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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

themselves with order and regularity, and silence
must be strictly observed when marching to and from
their place of labor. At no time is any conversation
to be permitted beyond what is necessary.
9. Prisoners having any matter to represent or
complain of must address themselves to the gaoler,
whose duty it will be to see justice done to them.
They are not however precluded from addressing
themselves to the visiting Justices; but they should
remember that for making idle or frivolous complaints
they will render themselves liable to punishment.
10. They must appear on all occasions clean in
person and in dress. Clothing and bedding will be
marked with a number, and the wilful loss or damage
of any of those articles will be visited with severe
punishment.
11. They shall attend Divine service with the
denomination to which they belong at the appointed
times, and shall behave themselves with due
propriety.
12. The religious denomination of each prisoner is
to be determined by his own statement upon his
reception into the prison; and no prisoner is to be
allowed to hold intercourse with a clergyman of a
different denomination unless extraordinary circum-
stances should require it, such as immediate prospect
of death.
13. The Sunday shall be kept holy, and as a day of
rest. Whenever a clergyman does not attend the
prison on that day, prayers will be read by the
gaoler.
14. Prisoners of the Jewish denomination will not
be compelled to labor on their Sabbath, but may be
employed on any necessary duty on a Sunday.
15. Each prisoner will be provided with a Bible and
Prayer Book, approved by the Religious Denomina-
tion to which he belongs, and books of a secular
character will also be provided for instruction.
The defacing or damaging of any book will be visited
with severe punishment.
16. Prisoners behaving in a refractory manner will
be brought before a visiting Justice, who will inflict
such lawful punishment as the case may demand.
They will on all such occasions be placed in separate
confinement to await trial, if necessary in irons.
17. They are not to have in their possession any
article of food, clothing, &c., except such as shall have
been issued to them, and sanctioned by the medical
officer or gaoler. All articles of luxury, such as
tobacco, are strictly prohibited.
18. Gaming, dancing, swearing, fighting, singing,
and loud conversation, are strictly prohibited.
19. Prisoners must not leave their place of work
without authority.
20. Any person sleeping out of his own berth will
be punished for misconduct.
21. Prisoners upon reception write one letter;
afterwards they will not be allowed to send or receive
letters oftener than once in three months, except
through the gaoler, who will inspect them, and
exercise his own discretion as to their delivery; and
they must not hold any communication whatever with
any person without his authority. They may
however, if well conducted, be permitted to see their
friends on the first Saturday in each quarter.
22. Any prisoner conniving at a breach of the
regulations will be considered as an accessory, and
punished for misconduct.
23. A copy of the regulations shall be suspended
in each ward, and shall be read to the prisoners, or
explained to them once a month.
24. There shall also be suspended in each ward a
list of names of all prisoners belonging to it, in which
will be noted the offence, sentence, and date of
reception into the establishment, and a record of
conduct whilst therein.

25. Each prisoner to have his hair kept close cut,
    to be shaved on Tuesdays and Saturdays, to wash his
    feet on the latter day, and to put on a clean shirt on
    Sundays.
26. Prisoners about to be discharged will be allowed
    to let their hair grow for a month previously. On
    the day of discharge they shall deliver to the gaoler
    the prison clothing in their possession in a clean and
    neat state; and will be placed in possession of all
    effects taken from them on committal.
27. Every prisoner not employed at hard labor
    shall take exercise for two hours every morning, and
    for two hours every afternoon, weather permitting.

Prisoners in solitary or separate confinement.
28. Every prisoner before being placed in a cell
shall be strictly searched.
29. He shall then be shown the cell, and caused to
examine it carefully, in order that any marking or
defacing may be at once thereafter detected.
30. Prisoners undergoing separate treatment are
not to be released without the special authority of a
visiting Justice.
31. Prisoners shall not, upon any pretence what-
ever, communicate, either by words or signs, with
each other, or with the men employed in cleaning
their cells, nor sing, whistle, dance, or make any
noise whatever during their confinement. They are
forbidden to stop any of the ventilating apparatus, or
to deface the walls of their cells.
32. Should any prisoner wish to see a visiting
Justice, chaplain, medical officer, or the gaoler, he is
to inform the visiting officer; but all further com-
munication is strictly prohibited.
33. When prisoners are taken out to exercise,
which will not be until the third day after their
admission, they are to be kept marching in line, five
yards apart, and facing in the same direction.

Cooks.
34. The cooks shall be in such proportion as may
from time to time be directed, and shall be selected
from the best conducted men among those who shall
have completed one-third of their sentence.
35. They will be held responsible that the prisoners'
rations are properly cooked, and distributed according
to the directions of the gaoler.
36. They will be required to have the cook-house,
cooking utensils, tables, mess-kits, pails, &c., at all
times properly cleansed, and kept in their proper
places.
37. They are to be employed during spare time in
such work as the gaoler may allot them.

Wardsmen.
38. There will be such wardsmen employed in the
prison as may be considered necessary, for the clean
state and the general order of which they will be held
responsible.
39. The night-tubs in use in the prison are to be
emptied by them every morning, thoroughly cleansed
and purified with lime.
40. 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 part
of the prison.
41. They will have to attend to the trimming of
the lamps, and see that they are properly supplied
with oil.

General routine.
42. The bell will be rung, in summer two hours,
and in winter one hour and a half before the time to
commence labor.
43. When the first bell rings the prisoners 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 put their