62
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

½ lb. Potatoes
2 oz. Sugar
¼ oz. Tea
¼ oz. Salt
½ oz. Soap.

80. But such prisoners as shall be sentenced
    to hard labor shall have—
    1 lb. Bread
    1 lb. Meat
    1 lb. Potatoes
    2 oz. Sugar
    ¼ oz. Tea
    ¼ oz. Salt
    ½ oz. Soap.
81. Prisoners sentenced to solitary con-
    finement shall, during such sentence, be
    allowed daily :-
    1½ lbs. Bread
    Water, ad libitum.
82. Every prisoner shall take his meals in
    the mess room: on no account shall he be
    permitted to eat them in his cell.
83. Unconvicted prisoners will be supplied
    with the same rations as the prisoners not at
    labor, but may in preference support them-
    selves at the discretion of the Gaoler. They
    may also be allowed to work on their own
    behalf.
84. Unconvicted prisoners may, by per-
    mission of one of the Visiting Justices, be
    allowed to use a light in their cells until 9
    p.m.

VISITING JUSTICES.
85. At each visit the Visiting Justices shall
inspect the different classes of offenders, the
yards, solitary cells, and every other division
or department of the prison.
86. They shall inquire of the prisoners
whether they have any complaint or applica-
tion to make.
87. They shall inspect the books, reports,
and journals, and shall sign their initials at
the last entry made on the day of visitation,
up to that occurrence.
88. There shall be a book called the Visit-
ing Justices' book, in which shall be entered
any remarks on the state of the Gaol, or any
circumstances of sufficient importance, to-
gether with the date of each visit.
89. The Visiting Justices shall report to
the Superintendent (when necessary) the
state of the buildings, whether requiring
repairs or alterations; also any abuses which
may have been duly reported to or observed
by them connected with the prison.
90. They shall also report what has been
the general state of the prisoners as to morals,
discipline, and observance of the rules.
91. They shall visit weekly in turns, but
the monthly visit shall be from at least two
Magistrates.
92. Copies of these rules shall be posted
on conspicuous places within the Prison.
93. These rules and regulations shall be read
to every prisoner on entry and to all the
prisoners assembled at least once a week.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 9th Feb., 1864.

THE following Rules, made by their
Honors the Judges of the Supreme
Court, touching the Examination and proof
of qualification of Candidates for admission
as Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme
Court, are published for general information.
FRED. WHITAKER.

LAW PRACTITIONERS' EXAMINA-
TIONS.

SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.

Regulæ Generales, 9th November, A.D. 1863,
Touching the examination and proof of quali-
fication of Candidates for Admission as
Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme
Court.

BY VIRTUE of the power conferred upon
the Judges of the Supreme Court by
the "Law Practitioners Act, 1861," and in
pursuance of the provisions of that Act and
of the "Law Practitioners Act, 1862."

We, the Judges of the said Court, do
hereby Order that the following General
Rules shall be in force on and after the 1st
day of March, A.D. 1864.

I. RULES APPLICABLE GENERALLY.

(a) The Examiners.
Rule 1. Each judge to whom a separate
Judicial District has been assigned shall act
as Examiner of all Candidates for admission
as Barristers or Solicitors applying within
his District for admission, and may associate
with himself for that purpose any one Law
Practitioner and any one Literate person, or
either of such persons if he shall think fit so
to do, but such Judge shall himself decide
upon the competency of every such candidate.
Provided that in case of the illness of such
Judge or his absence from his judicial district,
any other Judge of the Court may act as
such Examiner within such district.
Provided also, that the Examining Judge
may defer his decision respecting the admis-
sion of any Candidate till he has consulted
one or more of the other Judges respecting
the same.

(b) Time, Place, and Notice of Examinations.
Rule 2. The Judge in each Judicial Dis-
trict shall give (6) six months' notice, in such
way as he shall think most convenient, of the
times and places at which he will be prepared
to examine Candidates, and twelve months'
notice of the subjects and books on which
such Candidates will be examined.
Provided such examinations shall be held
not less often than twice a year at the place
where such Judge usually resides, and not less
often than once a year in each circuit town
within his district.
Rule 3. Every Candidate for admission
shall give notice to the Registrar of the
Court at the place where he intends to apply
for admission at least two months before the