ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885.
Prison.
289. European prisoners will not be employed at stone carrying, but will perform the combination of shot drill and oakum picking instead.
290. If a male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may either keep him at No. 1 penal 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.
291. The hours of labour will not be less than six or more than ten daily, exclusive of meals.
292. No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day.
293. 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.
294. Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them loss of caste.
295. Convicted criminal prisoners not sentenced to hard labour will be employed at No. 3 light labour.
296. As soon as the gaol accommodation shall permit of it, prisoners committed to gaol for breaches of naval and military discipline shall be kept separate from civil prisoners.
RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS ON PUBLIC WORKS.
PRISONERS.
297. The prisoners shall be divided into parties not exceeding sixteen men and each party shall be known by a number.
298. Each party shall be under the charge of an assistant turnkey armed with a short sword for his defence, who shall have the number of his party on a badge affixed to his left arm; and the whole of the parties 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.
299. The prisoners will work in coupling chains of about twelve feet long, fastened by means of anklets and padlocks.
300. If the work is near the gaol, the prisoners shall be marched in to their mid-day meal at noon, but if at too great a distance from the gaol, the meal will be sent to them.
1935
ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885.
Prison.
289. European prisoners will not be employed at stone carrying, but will perform the combination of shot drill and oakum picking instead.
290. If a male prisoner shall misconduct himself, the Superintendent may either keep him at No. 1 penal 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
291. The hours of labour will not be less than six or more than ten daily, exclusive
of meals.
292. No work shall be done beyond what is necessary on Sunday, Good Friday Christmas Day, or Chinese New Year's Day.
293. 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.
294. Indian prisoners are not to be put to any labour which may really cause them
loss of caste.
295. Convicted criminal prisoners not sentenced to hard labour will be emyloyed at No. 3 light labour.
296. As soon as the gaol accommodation shall permit of it, prisoners committed to gaol for breaches of naval and military discipline shall be kept separate from civil prisoners.
RULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS
ON PUBLIC WORKS.
PRISONERS.
297. The prisoners shall be divided into parties not exceeding sixteen men and each party shall be known by a number.
298. Each party shall be under the charge of an assistant turnkey armed with a short sword for his defence, who shall have the number of his party on a badge affixed to his left arm; and the whole of the parties 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.
299. The prisoners will work in coupling chains of about twelve feet long, fastened by means of anklets and padlocks.
300. If the work is near the gaol, the prisoners shall be marched in to their mid- day meal at noon, but if at too great a distance from the g gaol, the meal will be sent to
them.
1935
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