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27. He will see the provisions issued daily from
    the store, and take care that they are of a good
    and wholesome kind and according to contract
    quality. He will be present at every meal of the
    prisoners.
28. He will frequently, at irregular hours during
    the day, minutely inspect the wards, separate apart-
    ment cells, and the establishment generally, and will
    pay great attention to ventilation and cleanliness.
29. He will see that the prisoners are shaved
    twice a week, that they put on clean shirts at the
    appointed times, that their hair is cut monthly, that
    none of them are permitted to wear whiskers, and
    that their clothing is at all times clean and in
    thorough repair. He 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 be responsible for the proper enforcement and
    carrying out of 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, and ascertain 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 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 will not allow anything to be carried out without
    the authority of the gaoler.

Overseers.
37. The duty of overseers 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 warder 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 all 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 warder daily, reporting
to the gaoler when any articles are not properly
supplied, or when they are inferior in quality. 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 repaired, 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 must be kept in store to await condemnation by
a Board to be appointed for that purpose.

44. He will also 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, çells, &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 observe order and
are obedient.

Warders.
50. Warders will strictly conform to all rules and
regulations promulgated for their guidance, and to
all the rules of the establishment, and will obey their
superior officers, and assist them in maintaining
order and discipline.
51. They will be dressed in uniform and armed,
and must at all times present a neat and cleanly
appearance, and keep their arms in clean and service-
able condition.
52. A statement of the general and special duties
of each warder will be entered 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 by whom they may
have been visited on their posts during the night,
and the hours at which such visits took place.
54. They will without delay report the names of
prisoners who may desire to see the Chaplain, Visit-
ing Justices, 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, except in cases of extreme emergency,
abstain from the use of their arms. In the event of
a prisoner attempting to escape, they are on no
account to fire on such prisoner until every other
available means shall have been tried to prevent
such escape, and until after he has been challenged
repeatedly to stand. They will however hardly ever
be 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; and for any lengthened absence, leave must