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the quantity required from the storekeeper, and shall
be responsible for proper distribution to the prisoners.

93. He shall, under the gaoler, have the manage-
    ment of prisoners undergoing solitary confinement,
    and he shall be responsible for the proper enforce-
    ment and carrying out all orders relating to the
    refractory prisoners.

94. He shall each evening visit the wards, and see
    that the prisoners are quiet and orderly and the
    warders on the alert. He will receive the keys from
    the lockers at evening parade, handing over the same
    to the officer in charge for the night, who will be held
    responsible for their safe custody, and the correct
    locking of each cell and corridor gate throughout the
    gaol. He shall also muster the prisoners morning
    and evening, seeing that all answer to their names.

95. The senior and other wardens will be imme-
    diately under his charge, and he shall apportion to
    each his hour of duty, subject to the approval of the
    gaoler.

96. He will also have charge of the arms, ammu-
    nition, &c., and shall be responsible that they are
    kept in serviceable condition.

97. He shall see that the warders are dressed in
    uniform on all occasions.

98. He shall see that no tobacco, food, clothing,
    spirituous or fermented liquors, or any improper
    articles are admitted into the establishment, and he
    shall not allow anything to be carried out, without
    the authority of the gaoler.

Overseers.

99. The duty of the Overseer will be to accompany
    the prisoners to their work, and to remain with them
    during the whole time they are at work, to place them
    in such positions as will ensure complete supervision,
    and generally to direct their labor.

100. They shall render every assistance in their
     power to the chief warder in carrying on the duties
     of the establishment.

Storekeeper.

101. He shall be responsible for all stores, cloth-
     ing, bedding, fuel, oil, &c., delivered into his charge.

102. He will receive the rations from the con-
     tractor, and deliver them to the chief warder daily,
     reporting to the gaoler when any article is not in
     accordance with contract, or when the quantity is
     deficient. For this purpose he shall prepare a daily
     requisition on the contractor to be countersigned by
     the gaoler.

103. He must be careful that no stores are issued
     without being properly marked, and that every
     repairable article be kept in repair, and he must pay
     the strictest attention to economy in their distribu-
     tion. The men's clothing and bedding must be num-
     bered.

104. All unserviceable stores must be received by
     him before any others are issued to replace them,
     and be kept in store to await condemnation by a
     Board to be appointed for that purpose.

105. He shall also render all assistance in his
     power, when not engaged in other duties, to the
     chief warder, in carrying on the duties of the estab-
     lishment.

Sergeant Warder.

106. The sergeant warder will have charge of the
     keys of the prison during the day.

107. He shall see that the prisoners employed as
     wardsmen, cooks, or in other such office, perform
     their duties in a satisfactory manner.

108. He shall carefully superintend the searching
     of all prisoners upon arrival at the prison, taking
     care that they are thoroughly cleaned before being
     allowed to assume the prison clothing.

109. He shall, morning and evening, in the pre-
     sence of the chief warder, carefully examine the
     wards and cells, for the purpose of detecting any
     defacing of the walls, or any attempt to tamper with
     the fastenings. He shall, also, twice a day, examine
     all prisoners' rooms.

110. He shall, under the orders of the chief
     warder, see that the discipline of the warders is
     maintained, and that the prisoners preserve due order
     and obedience.

Warders.

111. They shall strictly conform to all rules and
     regulations promulgated for their guidance, and to
     all the rules of the establishment, obey their supe-
     rior officers, and assist them in maintaining order and
     discipline.

112. They will be dressed in uniform and armed,
     and they must at all times present a neat and cleanly
     appearance, and keep their arms in servicable condi-
     tion.

113. The general and special duties of each
     warder will be inserted in a book under the direction
     of the gaoler.

114. A book will be kept, in which they shall enter
     the name and rank of the officer, and the hours at
     which they were visited by him on their posts, during
     the night.

115. They shall without delay, report the names of
     prisoners who may desire to see a minister of religion,
     visiting Justice, medical officer, or the gaoler.

116. They shall seize all prohibited articles and
     deliver them to the gaoler forthwith, and shall im-
     mediately report the wanton destruction of any article
     the property of the Government.

117. It will be their special duty, when on guard in
     the prison, to prevent all irregularities, to see that
     the regulations and orders are complied with in all
     points, to enforce strict silence in the wards, cells,
     &c.; to see that each prisoner sleeps in his own bed-
     place, that the lamps are kept burning during the
     night, and the inspection apertures in the doors kept
     clear.

118. They must bear in mind, that although armed,
     they must exercise great forbearance in the use of
     their arms, and that in the event of a prisoner
     attempting to escape, on no account are they to fire
     on such prisoner, until all other available means shall
     have been tried to prevent such escape, and until
     after the prisoner shall have been challenged repeat-
     edly to stand.

119. When guarding prisoners at labor they must
     not allow them to approach nearer than fifteen paces.

Matron.

120. The matron shall reside in the establishment,
     from which she shall not absent herself without
     authorization.

121. The matron is charged with the immediate
     care and superintendence of the female prisoners, and
     shall conform to all rules and regulations laid down
     for the ordering of the male division of the gaol, so
     far as such rules and regulations are applicable.

122. The matron shall be present at the searching
     of female prisoners on their admission; also, when
     they leave the gaol, and at all inspections by whom-
     soever made.

123. The matron, or a female warder, shall attend
     Divine service with the female prisoners.

General Instructions.

124. No officer will be allowed to absent himself
     from the prison without the authority of the gaoler.
     Any lengthened absence must be applied for specially
     to the Superintendent, and the application forwarded