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XVII.—THE LAUNDRY.

118. The Matron shall have entire control over and pay strict attention to the care of the Laundry, and shall take care that the bedding, clothing, and linen of the patients be duly returned and kept in a good state of repair.

119. She shall be assisted by the laundry attendants and patients, and shall be responsible to the Keeper for the due order and regularity of the Laundry in every part. The Laundry work commences at 9 A.M. All linen must be delivered by that hour.

120. The foul linen will be delivered every morning at the foul linen room at 9 A.M. The attendants’ linen shall be delivered on Monday at 9 A.M., and no attendant shall be allowed more than nine pieces at the washing; each pair of socks to count as two.

121. The linen shall be returned to the wards on Friday at 3 P.M., and the attendants’ linen shall be returned on Saturday forenoon.

122. The Matron shall see that due care is used in the process of washing, ironing, and drying. She shall also control the expenditure of soap and other necessaries for laundry use.

123. The employment of the patients selected for the Laundry shall be regulated by the Matron.

124. No patient shall be unduly taxed, or forced to work if apparently indisposed, or if not as well as usual.

XVIII.—ATTENDANTS’ LEAVE.

125. Attendants shall be all allowed, regularly and alike in fair rotation, the same amount of leave.

126. Should the necessities of the Asylum require any attendant’s services during any part of his regular leave, the leave so lost shall be made up to him at least one month following if possible, and at all events before the end of the three months next following.

127. A Table of Attendants’ Leave, signed by the Keeper, shall be posted up by him in some conspicuous place in the attendants’ room, on the first day of each month, and taken down and placed on the file at the last evening of the month.

128. All alterations ordered by the Keeper in an attendant’s ordinary leave shall be noted by him on such table.

129. A note of any extra leave granted by the Keeper shall at once be made on the Leave Table, but no extra leave shall be granted except under some emergency, or for very special reasons.

130. The Leave Tables shall be submitted to the Inspector at each official visit.

XIX.—ENGAGEMENT OF ATTENDANTS.

131. Attendants shall be engaged by the year, subject to at least one month’s notice to leave on either side. Notice to be given in writing to or by the Keeper.

XX.—ATTENDANTS’ UNIFORM.

134. Uniform shall always be worn by attendants while on duty, but not while on leave.

135. Upon leaving the service, the uniform, or other property belonging to the Government, then in possession of the attendant shall be delivered up to the Keeper.

XXI.—THE GARDENER.

136. The attendant in charge of the outdoor work shall have special charge of the vegetable garden, orchard, plantations, walks, paths, and grounds about the Asylum.

137. The Keeper shall allot to him the patients who are to be employed on the grounds, and he shall be responsible for their care and safe custody.

138. He shall instruct the patients in their work, and encourage them to persevere in it, remembering that the great object of the garden is the benefit which the patients derive from working; on it, however inefficient they may be compared with skilled labourers.

139. He shall at no time remove a patient from any of the wards without first informing the attendant in charge of that ward.

140. At the time of his returning the patients to their respective wards, he shall inform the attendant thereof.

141. He shall submit to the Keeper for entry in the garden want-book whatever seeds, implements, &c., he may from time to time require for the garden.

142. He shall be responsible for the care and good order of the tools used by himself and the patients, which are daily to be returned to the tool-house.

143. He shall provide before 9 A.M. whatever supply of vegetables may be required for the day, and deliver the same as may be directed by the Keeper.

144. He shall furnish the Keeper with a weekly list of the garden produce supplied to the house, and its market value, and of all sales of garden stuff to persons off the premises. No garden stuff shall be sold without the Keeper’s knowledge or consent, nor shall any be given away.

145. He shall not absent himself in work hours from the grounds of the Asylum without previously obtaining leave from the Keeper.

146. He is at all times liable to be called upon to perform such duties in connection with the Asylum as the Keeper may direct.

147. The Keeper may at any time suspend an attendant if dissatisfied with him on reasonable grounds. He shall immediately report the suspension to the Superintendent.

148. The Keeper may, on reasonable grounds, dismiss any attendant, subject, however, to the approval of the Superintendent.

XXII.—EXTRACT FROM “LUNATICS ACT, 1868.”

Section 191.—“Any Keeper, Gaoler, Officer, Nurse, Attendant, Servant, or other person, having the care of any lunatic...