New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 4

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✨ Prison Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Extra Gratuities.

Prisoners sentenced to hard labour may be granted, for exemplary conduct and industry, extra gratuities according to the scale set out in the following table.
The following table sets forth the minimum sentence to be served (allowing for the remission of sentences in accordance with the foregoing rules) and the amount of gratuity that may be earned in particular cases:—

Table of Sentences and Gratuities.

Sentence.	Number of Marks to be earned for Classification.				Minimum of Marks to earn.	Minimum Sentence to serve.	Gratuities.
	Third.	Second.	First.	Special.			Under Marks.	Extra	Total.
y. m.						y. m. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
0 9 ..	1,464	180	..	..	1,644	0 6 23	0 4 10	0 4 0	0 8 10
1 0 ..	1,464	726	..	..	2,190	0 9 0	0 7 1	0 5 0	0 12 1
1 3 ..	1,464	914	364	..	2,742	0 11 8	0 9 10	0 6 0	0 15 10
1 6 ..	1,464	1,096	728	..	3,288	1 1 15	0 12 8	0 7 0	0 19 8
2 0 ..	1,464	1,460	1,456	..	4,380	1 6 0	0 18 3	0 9 0	1 7 3
3 0 ..	1,464	2,190	2,916	..	6,570	2 3 0	1 9 5	0 15 0	2 4 5
4 0 ..	1,464	2,920	2,920	1,456	8,760	3 0 0	2 2 7	1 0 0	3 2 7
5 0 ..	1,464	3,650	2,920	2,916	10,950	3 9 0	2 15 8	1 15 0	4 10 8
6 0 ..	1,464	4,380	4,376	2,920	13,140	4 6 0	3 6 10	2 0 0	5 6 10
7 0 ..	1,464	5,110	5,836	2,920	15,330	5 3 0	3 18 0	2 0 0	5 18 0
8 0 ..	1,464	5,840	7,296	2,920	17,520	6 0 0	4 9 2	2 0 0	6 9 2
9 0 ..	1,464	6,570	8,756	2,920	19,710	6 9 0	5 0 5	2 0 0	7 0 5
10 0 ..	1,464	7,300	10,216	2,920	21,900	7 6 0	5 11 6	2 0 0	7 11 6
11 0 ..	1,464	8,030	11,676	2,920	24,090	8 3 0	6 2 7	2 0 0	8 2 7
12 0 ..	1,464	8,760	13,136	2,920	26,280	9 0 0	6 13 9	2 0 0	8 13 9
13 0 ..	1,464	9,490	14,596	2,920	28,470	9 9 0	7 4 11	2 0 0	9 4 11
14 0 ..	1,464	10,220	16,056	2,920	30,660	10 6 0	7 16 1	2 0 0	9 16 1
15 0 ..	1,464	10,950	17,516	2,920	32,850	11 3 0	8 7 3	2 0 0	10 7 3

CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.

For the purpose of estimating the period of remission of sentences and the amount of gratuities, and also for class progress, cumulative sentences of any prisoner shall be counted as one sentence, the maximum period of which shall be the same as the aggregate of the cumulative sentences awarded.

DRILL.

In prisons where instruction in drill is given, all prisoners, unless certified unfit by the Medical Officer, or exempted by the Gaoler, shall be required to attend and perform the drills.

SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION.

Provision shall be made in every prison for the instruction of prisoners in reading, writing, and arithmetic, in other than the prescribed hours for labour; and every assistance by means of instruction-books, slates, &c., shall be given to prisoners anxious to advance their education.
In prisons where a schoolmaster is appointed attendance at schools shall be compulsory in the case of all prisoners whose standard of education is deemed to be insufficient.
It shall be the schoolmaster’s duty to instruct the prisoners committed to his charge in such subjects as shall be determined by the Inspector.
The schoolmaster shall forward a monthly report of the progress of each prisoner to the Under-Secretary through the Gaoler.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.

Such Ministers of the several religious denominations, as may be authorized by the Minister, shall be allowed to attend prisons and hold divine service therein and to interview prisoners who are members of their respective denominations at convenient times and hours.
They shall enter the date and hour of each such visit in the visiting-book, and the number of prisoners attending each service.
They shall studiously avoid communicating with prisoners who do not belong to the religious denomination which they represent.
They must not communicate with the friends or relations of prisoners on their behalf without the concurrence of the Gaoler.
They shall be required to conform to the rules of the prison so far as those rules concern them.
Prisoners shall attend divine service of the denomination to which they belong at the appointed times, and shall behave themselves with the greatest propriety.
The denomination of each prisoner is to be determined by his voluntary statement upon his reception into the prison; and no prisoner shall be allowed to hold intercourse with a clergyman of a different denomination. If any prisoner desires to change his religious denomination he may make

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