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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 55

Grades shall be competent to earn various privileges for which those in the Lower Grade shall not be eligible.

Intermediate Grade.

7. On completing the definite portion of his sentence a prisoner shall be placed in the Intermediate Grade. From this grade he can rise to the Higher Grade by industry and good conduct, and may be reduced to the Lower Grade for idleness or for any offence against good order or discipline.

8. A prisoner in the Intermediate Grade shall be eligible to be recommended for promotion to the Higher Grade when he has earned 2,920 marks, provided that he has earned full marks continuously during the nine months immediately preceding the date of his becoming eligible.

Higher Grade.

9. On promotion to the Higher Grade a prisoner will be eligible to receive full privileges while he earns the maximum marks.

10. When 5,840 marks have been earned in this grade a prisoner will be eligible to be placed on the Special List, provided that full marks have been earned for a continuous period of nine months immediately preceding, and his conduct has been exemplary during that period.

11. A prisoner in the Higher Grade may be reduced to a lower grade for idleness or for any offence against good order and discipline, and if so reduced shall not, unless specially recommended by the Inspector, be eligible to re-enter the Higher Grade until he has again passed through the Intermediate Grade.

12. Where a prisoner has been reduced to a lower grade for misconduct he must earn continuous marks for a further period of three months upon re-entering the Higher Grade before he can be recommended for reinstatement on the Special List.

Lower Grade.

13. When a prisoner is reduced for misconduct to the Lower Grade, the earning of marks, gratuities, and privileges shall be suspended until the Intermediate Grade is re-entered.

14. A prisoner reduced to the Lower Grade shall not be eligible for promotion to the Intermediate Grade until he has served at least one month in the Lower Grade with continuous industry and good conduct, and he shall not be eligible for the Higher Grade until he has again passed through the Intermediate Grade in accordance with these regulations.

15. In the Lower Grade the ordinary prison dress shall be worn.

PRIVILEGES OF GRADES.

Intermediate Grade.

16. On first entering the Intermediate Grade a prisoner shall receive for one month the ration and any indulgence allowed him immediately prior to his transfer. Thereafter he shall be eligible for the privileges of the grade as hereinafter provided.

17. After gaining full marks for one month with good conduct, prisoners in this grade may, while continuing to earn full marks, be allowed to spend a portion of their earnings in the purchase of such extras as are marked with an asterisk (*) in the Indulgence List (Regulation No. 51). The limit of such expenditure may be defined by the Permanent Head, but shall not exceed one-half of the net sum credited to a prisoner for work performed during the preceding week: Provided that any fine imposed shall debar a prisoner from this privilege until he has earned a further sum equal to the amount of the fine.

18. Prisoners in this grade shall be allowed two books and one magazine from the library each week.

19. They shall be permitted to receive a visit of not more than thirty minutes and to receive and despatch one letter every four weeks, provided that their conduct has been good during the preceding four weeks.

20. Where arrangements can be made for the delivery of lectures and addresses in the prison upon suitable subjects, prisoners in this grade shall be allowed to attend.

21. They may be allowed lights in cells for half an hour beyond the usual time.

22. They shall wear the ordinary dress, with H.C. in white on the left breast.

Higher Grade.

23. Prisoners in this grade, while earning full marks, may be allowed all the privileges of the Intermediate Grade, with the additions provided in the following regulations, and such further additions and alterations as may from time to time be authorized by general orders.

24. They shall be allowed three books and one magazine from the library each week.

25. They shall be permitted to receive a visit of thirty minutes’ duration and to despatch and receive a letter every two weeks, provided that their conduct has been good during the previous two weeks.

26. They may be allowed lights in cells for one hour beyond the usual time.

27. They shall wear a blue dress, with the letters H.C. in red on the left breast.

28. In addition to the privileges set forth in Regulation No. 23, prisoners in this grade may be allowed to purchase articles, marked (†) in the Indulgence List, to an amount not exceeding two-thirds of the amount earned by them during the preceding week, provided that the provisions of Regulation No. 17 as to fines shall also apply to prisoners in this grade.

29. They shall be permitted to attend lectures and addresses when such are given.