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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

129. They are to be employed during spare
     time in such work as the Gaoler may allot to
     them.

WARDSMEN.
130. There will be such Wardsmen em-
ployed in the prison as may be considered
necessary, for the clean state of which and the
general order they will be held responsible.
131. The night tubs in use in the prison
are to be emptied by them every morning,
thoroughly cleansed, and purified with lime.
132. They will be required to wash the
floors of the different divisions as often as
they may be directed, and also to whitewash
the walls of the interior parts of the prison.
133. They will have to attend to the
trimming of the lamps, and see that they are
properly supplied with oil.

GENERAL ROUTINE.
134. The bell will be rung, in Summer one
hour, and in Winter, one and a-half hours
before the time to commence labor.
135. When the first bell rings, the prison-
ers will rise and fold their bedding neatly.
At the second bell, which will be fifteen
minutes after the first, the ward or cell will
be unlocked, and they will place their
bedding in the place set apart for its reception.
They will then wash, after which prayers will
be read, during which they will remain un-
covered and be attentive.
136. They will then breakfast and proceed
to labor, during the months of April, May,
June, July, August, and September, at 8
a.m., and during the remaining six months
at 6 a.m. During the latter months they
will proceed to labor before breakfast, return-
ing for that purpose at 8 o'clock. The
dinner hour during these months will be 1
o'clock, and they will return from labor in
the evening at 5. From April to September
the dinner hour will be 12, and they will
return from labor at 4. On Saturday after-
noons they will be exempt from hard labor,
and should employ themselves in repairing
and mending their clothes, &c. Prayers will
be read every evening, after which, should
there be no facilities for attending school,
they will be locked up for the night.
137. Lamps will be kept burning in the
different divisions of the prisons during the
night, and any prisoner extinguishing them
will be severely punished.
138. At 8 p.m. the bell will be rung, after
which silence must be strictly observed.
139. The bedding of the prisoners is to be
aired at least three times a week, weather
permitting.

JUVENILE PRISONERS.
140. Juvenile prisoners to occupy separate
cells, or a ward exclusively set apart for their
use, and to be employed on work about the
gaol.

UNCONVICTED PRISONERS.
141. Will be subject to the general rules
of the prison. They will not however be
required to dress in the prison clothing nor
to be shaved or to have their hair cut off.

142. If such prisoners shall be discharged
     the property taken from them shall be restored,
     if not held under legal advice. If admitted
     to bail, such property as may be directed by
     the magistrate admitting to bail shall be
     retained until they are discharged.
143. They will be supplied with the same
     rations as the prisoners not at labor, but may
     in preference support themselves at the dis-
     cretion of the Gaoler.
144. They may be visited by and may cor-
     respond with their legal advisers at all reason-
     able times, and may be visited by their friends
     on Tuesdays and Fridays on application to the
     Gaoler, and in the presence of an officer.
145. They will be cautioned that any
     remarks they may make, respecting the offence
     with which they are charged, may be used as
     evidence against them.

JUVENILE UNCONVICTED PRISONERS.
146. Will be subject to the same rules as
the adult unconvicted prisoners.

MATRON.
147. Will also reside in the establishment,
from which she will not be absent without
authority.
148. The Matron is charged with the
immediate care and superintendence of the
female prisoners, and will conform to all
Rules and Regulations laid down for the
guidance of the male division of the Gaol,
in so far as they may be found applicable.
149. The Matron will be present at all
inspections of the female prisoners by whom-
soever made, and especially when they are
searched on their admission, and when they
leave the establishment.
150. The Matron, or Female Warder, is
required to attend Divine Service with the
female prisoners.

FEMALE PRISONERS.
151. Female Prisoners will be subject to
all Rules and Regulations laid down for the
guidance of male prisoners, so far as they may
be applicable to them.

A WARRANT,
Constituting Petty Sessional Districts.

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.

WHEREAS by the "Petty Sessions Act,
1858," it is enacted that it shall be
lawful for the Governor, from time to time,
by notice in the New Zealand Gazette, to
constitute Petty Sessional Districts in any
part of the Colony, and such Districts to
abolish, and the boundaries thereof to define
and alter as he shall think fit, And Whereas
by a Proclamation bearing date the tenth
Day of December, one thousand eight hun-