1686

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 124]

Orderlies and Cleaners.

99. There shall be such Orderlies and Cleaners em-
    ployed in the prison as may be considered necessary, who
    shall be held responsible for its cleanliness and general
    order.

100. The night-tubs in use in the prison are to be emptied
     by them every morning, thoroughly cleansed, and purified
     with lime.

101. They shall be required to wash the floors of the
     different divisions as often as they may be directed, and also
     to whitewash the walls of the interior parts of the prison.

102. They shall attend to the trimming of the lamps, and
     see that they are properly supplied with oil, and do such
     other labour as may be required of them.

General Routine.

103. A bell shall be rung, in summer two hours, and in
     winter one hour and a half, before the time to commence
     labour; and the day's routine, which is to be the same at all
     prisons, will be gone through under instructions from the
     Inspector as to detail.

104. Prisoners shall commence labour during the months
     of May, June, July, and August, at 8 a.m., and during the
     remaining eight months at 7 a.m.; during the latter months
     they shall cease labour at 5 p.m., and during the former at
     4 p.m.; the dinner-hour being from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
     throughout the year. On Saturday afternoons prisoners
     shall be employed in mending and repairing their clothes, or
     as may be required.

105. The prisoners' lights will be extinguished at 7.45 p.m.,
     and at 8 p.m. a bell shall be rung, after which time silence
     will be strictly observed; but lights shall be kept burning
     all night in the different parts of the prison as may be
     sanctioned by the Inspector.

Rules for the Remission of Sentences.

106. The time which every prisoner must pass in prison
     shall be represented by a certain number of marks, which he
     must earn by actual labour performed to entitle him to any
     remission of sentence.

107. No remission will be granted for conduct except on
     Sundays. It is only on condition of good conduct and strict
     obedience that prisoners will be allowed to earn by their
     industry a remission of a portion of their sentences.

108. If, therefore, their conduct is indifferent or bad, they
     will be liable to be fined a certain number of marks, accord-
     ing to the nature and degree of the offence, and will thus
     forfeit by misconduct the remission they may have gained
     by their industry.

109. The scale of marks shall be, —

Eight marks per diem for steady hard labour, and the
full performance of the allotted task;

Seven marks per diem for a less degree of industry;

Six marks per diem for a fair but moderate day's work.

110. No remission will be granted for the first three
     months of a sentence, which shall be looked upon as a
     period of probation; a prisoner's marks are therefore to be
     calculated at the rate of six per diem, as commencing three
     months from the date of conviction: Provided that no
     prisoner whose conduct has not been good and industrious
     during the first three months of his imprisonment, shall be
     entitled to marks until he has passed a further period of
     three months' probation. Should his conduct during this
     second period of probation be good and industrious, his marks
     shall be calculated as commencing six months from the date
     of conviction; but, if not, the prisoner shall not be entitled
     to marks until his conduct has been reported good and in-
     dustrious for a period of three months prior to the date from
     which they are calculated.

111. If by his industry the prisoner gains eight marks per
     diem, and does not forfeit any for misconduct, he will earn
     the full remission of one-fourth of the time for which his
     marks were calculated.

112. When a prisoner is sentenced to forfeiture of time a
     number of marks equal to the number of days forfeited,
     multiplied by six, is to be added to the whole number of
     marks he has to earn. As he can by his industry earn eight,
     he may thereby gain a remission of one-fourth of such
     forfeiture.

113. Prisoners sentenced to separate confinement shall be
     credited with only six marks per diem during that period.

114. Prisoners in hospital shall be credited with only six
     marks per diem, which may be increased by special recom-
     mendation of the Gaoler to the Inspector.

115. Gaolers shall report to the Inspector in sufficient time
     to allow the necessary instrument authorizing the release of
     the prisoner to reach the Gaoler by the time the prisoner
     shall have earned the remission provided for by these rules;
     and such report shall specify in full the name of the prisoner,
     his crime, his sentence, the date of his trial, the Court at
     which the trial was held, his conduct and marks while in
     prison, and the date on which the remission will be earned
     if the prisoner continue his current rate and does not forfeit
     any marks for misconduct in the meantime.

116. No rule for the remission of life sentences will be laid
     down. Such sentences are passed on persons guilty of the
     very gravest offences; and the Governor will only extend the
     Royal prerogative of mercy to such persons in exceptional
     cases.

117. Ration Scales.

RATION SCALE NO. 1.—FOR PRISONERS EMPLOYED AT
HARD LABOUR.

rots, turnips, and
onions | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Meat (weighed raw, with-
out bone) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Soap | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Pepper: 1 oz. per 100 prisoners. | | | | | | |

RATION SCALE NO. 2.—FOR PRISONERS NOT EMPLOYED AT
HARD LABOUR.

rots, turnips, and
onions | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Meat (weighed raw, with-
out bone) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Soap | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Pepper: 1 oz. per 100 prisoners. | | | | | | |

RATION SCALE NO. 3.—FOR PRISONERS UNDER PUNISH-
MENT.

In scales 1 and 2 the following substitutes may be made at
the discretion of the Surgeon, viz.: In lieu of 7 oz. of meal,
4 oz. bread, 1/2 oz. tea, 1/2 oz. sugar; and in lieu of 16 oz. of
potatoes, 8 oz. bread.

N.B. -No prisoner providing himself with food shall receive
prison rations.

Misdemeanants.

118. Persons arrested upon any civil process or held to bail
     for any debt under any law for the time being in force, or
     persons imprisoned for non-compliance with the order of any
     Court to pay a sum of money, or imprisoned in respect of the
     default of a distress to satisfy a sum of money adjudged to be
     paid by order of a Court or a Justice, and persons under
     sentence inflicted on conviction for sedition or seditious libel,
     shall be treated as misdemeanants of the first class, and
     shall not be deemed criminal prisoners.

119. Misdemeanants of the first class shall be required to
     keep their cells and utensils clean and in good order, and
     shall receive the scale of rations laid down for prisoners not
     employed at hard labour. They shall be kept separate from
     criminal prisoners, and shall be allowed visits daily at a
     convenient hour, and to correspond daily with their friends.
     They shall be allowed to wear their own clothing provided
     it is sufficient and fit for use. Their hair and beards shall
     not be cut except for sanitary purposes.

120. Every person convicted of misdemeanour and not
     sentenced to hard labour shall be treated as a misdemeanant
     of the second class unless the Court or Judge before whom
     such person has been tried order otherwise. Second-class mis-
     demeanants shall be required to keep their cells and utensils
     clean and in good order, and shall receive the same scale of
     rations as first-class misdemeanants. They shall be allowed
     visits once a month at a convenient hour, and to correspond
     monthly with their friends. They shall wear the prison
     clothing. Their hair and beards shall not be cut except for
     sanitary purposes. All misdemeanants shall be liable to
     punishments for breaches of prison regulations.