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will also inspect the bedding and men's utensils
weekly.

30. When clothing is to be issued, he will draw
    the quantity required from the storekeeper, and will
    be Responsible that it is properly distributed to the
    prisoners.

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

32. He will each evening visit the wards, and see
    that the prisoners are quiet and orderly and the
    warders on the alert. He will also muster the
    prisoners morning and evening, seeing that all
    answer to their names.

33. The senior and other warders will be imme-
    diately under his charge, and he will apportion to
    each his tour of duty, subject to the approval of the
    gaoler.

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

35. He will see that the warders are becomingly
    dressed in uniform on all occasions.

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

Overseers.

37. Their duty will be to accompany the prisoners
    to and 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 labour.

38. They will render every assistance in their
    power to the chief warden in carrying on the duties
    of the establishment.

Storekeeper.

39. This officer will act also as clerk to the gaoler,
    and will keep all registers, account books, &c., and
    prepare 11 returns which may be required.

40. He will be held responsible for all stores,
    clothing, bedding, fuel, oil, &c., delivered into his
    charge.

41. He will receive the rations from the contractor
    and deliver them to the chief warden daily, reporting
    to the gaoler when any articles are not properly
    tendered, or when the quality is deficient. For this
    purpose he will prepare a daily requisition on the
    contractor, to be countersigned by the gaoler.

42. He must be particular that no stores are issued
    without being properly marked, and that every article
    that can be repaired, is so, and he must pay the
    strictest attention to economy in their distribution.
    The men's clothing and bedding are to be numbered.

43. 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.

44. He also will render all assistance in his power,
    when not engaged in other duties, to the chief
    warder, in carrying on the duties of the establish-
    ment.

Senior Warders.

45. The senior warders will have charge of the
    keys of the prison during the day, and will be the
    only persons entrusted with the duty of unlocking
    the doors of the wards, cells, separate apartments,
    &c.

46. They will see that the prisoners employed as
    wardsmen, cooks, &c., perform their duties in a
    satisfactory manner.

47. They will carefully superintend the searching
    of all prisoners upon arrival at the prison, taking
    care also that they are thoroughly cleaned before
    being allowed to assume the prison clothing.

48. They will, morning and evening, in the pre-
    sence of the chief warder, carefully examine the
    wards, cells, &c., for the purpose of detecting any
    defacing of the walls, or any attempt to tamper with
    the fastenings.

49. They will, 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.

50. They will strictly conform to all rules and
    regulations promulgated for their guidance, and to
    all the rules of the establishment, obey their superior
    officers, and assist them in maintaining order and
    discipline.

51. 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 clean and service-
    able condition.

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

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

54. They will without delay report the names of
    prisoners who may desire to see the Chaplain, Visit-
    ing Justice, Medical Officer, or Gaoler.

55. They will seize all prohibited articles and
    deliver them to their officers forthwith, and will
    immediately report the wanton destruction of any
    article the property of the Government.

56. It will be their especial 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.

57. They must bear in mind that although armed,
    they must carefully abstain from the use of their
    arms, and in the event of a prisoner attempting to
    escape that on no account are they to fire on such
    prisoner until every other available means have been
    tried to prevent such escape, and until after he had
    been challenged repeatedly to stand. They will
    hardly, however, be ever placed in such a position
    as to be required to act without a superior officer
    to direct them.

58. When guarding prisoners at labour they
    must not allow them to approach nearer than forty
    paces.

General Instructions.

59. No officer or warder will be allowed to absent
    himself from the prison without the authority of the
    gaoler; any lengthened absence must be applied for
    specially and forwarded through the gaoler. Should,
    however, the necessity for leave be urgent, he may
    leave at once, on obtaining the leave of the gaoler,
    but the fact will be immediately reported for approval,
    with statement of the circumstances which rendered
    it necessary. Any officer offending against this
    regulation shall forfeit and pay a penalty of ten
    pounds.

60. Officers or warders going on leave of absence
    will state the time at which they leave the prison,
    and when they return to duty report themselves for
    that purpose to the officer immediately in authority
    over them.

61. All officers and warders to be dressed in