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96. Harsh or irritating language must not be used
    by any person in authority, for calmness and firm-
    ness will be found best calculated to ensure obedience.
    No communication is to be held with the prisoners,
    except such as is indispensable, and on such occasions
    officers should so demean themselves as in no way to
    irritate or annoy.

97. All officers must attend Divine Service with
    the prisoners, or when prayers are read.

98. The use of spirits is prohibited within the
    prison, unless specially ordered by the Medical
    Officer.

99. In every case of emergency the officers of the
    establishment will promptly report the circumstances
    to the warden, and in the event of its appearing that
    any officer has allowed any irregularities to pass un-
    reported, his neglect will be brought under the notice
    of a Visiting Justice.

100. No male officer will be permitted to enter
     the female division of the gaol except on duty.

101. The officers will keep watch at night, relieving
     each other as may be directed by the warden. 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.

102. Every turnkey or other officer of the gaol,
     whether on duty or off duty, is to report to the
     warden every defect, or neglect, or breach of disci-
     pline, connected with the prison immediately that the
     same falls under his notice.

103. No officer of the gaol shall strike (except in
     self-defence) or ill-treat a prisoner.

104. No officer of the gaol shall receive visitors
     inside the gaol without the warden's permission.

105. No officer of the gaol shall sell, or have any
     benefit or advantage from the sale of, any article to
     any prisoner, nor have any pecuniary dealing or
     transaction whatever with a prisoner.

106. No officer of the gaol shall receive, directly or
     indirectly, any fee either from the contractors of the
     establishment or from prisoners or visitors, or from
     any person whatsoever.

107. Any officer of the gaol seen in a state of
     intoxication, or seen gambling, will be immediately
     dismissed.

108. No officer of the gaol is to converse with
     prisoners except in discharge of his duty.

109. Any officer of the gaol from whose charge a
     prisoner shall escape shall be summarily dismissed,
     if such escape shall have happened through any
     default, neglect, or mismanagement on the part of
     such officer.

General Routine.

110. Every cell to be opened at 6 a.m. from the
     first day of September to the first day of April, and
     at daylight during the remainder of the year.

111. Prisoners, on rising, to dress themselves and
     fold up their bedding.

112. Prisoners shall then wash themselves
     thoroughly, and make themselves as clean as possible.

113. They will then breakfast and proceed to
     labour.

114. Hours of labour in summer from 8 a.m. to 5
     p.m., with one hour's cessation for dinner; in winter
     from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with one hour's cessation for
     dinner.

115. On Saturdays, however, the day's labour shall
     cease at noon, to enable the prisoners to wash their
     clothes.

116. Prisoners are invariably to be locked up
     before dark.

117. Lamps will be kept burning in the different
     divisions of the prison during the night.

118. At 9 p.m. the bell will be rung, after which
     silence must be strictly observed.

119. The bedding of the prisoners is to be aired
     at least twice a week, weather permitting.

Juvenile Prisoners.

120. Juvenile prisoners will be subjected to the
     same rules as adult prisoners, but they shall be con-
     fined in cells separate and apart from adults, and all
     communications between such juvenile prisoners and
     the other prisoners shall, so far as the circumstances
     of the gaol will admit, be strictly prohibited.

Female Prisoners.

121. Female prisoners will be subject to all rules
     and regulations laid down for the ordering of male
     prisoners, so far as such rules and regulations are
     applicable.

Unconvicted Prisoners.

122. Unconvicted prisoners will be subject to the
     general rules of the prison. They will not, however,
     be required to dress in the prison clothing, to be
     shaved, or have their hair cut off.

123. If such prisoners be discharged, the property
     taken from them shall be restored, if not held under
     legal advice. If admitted to bail, such property as
     may be directed by the magistrate admitting to bail
     shall be retained until they are discharged.

124. They will be supplied with the same rations
     as the prisoners not at hard labour, but may, in
     preference, support themselves, at the discretion of
     the warden.

125. They may be visited by, and may correspond
     with their legal advisers at all reasonable times, and
     may be visited by their friends on application to the
     warden and in the presence of an officer.

126. They shall be cautioned that any remarks
     they may make respecting the offence with which
     they are charged may be used against them.

Punishment Regulations.

127. Any prisoner
     (1.) Being insolent to, or threatening, any officer
     of the gaol;
     (2.) Injuring or destroying the property of the
     Government;
     (3.) Fighting, or assaulting a prisoner;
     (4.) Refusing or neglecting to obey the lawful
     orders of any officers of the gaol;
     (5.) Holding, or attempting to hold, intercourse
     with other than officers of the gaol, without
     lawful permission;
     (6.) Profane swearing, or obscene language,
     playing at any games, or gambling;
     (7.) Smoking, or in any way making use of
     tobacco, unless by special permission;
     (8.) Or being guilty of any other misconduct
     not provided against in these rules, subver-
     sive of the peace, order, and good govern-
     ment of the gaol,
     shall be punishable by being placed in solitary con-inement for any period not exceeding seven (7)
     days, and in addition thereto (at the option of a
     Visiting Justice), a diminution of his rations.

128. Every prisoner who shall be guilty of any of
     the offences hereinafter mentioned,—that is to say
     (1.) Attempting to escape;
     (2.) Conniving at, or inciting to or concealing,
     a prisoner or prisoners attempting to escape;
     (3.) Assaulting any officer of the gaol—
     shall, in addition to any punishment to which he may
     by law otherwise be sentenced for such offences, be
     punishable by solitary confinement for any period
     not exceeding one month, by diminished rations, and
     being placed in irons.

129. Every prisoner who shall be guilty of any of
     the offences hereinafter mentioned—that is to say,