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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

59. Complaints touching the above, and all other | treatment, or are in solitary confinement for punish-
    offences committed by prisoners, shall be heard and ment.
    determined upon due proof upon oath by one or
    more visiting Justice or Justices.

60. Females guilty of repeated breaches of gaol
    regulations shall be liable to have their hair cut close
    in addition to any other punishment to which they
    may be subject.

61. Every sentence of punishment, with the nature
    of the offence, shall be entered in the Defaulters'
    Book, and signed by the visiting Justice.

Attempt to Escape.

62. Any prisoner leaving his allotted place while
    at work, with intent to escape, or otherwise making
    any attempt to escape, will render himself liable to
    be shot by the guard or other person in whose
    charge he may be; and each prisoner is hereby
    cautioned, that if he makes any such attempt he
    does so at his own risk and peril.

63. Any prisoner attempting to escape, or who,
    having escaped, shall be re-captured, shall be put in
    irons for such term as a visiting Justice shall direct.

Gaoler.

64. He shall reside in the establishment, from
    which he shall not absent himself for a longer period
    than six hours, without the written authority of the
    Superintendent. He shall be responsible for the
    discipline, entire mangement, and safe custody of the
    prisoners, the impartial enforcement of penal disci-
    pline, and the introduction and maintenance of habits
    of industry, cleanliness, order and obedience among
    them and in the establishment generally.

65. He shall duly ascertain that the prisoners are
    correctly instructed in labor, and so placed as to
    preclude their carrying on conversation unheard by
    the officer in charge. He will therefore frequently,
    and at uncertain hours, visit the working parties.

66. He shall see that all the officers under his
    charge perform their duties in strict accordance with
    the Regulations issued for their guidance.

67. He shall be at all times ready to receive any
    complaint or application made by any of the
    prisoners, and to report the same to a visiting
    Justice.

68. He shall use all necessary measures of precau-
    tion to prevent the escape of prisoners, and with that
    view frequently visit and inspect the wards, separate
    apartments, cells, and every division of the establish-
    ment by day and by night, and shall see every
    prisoner once, at least, in twenty-four hours.

69. He shall see that the utmost economy be
    observed throughout the establishment, and that the
    labor of the prisoners be made as productive as
    possible.

70. He shall not allow prisoners, under any
    pretence whatever, to be employed either singly or
    in detached parties, without being under the charge
    and personal observation of an officer.

71. He shall not permit any stranger to sleep in
    the apartments of the officers, nor shall any visitors
    be allowed unless by permission of a visiting Justice.

72. He shall keep a journal, in which he will enter
    every extraordinary occurrence, and remark upon
    any irregularities which may take place in the disci-
    pline of the establishment, as also upon all matters
    of importance bearing upon the health, discipline,
    and employment of the prisoners.

73. He shall specially report to the medical officer
    the case of any prisoner whose condition, mental or
    bodily, requires particular attention.

74. He shall furnish the medical officer with a list
    of all prisoners who may be undergoing separate

75. He shall immediately report the death of any
    prisoner to a visiting Justice and to the Coroner for
    the district.

76. In case of misconduct on the part of any
    officer, he is empowered to suspend such officer, who
    will not however be permitted to leave the establish-
    ment, and he shall immediately report to the
    Superintendent, or in case of urgency he may apply
    to a visiting Justice for advice and assistance.

77. He shall keep an order book, in which he will
    enter such orders as he may from time to time find
    it necessary to issue.

78. In visiting the female division of the gaol he
    shall be attended by the matron or some female
    officer.

79. He shall visit the various messes at their
    meals, and see that their food is of a proper quality,
    and properly cooked.

80. He shall have the keys of the outer gate
    delivered to him at 10 p.m. all the year round, and
    he shall ascertain that the officers are all present.
    He will keep the keys until 6 a.m., in summer, and
    until sunrise at other seasons, and he shall not allow
    egress or ingress during the night, except on special
    occasions, to be noted in his journal.

81. He shall as soon as possible after the recep-
    tion of a prisoner into the establishment, cause to be
    entered in the Prison Register, the name of such
    prisoner, with his offence, sentence, personal descrip-
    tion, and any particulars he may discover as to his
    previous history. Every offence the prisoner may
    commit whilst in custody shall also be entered in the
    Defaulters' Book.

82. He will be held responsible for the correct
    issue of the stores and provisions, and that no
    improper appropriation of them is permitted.

83. Should the storekeeper at any time report the
    receipt of an inferior description of rations, the
    gaoler shall call upon the medical officer to inspect
    them, and should the contractor, after one warning,
    fail to supply a better quality, the gaoler will obtain
    the articles required elsewhere, at the contractor's
    risk.

84. He shall make a Yearly Report on the state of
    the establishment, and the conduct of the prisoners
    under his charge.

85. He shall cause the Rules of the establishment
    to be read to the prisoners on entry, and as occasion
    may require.

86. He may place any refractory prisoner in irons,
    immediately reporting the case to a visiting Justice.

87. He shall cause to be kept such Registers,
    Books, or Records, and shall furnish such returns as
    may be ordered by the Superintendent.

Chief Warder.

88. This officer is next in rank to the gaoler, in
    whose absence he will assume charge of the establish-
    ment.

89. He shall see the provisions issued daily from
    the store, taking care that they are of a good and
    wholesome kind, and according to the contract quality.
    He shall be present at every meal.

90. He shall minutely inspect the wards, separate
    apartment cells, and the establishment generally,
    daily, frequently at irregular hours, and pay great
    attention to ventilation and cleanliness.

91. He shall see that the prisoners are shaved
    twice a week; that they put on clean shirts; that
    their hair be kept cut close by, and that no pri-
    soner be permitted to wear whiskers; and that the
    clothing is at all times clean and in thorough repair.
    He shall also inspect the bedding and men's utensils
    weekly.

92. When clothing is to be issued, he will draw