THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 105

Penal Station and limits within which Con-
victs may be kept to hard labor.
Every male person sentenced to penal ser-
vitude within the Province of Wellington,
shall during the term of his servitude, be kept
to hard labor within the precincts of the Gaol
or on the roads or public works in the vicinity
of such Gaol.

Punishment Regulations.

Every person confined within the said Gaol
under authority of the said Act and who shall
be guilty of any of the offences next herein-
after mentioned, that is to say:—

1. Refusing or neglecting to obey the
   lawful orders of any Officers of the
   Gaol.
2. Holding or attempting to hold inter-
   course with others than Officers of the
   Gaol, without lawful permission.
3. Assaulting a prisoner.
4. Insolence to any Officer or Officers of
   the Gaol.
5. Destruction of the property of the
   Government.
6. Profane swearing or obscene language
   or playing at games or gambling.
7. Smoking or supplying to or leaving in
   the way of a prisoner, tobacco, pipes,
   or other articles forbidden,
   shall be punishable by being placed in solitary
   confinement for any period not exceeding forty-
   eight hours and a diminution of his rations.
   Every convict who shall be guilty of any of
   the offences next hereinafter mentioned that is
   to say:—
8. Attempting to escape.
9. Conniving at and concealing prisoners
   in attempting to escape.
10. Refusing to work when under sentence
    of hard labor.
11. Threatening violence to any Officer of
    the Gaol,
    shall be punished by solitary confinement for
    any period not exceeding fourteen days and a
    diminution of his rations.
    Every person who may be so confined as
    aforesaid and who shall be guilty of any of the
    offences next hereinafter mentioned that is to
    say:—
12. Mutiny or outbreak.
13. Assaulting an Officer with an intent to
    do grievous bodily harm.
14. Setting on fire or attempting to set on
    fire the Gaol, building, or other pro-
    perty,
    shall be punishable by solitary confinement for
    any period not exceeding fourteen days, at any
    one time, and not to be repeated at a less in-
    terval than twenty-one days.
    The above punishments may be awarded
    and inflicted by any Visiting Justice upon due
    proof upon oath, of the commission of the of-
    fence in respect of which such punishment is
    awarded.
    Every sentence of punishment awarded un-
    der the above Regulations with the nature of
    the offence and the name of the Visiting Jus-
    tice shall be entered in the Visiting Justices'
    Book, and signed by one or more of such
    Visiting Justices.

Duties of Warden.

The Warden of the said Gaol shall see that
the Regulations are duly enforced. He is
responsible for the discipline, management, and
safe custody of the convicts. He will see that
every officer under his charge performs his al-
lotted duties. He will have power in case
of attempted escape or flagrant breach of dis-
cipline or of any of these Regulations to place
at once in solitary confinement, and in irons if
necessary, the prisoner or prisoners so offending;
provided always that the same shall be repórted
by him within twenty-four hours to a Visiting
Justice, by whom the matter shall be investi-
gated and dealt with.

He is also to search all prisoners and take
possession of for the Crown of any property
found at any time in their possession. He shall
cause every prisoner to be strictly searched, the
irons and cells minutely examined and the
names of all prisoners to be called over by the
officer on duty at the time of rising in the
morning and locking up at night.

Duties of Overseers.

Overseers to have charge of the working
parties. To direct the work of the prisoners.
The overseer to muster his gang in going to
and returning from work. To acquaint the
Guard with each muster, morning, noon and
afternoon. The overseers will prevent all
unauthorised persons from holding any com-
munication with any prisoners under their
charge.

Duties of Guards.

Guards except when acting as overseers not
to be allowed to hold any communication with
prisoners except on matters of discipline.
Guards when on duty never to be allowed
without arms, to consist of a musket, bayonet,
and pistols, with twelve rounds of ball cartridge.
Guards when on duty not to allow any
prisoner to approach nearer to them than ten
paces, nor permit any prisoner to go beyond
the prescribed limits without the overseer's
order.

On any person passing or attempting to pass
the prescribed bounds it is the duty of the
Guard to challenge him by calling out "stand
prisoner" with the prisoner's name or number.
On this challenge being repeated and the pri-
soner neglecting or refusing to stand, then it
will be lawful for the Guard or other officer to
use force to prevent the prisoner from escaping
and to fire upon him if it be impossible to
prevent escape by other means.

On the escape of any prisoner the Guard
shall give an alarm but on no account shall he
leave the gang without the orders of the
keeper.

On an alarm being heard all overseers and
Guards are to turn out fully armed to await
the orders of the officer in charge.
Guards are justified in using their arms to