β¨ Land Proclamations and Prison Rules
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
the East by the Mataura from its intersection
by South boundary of the junction of Otu
stream, on the North by the said Otu stream,
and by a line running due East from the North
East corner of Block 66 of the 2000 acre
Block, on the West by a line commencing at
the said North East corner of Block 66, and
running 187Β° 48' to the Oteramika stream
until it meets the South boundary line.
Aparima Hundred
Comprises all that area estimated to contain
46,000 acres. Bounded on the South by
Jacob's River Hundred and by a line running
West (true) in continuation of the Northern
boundary thereof, on the West by a meridional
line running through the summit of Ferndun-
law Hills, on the North by a line running West
(true) in continuation of the North boundary
of the Block under the Land Sales and Leases
Ordinance, on the East by the Aparima River.
Given under my hand at the Go-
vernment House, at Auckland,
and issued under the Seal of
the Colony of New Zealand, this
twentieth day of August, in the
year of our Lord, one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-
three.
By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.
G. GREY.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
By His Excellency Sir GEORGE
GREY, Knight Commander of
the Most Honorable Order of
the Bath, Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same,
&c., &c., &c.
To all to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting:
WHEREAS by an Ordinance of the Lieu-
tenant Governor and Commander in
Chief of the Colony of New Zealand intituled
"An ordinance for the Regulation of Prisons,"
Session 7, No, 7, the Governor is empowered
from time to time to make such Rules and
Regulations as to him shall seem fit touching
the duties of the officers of any public Gaol,
the classification, diet, instruction, treatment,
and correction of the prisoners therein and ge-
nerally to prescribe all such rules as may be
necessary for the good discipline of any public
Gaol and the safe custody of the prisoners
herein:
And whereas by an Act of the General
Assembly of the said Colony intituled "The
Secondary Punishment Act, 1854," it is enacted
that it shall be lawful for the Governor from
time to time to make such rules and regulations
as to him shall seem meet, for the employment,
safe custody, management and discipline of the
convicts under sentence of penal servitude and
to enforce the observance of such rules and re-
gulations by solitary confinement as in the said
Act provided, and by such other prison disci-
pline as may be prescribed in that behalf :
Provided always that no rule or regulation
awarding any such punishment as aforesaid
shall come into operation until a copy thereof
shall have been first published in the Govern-
ment Gazette :
Now therefore I, Sir George Grey, the Go-
vernor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby
under and by virtue of the provisions in the
said Ordinance and, Act respectively contained
do hereby make the following regulations for
the purposes hereinbefore recited and do publish
the same to be in force within the Province of
Southland.
As witness my hand, this seven-
teenth day of August, One
thousand eight hundred and
sixty three.
G. GREY.
By his Excellency's Command,
ALFRED DOMETT.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
GAOL AT INVERCARGILL.
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Every person entering the Gaol as pri-
soner is to be sear. hed in the presence of the
Gaoler and of the officer in whose charge he is
brought into the Gaol. His name aga religion
country height and general description and
whether he can read and write are to be entered
into a book kept for the purpose. -
All money property and effects are to be
taken from the prisoner on entering the Gaol a
true list specifying the particulars and certified
by the Gaoler shall be entered in a book kept for
the purpose and such property shall be kept in
charge of the Gavler until the discharge of the
prisoner unless other disposition thereof shall
be ordered or permitted by competent au-
thority. -
All persons entering the Gaol as prisoners
shall be obliged to wash themselves thoroughly
and shall have their hair cut close if sentenced
for a longer period than one week. -
Prisoners sentenced for a shorter period
than one week shall have their hair cut close if
it shall be found necessary for the purposes of
cleanliness. -
Every cell to be opened at 6 a.m. from
the 1st day of September to 1st day of April
and at daylight during the remainder of the
year. -
Prisoners on rising to wash and dress
themselves and fold up their bedding. -
Prisoners weather permitting to suspend
their bedding in the airing yard at least twice
a week. -
Fifteen minutes to be allowed for dressing.
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Prisoners having washed and dressed
themselves and the roll having been called
prayers are to be read to them by the Gaoler
or by such other person as the Superintendent
may appoint. -
After prayers breakfast, at noon dinner,
and at a quarter past five supper, at which meals
each prisoner shall appear with clean hands and
face.
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Continuation of Hundred boundary definitions, including Aparima Hundred
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ποΈ Governance & Central Administration20 August 1863
Land division, Hundred definition, Aparima Hundred, boundary description, Southland
- ALFRED DOMETT
- G. GREY
βοΈ Rules and Regulations for the Gaol at Invercargill
βοΈ Justice & Law Enforcement17 August 1863
Prison rules, Gaol management, Invercargill, prisoner discipline, Secondary Punishment Act
- Sir George GREY, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same
- ALFRED DOMETT
NZ Gazette 1863, No 42