ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1885 . 1935
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
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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.
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