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PRISON . [ 18 of 1885. ] 783

prisoners have finished with them . Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be
brought to the notice of the Superintendent.
218. The queues of Chinese prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with
hard labour for upwards of 2 years may be cut off, and their hair kept cut
close until within six months of their release ; the queues may also be cut
off short -sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should consider it necessary for

the purpose of health or cleanliness ; but such prisoner shall be allowed to
appeal to the Governor against it. No quene shall be cut under any cir
cumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
219. The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length
as health or cleanliness may require.
220. Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take
a bath once a week .
221. Prisoners shall keep their cells, utensils, clothing, and bedding clean
and neatly arranged ; and shall clean and sweep the yards, passages, and all
other parts of the prison as may be directed .
CLOTHING , BEDDING , FOOD .
222. The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing, and the under -clothing
of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.
223. Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation
of the prison will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in a cell with
not fewer than two other prisoners.
224. The clothing of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard
labour for 2 years may be given to their friends, with the exception of one
suit, which will be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Superintendent, in
order to recoup the Government for the expense of providing a suitable suit
of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.
225. Such additional clothing and bedding may be issueil, during severe
weather, or in special cases, as the Surgeon may deem requisite.
226. A prisoner wlio has any complaint to make regarding the diet
furnished to him , or who wishes his diet to be weighed to ascertain whether
he is supplied with the anthorised quantity, shall make his complaint imme
diately his diet is handed to him , and it shall be examined or weighed in his
presence and in that of the officer deputed for that purpose ; but frequent and
groundless complaints will be treated as breaches of prison discipline and
punished accordingly.
227. On every Sunday and Saturday of each week in the first six months
of his imprisonment, each prisoner shall be fed on penal diet, viz ., for Europeans
bread and water, with half a pound of rice at mid - lay, anů for Asiatics rice
and water only. No prisoner when on penal diet shall be put to hard labour.
228. The best possible arrangement shall be made as to the food of Indian
prisoners, so that they may not be forced to choose between loss of food and
loss of caste .
229. European prisoners whose sentences do not exceed five days will be
put on penal diet, those with sentences of six to fourteen days will receive
two pints of gruel daily in addition.
230. ( 1.) Subject to the conditions of rule 277 reduced penal diet shall
be supplied to prisoners who have been previously sentenced to imprisonment
for a period of 3 months and upwards.
(2.) Until otherwise ordered , reduced penal diet shall be supplied to Asiatics
sentenced to 14 days and wder.