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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
perform their duties in strict accordance with the
regulations issued for their guidance.
63. He shall at all times be ready to receive any
complaint or application made by any of the prisoners,
and to report the same to a Visiting Justice.
64. He shall use all necessary measures of precau-
tion to prevent the escape of prisoners, and with that
view frequently visit them, and inspect the wards,
separate apartments, cells, and every division of the
establishment. He shall examine the locks and bolts
of wards, cells, and gates, &c., daily.
65. He shall see that the utmost economy be
observed throughout the establishment, and that the
labour of the prisoners, so far as such labour is sub-
ject to his authority, be made as productive as
possible.
66. He shall not allow prisoners, under any pretence
whatever, to be employed, either singly or in detached
parties, without being under the charge and personal
observation of an officer.
67. He shall not on any account permit any stranger
to sleep in the apartments of the officers.
68. He shall keep a journal, in which he shall enter
every extraordinary occurrence, and remark upon
any irregularities which may take place in the dis-
cipline of the establishment; as also upon all matters
of importance bearing upon the health, discipline, and
employment of the prisoners.
69. He shall specially report to the Medical Officer
the case of any prisoner whose condition, mental or
bodily, requires particular attention. He shall furnish
the Medical Officer with a list of all prisoners who
may be undergoing separate treatment, or are in
solitary confinement for punishment.
70. He shall immediately report the death of any
prisoner to a Visiting Justice, to the Coroner for the
district, and also to the relations of the deceased
when the address of such relations can be ascertained.
71. In case of misconduct on the part of any officer
of the gaol, he is empowered to suspend such officers.
He must immediately report the case to the Superin-
tendent, or in cases of urgency he may apply to a
Visiting Justice for instructions.
72. He shall keep an Order Book, in which he will
enter such orders as he may from time to time find it
necessary to issue.
73. He shall visit the various messes at their meals
and see that their food is of a proper quality and
properly cooked.
74. He shall have the keys of the outer doors,
wards and cells delivered to him immediately the
prisoners are locked up for the night, and he will
ascertain that the officers are present. He will
retain the keys in his possession until the times
appointed for opening the wards, cells, &c., in the
morning, and he will not allow egress or ingress
during the night, except on special occasions to be
noted in his journal.
75. He will as soon as possible after the reception
of a prisoner into the establishment, cause to be
entered in the prison regulations the name of such
prisoner, with his offence, sentence, personal descrip-
tion, and any particulars he may discover as to his
previous history. Every offence the prisoner may
commit whilst in custody shall also be entered in the
Defaulters' Book, together with the punishment
awarded.
76. He will be held responsible for the correct
issue of the stores and provisions, and that no improper
appropriation of them is permitted.
77. Should an inferior description of rations or
clothing be at any time supplied, the Gaoler shall call
upon the Medical Officer to inspect them; and should
the contractor or contractors after one warning fail
to supply a better quality, the Gaoler will obtain the
articles required elsewhere, at the contractor's risk.
78. He shall make a yearly report to the Superin-
tendent of the state of the establishment and the
conduct of the prisoners under his charge.
79. He may read, or cause to be read, the rules
of the establishment to the prisoners on admission to
the gaol, and otherwise as occasion may require.
80. He may place any refractory prisoner in irons,
immediately reporting the case to a Visiting Justice.
He shall attend on the Visiting Justices, Medical
Officer, and Clergy, during their visits to the gaol.
81. He will keep such registers, books, or records,
and furnish such returns, as may be ordered by the
Superintendent or Visiting Justices.

Overseers and Warders.
82. They shall strictly conform to all rules and
regulations promulgated for their guidance, and to all
the rules of the establishment; they shall obey their
superior officers, and assist them in maintaining order
and discipline.
83. They shall accompany the prisoners to their
work and remain with them during the whole time
they are at work; they shall place them in such
positions as will insure complete supervision, and
generally direct their labour.
84. They will be armed, and must at all times
present a neat and cleanly appearance, and keep
their arms in serviceable condition.
85. They shall, without delay, report the names of
prisoners who may desire to see a minister of religion,
Visiting Justice, Medical Officer, or the Gaoler.
86. They shall seize all prohibited articles and
deliver them to the Gaoler forthwith, and shall
immediately report the wanton destruction of any
article belonging to the Government.
87. It will be their special 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 place, and,
when required, to see that the lamps are kept burning
during the night.
88. They must bear in mind, that although armed,
they must exercise forbearance in the use of their
arms, and, in the event of a prisoner attempting to
escape on no account are they to fire on such prisoner
until all available means have been tried to prevent
such escape, and until after the prisoner shall have
been repeatedly challenged to "stand."
89. On the escape of any prisoner, the guard shall
give an alarm, but on no account shall he leave the
gang without the orders of the officer in charge.
90. Officers acting as guards will prevent all un-
authorized persons from holding any communication
with prisoners under their charge.
91. Guards or other officers are justified in using
their arms to prevent prisoners from assaulting each
other, or any other person.
92. Guards when on duty are not allowed to be
without arms, to consist of musket or rifle and
revolver, with ball cartridge.

General Instructions.
93. Hard-labour gangs are to carry with them to
their places of labour a sufficient supply of fresh
water for drinking purposes.
94. Officers of the gaol are never to sleep out of
the gaol without written authority from the Superin-
tendent or Visiting Justices.
95. No officer shall strike (except in self-defence)
or shall ill-treat a prisoner.
96. 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, or employ one
in any private capacity.