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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
6. Profane swearing, or using obscene
language, or playing at games
or
gambling, or making noises to the dis-
turbance of the other prisoners.
7. Smoking, or supplying to or leaving in
the way of a prisoner, tobacco, pipes,
or other articles forbidden.
8. Any other conduct subversive of the
peace, order, or good government of the
gaol
shall be punishable by being placed in solitary
confinement for any period not exceeding six
days, and a diminution of his rations.
42. Every prisoner who shall be guilty of
any of the offences next hereinafter mentioned,
that is to say,-

1. Attempting to escape.
2. Conniving at, and concealing prisoners
   in attempting to escape.
3. Assaulting any officer of the gaol
   shall, in addition to any punishment to which
   on trial in the Superior Courts for such offence
   he may be sentenced, be punishable by solitary
   confinement for any period not exceeding four-
   teen days at any one time, and not to be re-
   peated at a less interval than forty-two days,
   and not exceeding in the whole four weeks, and
   by diminished rations as mentioned in the for-
   mer regulations.
4. Every prisoner who shall be guilty of
   any of the offences next hereinafter mentioned,
   that is to say,-
5. Mutiny or outbreak.
6. Assaulting an officer, with intent to do
   grievous bodily harm.
7. Setting on fire, or attempting to set on
   fire, the gaol-building, or other pro-
   perty
   shall, in addition to any punishment to which
   he may be sentenced as above, be punishable
   by solitary confinement for any period not ex-
   ceeding fourteen days at any one time, and not
   to be repeated at a less interval than forty-two
   days, and not exceeding six calendar months in
   the whole, and to diminished rations.
8. The above punishments may be inflicted
   by the Sheriff, or any Visiting Justice, upon
   due proof upon oath of the commission of the
   offence in respect of which such punishment is
   awarded.
9. Every sentence of punishment, with the
   nature of the offence, shall be entered in the
   Special Report Book, and signed by the Sheriff
   or Visiting Justice. Such sentence of punish-
   ment shall also be recorded in the Journal.

Attempt to Escape.
46. Any prisoner leaving his allotted place,
while at work with intent to escape, or other-
wise making any attempt to escape, will render
himself liable to be shot by the guard or other
person in whose charge he may be; and each
prisoner is hereby cautioned that if he makes
any such attempt he does so at his own risk
and peril.

Rations.
47. The scale of rations is to be as fol-
lows:-
No. 1.-2lbs. of bread, water ad libitum, ½oz.
soap.
"2.-1 lb. of bread, ⅕lb of potatoes, ⅕lb of
meat, 6 ozs. oatmeal, ½ oz. soap.
"3-1½lb. of bread, ⅕lb. of potatoes, ⅕lb. of
meat, 6 ozs. oatmeal, ½ oz. of salt, ½ oz.
soap.
"4.--1½lb. of bread, ½lb. of potatoes, ½lb. of
meat, 6 ozs. oatmeal, ½ oz. salt, ½ oz.
soap.
48. No. 1 ration will be given as punish-
ment.
No. 2 will be the ordinary ration for prisoners
not on hard labour.
No. 3 is the ordinary hard labour ration.
No. 4 is the extra hard labour ration, to be
given only by special authority.
49. No rations are to be supplied, except as
above, without an order from the Sheriff, or
Visiting Surgeon. Additional rations and in-
dulgences may be ordered by the Sheriff, as a
mark of approval for good conduct, and by the
Visiting Surgeon, when necessary for health.
But all such orders shall be given in writing to
the gaoler, and preserved by him.

Visiting Days.
50. Relations and friends of any prisoner
awaiting trial will be permitted to visit such
prisoner on Saturday, between the hours of 12
and 2 P.M., upon application at such times to
the Gaoler: but on no other day and at no
other time, under any pretence whatever. This
privilege may be forfeited by misconduct on the
part of the prisoner.
51. Any prisoner awaiting trial is at liberty
between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M., on
any day of the week excepting Sunday, to
have private interviews with his legal adviser.
52. Except as above no person will be al-
lowed to visit any prisoner without an order
from the Sheriff or Visiting Justice. Every
such visit must be in the presence of the gaoler
and must not last more than twenty minutes.

Letters.
53. All letters from the legal adviser of any
prisoner awaiting trial will be received and de-
livered sealed to such prisoner, provided such
letters are signed on the outside by such legal
adviser.
54. Except as above, prisoners will not be
allowed to send or receive letters without the
permission of the Sheriff. All letters so sent
or received by any prisoner must pass unsealed
through the hands of the gaoler, who is at
liberty, if he thinks fit, to open such letters.

Officers of the Gaol.
55. The gaoler shall every day inspect every
yard, cell, gallery, &c., of the Gaol, and shall
see that the cells are kept clean and well white-
washed.
56. The gaoler shall see every prisoner once
in 24 hours; and once a week shall go through
the prison at uncertain hours of the night, en-
tering the same in the Journal.
57. The gaoler shall examine the locks and
bolts of all the cells, wards, gates, &c., daily.