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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 to whom the
   indulgence is prohibited, tobacco, pipes,
   or other articles forbidden.
8. Any prisoner of the first class supplying
   another of an inferior class with any
   article prohibited to such inferior class,
   shall be punishable as follows, that is to say, if
   the offender belong to the first class, by being
   reduced to the second class.
   If the offender be of the second class by
   being placed in solitary confinement for any
   period not exceeding forty-eight hours, and a
   diminution of his rations according to scale
   No. 2.
   Every Convict who shall be guilty of any of
   the offences next hereinafter mentioned that is
   to say:-
9. Attempting to escape.
10. Conniving at and concealing prisoners in
    attempting to escape.
11. Threatening violence to any officer of the
    Gaol,
    shall be punishable by solitary confinement for
    any period not exceeding fourteen days and
    diminished rations as mentioned in the former
    Regulation, and also by reduction to second
    class.
    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 intent to do
    grevious 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 inter-
    val than forty two days, and not exceeding six
    calender months in the whole, by placing in
    irons and with reduction to second class, if
    belonging to the first class, and such person
    shall not be entitled to the privileges of the first
    class until he shall have undergone a probation
    of at least one year.
    The above punishments may be awarded and
    inflicted by any Visiting Justice upon due proof,
    upon oath, of the commission of the offence
    in respect of which such punishment is awarded.
    Every sentence of punishment awarded under
    the above Regulations with the nature of the
    offence and the name of the Visiting Justice
    shall be entered in the "Defaulters' Book,"
    and signed by the visiting Justices or one of
    them.

Duties of Keeper.

The Keeper 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 uader his charge performs his
alloted duties. He will have power in case of
attempted escape or flagrant breach of discipline
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 reported by him
within twenty-four hours to a Visiting Justice,
by whom the matter shall be investigated and
dealt with.
He is also to search all prioners and take
possession of, for the Crown, 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, and also at noon and on
the return from work of the hard labour gang.

Duties of Overseers.

Overseers to have charge of the working
parties. To direct the work of the prisoners
and to supervise the duties of the Guard.
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 ov erseers will preventall un-
authorised persons from holding any communi-
cation 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-cart-
ridge.
Guards when on duty not to allow any
prisoner to approach any nearer to them than
ten paces, nor to permit any prisoner to go
beyond the prescribed limits without the order
of the Overseer or other officer in charge.
On any person passing, or attempting to pass,
the prescribed bound, 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 twice and the prisoner
neglecting or refusing to stand, then it shall be
lawful for the Guard or other Officer to use
his weapons, and in case of inability to prevent
escape by other means to fire on the prisoner
to prevent his escaping.
On the escape of any prisoner the Guard
shall give an alarm, but on no account shall
the leave the Gang without the orders of the
Keeper.
On an alarm being heard all Overseers and
Guards are to turn out fully med to await the
orders of the Officer in charge.
Guards are justified in using their arms to
prevent prisoners from assaulsing each other or
any other person.
The Guards of each gang are to receive from
the Overseer in charge the number of the gang.
They are to count the same at least every quarter