uniform, to be sworn in as constables on appoint-
ment, and to be subject to such penalties and punish-
ments, by stoppage of pay and allowances for any
dereliction of duty or misconduct, as the Superin-
tendent of Nelson may think meet to authorize.
62. All officers and warders must attend Divine
Service with the prisoners, or when prayers are read.
They will also be required to attend school with the
prisoners in turn.
63. The use of tobacco or spirits is prohibited
within the prison, and any officer or warder seen
intoxicated will be liable to a fine of five pounds.
64. In every case of emergency the officers of the
establishment will promptly report the circumstances
to the gaoler, and in the event of its transpiring that
any officer has allowed any irregularity to pass un-
reported, his neglect will be brought under the notice
of the Superintendent of Nelson.
65. No male officer or warder will be permitted to
be within the precincts of the female division of the
gaol except on duty, and in all cases they must be
attended by the matron or a female officer.
66. All applications or representations made to
the Superintendent of Nelson must be forwarded
through the gaoler, who will accompany them with
such observations as may be necessary.
67. The officers will keep watch at night, relieving
each other as may be directed by the gaoler. This is
a most important duty, requiring unceasing vigilance,
and they should, by visits at irregular hours, observe
that order is maintained by the prisoners, and that
the warders are alert on their posts.
68. An officers' visiting book will be kept, in which
they will enter the hours at which they visited the
different parts of the establishment and the posts of
the warders.
69. Officers and warders may be allowed to employ
prisoners who are mechanics, on payment to the
Superintendent of Nelson of an amount per diem
to be fixed; but they must not be employed for any
purpose whatever after the hours of labour are over.
70. Servants will be allowed to officers and warders
to be selected from the well conducted prisoners
serving short sentences.
71. Harsh or irritating language must not be used
by any person in authority, calmness and firmness
will be found best to secure obedience. No commu-
nication is to be held with the prisoners, excepting
such as is indispensably necessary; and on such
occasions officers and warders should so demean
themselves as on no account to irritate or annoy.
72. A monthly inspection of the prisoners, prison
buildings, bedding, stores, &c., will be held by the
Visiting Justice and the Medical Officer, and for
which the officers of the establishment will have
everything in readiness.

Visiting Justice.
73. It will be the duty of this officer to visit the
establishment at least twice in each week, on which
occasions he will visit and inspect the different divi-
sions, and especially prisoners undergoing sentence
to solitary confinement or in separate treatment.
74. He will not, however, be required to interfere
with the interior and moral discipline of the
establishment: for these the Gaoler is held especially
responsible.
75. He will keep a book, to be called "The Visit-
ing Justice's Minute Book," in which he will record
all visits and observances made by him.
76. Should he consider that sufficient attention is
not paid to the cleanliness, ventilation, or order of
the prison, he will be required to report accordingly
to the Superintendent of Nelson.
77. He will cause a correct report of the trial and

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punishment of offenders brought before him to be
kept.
78. He will make a quarterly report to the Super-
intendent of Nelson on the state of the establishment
as it falls under his observation, together with any
suggestions he may offer as to the discipline enforced
therein, inspecting it for this purpose with the
Medical Officer.
79. Where the prisoners are employed without the
precincts of the establishment, he will visit them
occasionally at uncertain hours, and see that they
are properly employed. Any observations he may
have to make to be noted in "The Visiting Justice's
Minute Book."

Chaplain.
80. Clergymen of all denominations will be allowed
to visit the prisoners at such hours as, after confer-
ence with the gaoler, may be found convenient, so as
not unnecessarily to interfere with the hours of
labour.
81. They may, if they wish, see any of the prison-
ers under their charge in private.
82. They will record their visits in the Visiting
Book.

Medical Officer.
83. He will visit the establishment not less than
twice in each week, and if possible at a fixed hour,
and will at these visits report to the gaoler the case
of any prisoner requiring an alteration of diet; he
will also, when necessary, direct their removal to the
hospital ward.
84. He will on these visits specially inspect the
prisoners in solitary or separate confinement.
85. He will make a monthly inspection in company
with one of the Visiting Justices and the gaoler, of
the whole establishment, and will report thereon for
the information of the Superintendent of Nelson.
86. He will enter his visits in a book to be kept
for the purpose, with any observations which may
occur to him in the performance of his duty.
87. He will also enter, in the English language, in
a register to be kept for that purpose, an account of
the state of the sick, the names of their diseases, a
description of the medicines, and their diet, and any
other treatment he may order in such case; and no
medicines or medical comforts are to be issued
without his order or authority.
88. His attention will be directed to the scale of
diet, and he will, when necessary, increase or diminish
the quantity of food with reference to the bodily
health and constitution of the prisoners in separate
or solitary confinement, and generally in all cases
which require a relaxation of the regulation as to
diet, noting, however, such changes in his Visiting
Book.
89. He will direct a supply of flannel in cases in
which he may consider it desirable, as well as of
such articles as he may deem necessary in particular
cases.
90. He will be required to give directions in
writing for secluding such as have infectious com-
plaints, or are suspected thereof; for cleansing, dis-
infecting, and whitewashing any apartments occupied
by such prisoners, and for washing, disinfecting, or
destroying, as he may think necessary, their apparel
and bedding.
91. He will examine all prisoners about to be
removed to any other establishment, and certify to
their being in a fit state for removal.
92. Upon the death of any prisoner he will insert
in his register a report of the circumstances attend-
ing the illness of such prisoner, his opinion before
the Coroner as to the cause of death, and the verdict
of the jury.