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PRISON . [ 18 of 1885. ] 793

327. Prisoners in separate confinement shall be allowed one hour daily to
exercise in the open air under the supervision of an officer of the prison who
shall see that the prisoners do not converse together, either in going to the
yard , while at exercise, or in returning to their cells.
323. Such prisoners shall keep their cells and utensils perfectly clean at
all times, " nd shall be employed at crank labour, picking oakum , making or
mending clothes, shoe making or mending , &c.
329. Such prisoners shall on no account communicate or hold conversation
with any other prisoner, but shall at all times observe the strictest silence.
330. Such prisoners may write a letter on admission, if they wish to
inform their friends of their whereabouts ; but, with this exception they shall
not write or receive a letter, or receive a visit during the six months of their
separate confinement.
331. Prisoners, previously imprisoned for felony, when sentenced to im
prisonment with hard labour shall pass a certain time in separate confinement
from one to six months according to the number of their previous convictions,
and their conduct while in prison.
332. In these rules the words “ criminal prisoners ” shall include all pris
oners except first class misdemeanants, prisoners for debt, prisoners on
remanıl and persons imprisoned for default in finding security. The words
“ European prisoners ” shall include Americans and such persons as are mani
festly Europeans by extraction. “ Asiatic prisoners " shall include all prison
ers other than Europeans.
333.
SCALE OF DIET FOR PRISONERS.

DIETARY FOR/ EUROPEAN PRISONERS

FULL Diet .
| Bread , .... ..6 oz .

BREAK
Gruel, ............ 1 pints } Sunday, Saturday:, Thursday,,
FAST .
Bread, ... ..6 oz .
Cocoa ,... ..... pint Monday,Wednesday, and Friday.
Bread , .... 4 oz .
Potatoes , 10 oz .
Meat , 6 oz . Monday, Wednesday, and Friday .
Soup, 1 pint
Bread , ....... 4 oz .
DINNER . Soup, 1 pint Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Suet Pudding ,...... 1 lh .
Bread , ... 4 oz .
Rice, ( common ), 8 oz .
Fish , .... .12 oz . Sunday:
( Curry Stuff, 72drs.

| Bread ,.. 6 oz .
SUPPER. Gruel, 1 pint } Daily.
These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of maile
up articles of diet ; and meat means boned meat.