sickness, relations or connections will be ad-
mitted on any day on an order from the Medical Officer.

X.—RECREATION.

Holidays, Picnics, Band, Weekly Ball, or Concerts.

94. The band, the weekly ball, or concert, and the out-door amusements of patients, shall be under the control and direction of the Keeper, subject to the approval of the Provincial Government.

95. The band shall be composed of such male Attendants and patients as have a knowledge of music. Every artisan, Attendant, and servant, is required, if able, to take part in the band for the benefit of the patients.

96. The Attendant best acquainted with music shall conduct and practise the band at such hours as the Keeper may direct. He shall also attend the church singing practice.

97. Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, the Queen’s Birthday, and the Anniversary of the Province shall be kept as holidays. All outside work shall be suspended on these days.

98. The Medical Officer or Keeper may, with the approval of the Provincial Government previously obtained, engage any travelling performers for the amusement of the patients. He may, with approval as aforesaid, arrange picnics for both sexes, and he may send occasionally small selected parties of patients to spend the day at any places of amusement or recreation.

99. All expenditure under any of the above five rules shall be made subject to instructions from the Provincial Government, and a careful account shall be kept of the receipt and expenditure of any fund established for the purpose of recreation.

XI.—CHAPEL ATTENDANCE AND MUSIC.

100. On Sunday every effort shall be made to induce as many patients as possible to attend divine service; and such arrangements shall be made for the practice of music and the playing of the organ as may be necessary to ensure the proper conduct of the service.

XII.—THE LIBRARY.

Periodicals and Newspapers.

101. The Library shall be under the charge of the Medical Officer or Keeper, and for the use solely of patients, officers, and attendants of the Asylum.

102. A Catalogue of the library books and other publications shall be made, and shall be regularly and closely kept up.

103. The library works shall be regularly circulated through the different wards.

104. No person shall be allowed more than two works at the same time; at the end of the time allowed, each work must be returned to the Library, but may be taken out again if not previously applied for.

105. The attendant in charge shall be held answerable for any book circulating in a ward until it shall have been entered as returned.

106. The periodicals and newspapers shall be circulated in the wards under the direction of the Keeper.

XIII.—THE DISPENSARY.

107. The Dispensary shall be entirely under the Medical Officer’s directions.

108. The Dispensary shall be cleaned by one or more of the attendants, and no patient is to be allowed inside it under any pretext.

XIV.—THE CARE OF THE DEAD.

109. The care of the dead from the first removal from the ward, to the burial, including the charge of the dead house, and the arrangements for the post-mortems, shall be entrusted as a special duty to such attendant as the Medical Officer and Keeper may appoint for that purpose.

110. It shall be this attendant’s duty to observe the utmost decency and respect for the remains, and to enforce attention to this regulation upon any attendant who may be employed with, or under him.

111. On the death of a patient, the Clerk shall immediately give notice to the nearest relation, or next of kin of the deceased (if their address be known). The body shall be delivered to them if requested; but if it be not removed on the third day after death, or earlier if the Medical Officer shall so order, it shall be buried under the direction of the Medical Officer or Keeper.

XV.—THE KITCHEN.

112. The Cook shall be responsible to the Keeper for the good order and cleanliness of the kitchen, scullery, and all other compartments pertaining thereto; also, for the punctual preparation and the proper cooking of the food at the appointed hours.

113. He shall report immediately to the Keeper any deviation from the fixed quantity of, or any inferiority of quality in the provisions served out to him.

114. Patients employed in the kitchen, shall, while so employed, be under the care and safe custody of the Cook.

115. He shall at all hours prepare such medical comforts as may be ordered by the Medical Officer or Keeper.

116. The following hours shall be observed:—

6 A.M.—Work begins.
8 A.M.—Patients’ breakfast.
8.30 and 9 A.M.—Attendants’ breakfast.
12.30 P.M.—Patients’ dinner.
1 and 1.30 P.M.—Attendants’ dinner.
5.30 P.M.—Patients’ tea.
6 and 6.30 P.M.—Attendants’ tea.

The bell shall be rung at 8 A.M. for breakfast, 1.30 P.M. for dinner, and 5.30 for tea.

XVI.—RATION SUPPLIES.

117. The Keeper will assure himself by personal inspection before a receipt is given to the Contractor, or other person supplying the same, that all stores supplied to the Institution are of good quality, and, when supplied under contract, are in accordance with the conditions of the contract. He will immediately