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The following scale of drop proportioned to the weight of the prisoner is given for general guidance, and the Superintendent shall use his discretion and be guided by the advice of the Medical Officer and the physical condition of the prisoner, - (a) if the prisoner weighs less than 45 kilograms, he shall be given a drop of 2.4 meters; (b) If the prisoner weighs more than 45 kilograms, but not more than 60 kilograms, he shall be given a drop of 2.3 meters; (c) If the prisoner weighs more than 60 kilograms, but not more than 75 kilograms, he shall be given a drop of 2.1 meters; (d) If the prisoner weighs more than 75 kilograms, but not more than 90 kilograms, he shall be given a drop of 2.0 meters; and (e) If the prisoner weighs more than 90 kilograms, he shall be given a drop of 1.8 meters. NOTE. - The drop is the length of the rope from a point on the rope opposite the angle of the lower jaw of the criminal as he stands on the scaffold, to the point where the rope is embraced in the noose after allowing for the constriction of the neck that takes place in hanging. Procedure to be adopted during execution.