New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 4

Page 167

✨ Prison Regulations



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application, setting out his reasons for desiring to make the change, to the Gaoler, who shall forthwith forward the application, with remarks thereon, to the Under-Secretary for decision.

  1. Sunday must be kept as a day of rest as far as possible.

  2. Any prisoner who is a Jew may be employed on any necessary duty on a Sunday, but he is not to be compelled to labour on his Sabbath or on any of the following sacred festivals, viz.: The New Year Festival, two days; Day of Atonement, one day; Festival of Tabernacles, four days; Passover, four days; Pentecost, two days. The dates of these festivals shall be communicated annually to Gaolers by the Under-Secretary. Jewish prisoners receiving these holidays may in lieu thereof be required to work on ordinary prison holidays.

  3. Each prisoner who can read shall be furnished with a Bible, prayer-book, and hymn-book for the denomination to which he belongs.

LIBRARY.

  1. There shall be a library in each prison, consisting of such books as may be approved by the Inspector. All such books shall be stamped with the prison stamp.

  2. The Inspector, in exceptional circumstances, may allow a prisoner to retain in his cell, at his own risk, educational works or works of reference belonging to himself or sent for his use, without their being stamped with the prison stamp. These books shall be scrutinized before being handed over to the prisoner, and must not be marked by the prisoner in any way. The possession of such books by the prisoner will not restrict his privilege of receiving books from the library according to his class. Except as provided in this regulation books shall be supplied to prisoners only from the prison library.

GENERAL RULES AS TO MANAGEMENT AND CLEANLINESS OF PRISONS.

  1. The prison shall be kept in a cleanly state, and the walls and ceilings of the wards, cells, rooms, and passages used by the prisoners throughout every prison shall either be painted with oil or be limewashed, or partly painted and partly limewashed. Disinfectants are to be freely used for keeping the drains, sinks, &c., sweet and clean.

  2. Where painted with oil, the painting shall be washed with hot water, soap, and soda at least once in every six months; and where limewashed, the washing shall be renewed once in every six months, or oftener if necessary.

  3. The beds and bedding shall be aired not less frequently than twice a week in summer, and once a week in winter.

  4. The night-pails are to be kept carefully clean, and their contents disposed of according to orders.

  5. No tree or shrub shall be allowed to grow against the outer walls of the prison; nor shall any rubbish or other thing be laid against or near them; nor shall any tool or implement of any kind likely to facilitate escape be left unnecessarily exposed.

  6. No filth or offensive matter is to be allowed to collect within the prison.

  7. No animals of any kind are to be kept within the prison without the especial permission of the Inspector.

Ladders.

  1. Ladders in or about the prison, when not in use, shall be chained and locked.

Keys.

  1. At the final locking-up of prisoners the senior officer present shall make a careful examination of all keys and check them with the key-list. He shall then give the keys into the custody of the Gaoler, together with his report.

  2. No officer in charge of any keys shall lend them to any other officer, or dispose of them otherwise than in accordance with orders.

  3. No officer on night-watch duty is to carry a cell-key.

  4. No officer is to carry any prison-key outside the prison.

  5. The inner and outer gates of the prison shall not both be open at the same time except when prisoners are actually passing in and out going to and returning from labour.

Stores.

  1. The stores shall, with respect to their reception, charge, and issue, be managed in each prison according to rules approved by the Inspector.

DIETARY.

389
No. 1 Scale—For Prisoners employed at Hard Labour.

Bread .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 oz. 16 oz.
Meat (weighed raw without bone) .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 oz. 8 oz.
Oatmeal .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 oz. 5 oz.
Potatoes .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 oz. 8 oz.
Salt .. .. .. .. .. .. ½ oz. ½ oz.
Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 oz. 2 oz.
Tea .. .. .. .. .. .. ½ oz. ½ oz.
Vegetables .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 oz. 4 oz.



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⚖️ Prisoners' Classification and Treatment Rules (continued from previous page)

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