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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

86. 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.

PRISONERS.
General.

87. One uniform system of discipline will prevail.
    Prisoners of inferior capacity will not on that
    account be more rigorously dealt with than those of
    superior attainments; but men of a restless disposi-
    tion will be placed at such description of labour as
    requires the closest and most unvarying attention,
    and will be kept apart in the prison when it is
    possible to do so.

88. Prisoners on entering the gaol shall be searched
    in presence of an officer, and all articles taken from
    them.

89. They will then be required to thoroughly wash
    themselves before they put on the prison clothing
    their hair will be cut short, and their whiskers and
    beard shaved.

90. A list of their clothes, with all money and
    other property taken from them, will be entered in a
    book to be kept for the purpose, with the signature
    of the officer who has charge of such property, &c.,
    and of the prisoner from whom it is received.

91. Every prisoner is to be kept steadily and con-
    stantly at labour. No relaxation of such labour
    will be permitted until the prisoner shall have com-
    pleted at least one-third of his sentence with good
    conduct, when any of them may be selected by the
    gaoler to act as wardsmen, cooks, &c.

92. They are to pay implicit obedience to all
    lawful commands they may receive, and they are on
    all occasions to pay proper respect to all persons
    placed in authority over them.

93. They are at all times and in all places to
    conduct themselves with order and regularity, and
    silence must be strictly observed when marching to
    and from their places of labour; at no time is any
    conversation to be permitted beyond what is abso-
    lutely necessary.

94. 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 com-
    plaints they will render themselves liable to punish-
    ment.

95. They must appear on all occasions clean in
    person and in dress; their clothing and bedding will
    be marked with a number, and should any of these
    articles be wilfully damaged, or lost through careless-
    ness, they will be severely punished.

96. They shall attend Divine Service of the
    denomination to which they belong at the appointed
    times, and shall behave themselves with the greatest
    propriety.

97. The religious denomination of each prisoner
    is to be determined by his voluntary statement upon
    his receipt 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 the immediate
    prospect of death, &c.

98. Sunday must be kept holy and as a day
    of rest, and whenever a clergyman or other member
    of religion does not attend the prison on that day,
    prayers will be read by an officer of the gaol.

99. Any prisoner who is a Jew is not to be com-
    pelled to labour on his Sabbath, but may be
    employed on any necessary duty on Sunday.

100. Each prisoner will be provided with a Bible
     and a Prayer Book approved of by the religious
     denomination to which he belongs, and books of a
     secular character will also be provided for their
     instruction. Such books shall not be defaced or
     damaged, and any wilful defacing or damaging of
     such books shall be deemed a breach of this regula-
     tion, and punished accordingly.

101. Prisoners behaving in a refractory manner will
     be brought before the Visiting Justice on duty, 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, and if
     necessary in irons.

102. Prisoners 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.

103. Gaming, dancing, swearing, and immoral
     songs, are strictly prohibited.

104. Prisoners must not leave their place of work
     without authority.

105. Any prisoner sleeping out of his own berth
     will be punished for misconduct.

106. Prisoners are not to be allowed to send or
     receive any 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 Thursday in each quarter.

107. Any prisoner conniving at a breach of the
     regulations will be considered as an accessory, and
     be punished for misconduct.

108. The regulations will be read to the prisoners,
     or, if necessary, explained to them once a month,
     and a copy thereof will be suspended in each ward.

109. There will also be suspended in each ward a
     list of the 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.

110. Prisoners are to be shaved on Tuesdays and
     Saturdays, to wash their feet on the latter day, and
     to put on clean shirts on Wednesdays and Sundays.

111. Prisoners about to be discharged will be
     allowed to let their hair grow for a month previous,
     and on the day of discharge 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.

112. Every prisoner not employed at hard labour
     shall exercise for two hours every morning, and
     for two hours every afternoon, weather permitting.

Prisoners in Solitary Confinement or under
Separate Treatment.

113. Every prisoner before being placed in a cell
     must be strictly searched.

114. He will then be shown the cell and caused
     to examine it carefully, in order that any marking or
     defacing thereafter may at once be detected.

115. Prisoners undergoing separate treatment are
     not to be released without the special authority of
     a Visiting Justice.

116. They are not upon any pretence whatever to
     communicate, either by words or signs with each
     other, or the men employed in cleaning their cells ;
     nor are they to sing, whistle, dance, or make any
     noise whatever, during their confinement. They
     must not stop any of the ventilating apparatus, nor
     deface the walls of their cells.

117. Should any prisoner wish to see a Visiting
     Justice, the Chaplain, Medical Officer, or gaoler, he