

17. If, after the. lapse of a reasonable time no suitable employment is obtainable for any such vagrant, the Super- intendent of the work-house in which he is detained may either (when such vagrant has entered into an agreement as hereinafter mentioned) cause him to be removed from the Colony, or he may cause Section 26 of this Ordinance to be read to such vagrant and may then release him.

18. The cost of the removal from the Colony of any vagrant under this Ordinance shall be defrayed by the Government subject to the provisions hereinafter contained for their refund.

Magistrate may forward to place of employment.

Magistrate

to assist in seeking employment.

To be treated as prisoners on remand.

Governor in Council may provide work-house; in the mean- time Victoria Gaol declared as such,

Scale of diet.

Governor in Council to appoint Superinten-

dent. Mean- time Superin- tendent of Victoria Gaol to be Superinten

dent.

Vagrants aubject to certain regulations.

Punishment for mis- conduct.

Superinten-

dent to forward weekly list to Harbour Master.

Penalty for refusing employment.

Removal from Colony.

Cost of removal

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