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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 65]

161. Former officers who are re-employed in terms of the preceding regulation and who have passed the Principal Warders' Examination during their previous service shall not be required again to pass the examination before promotion to higher rank.

162. Candidates whose age does not exceed forty-five years may be selected for appointment as probationary night-watch warders. After two years' service they may, upon receiving a favourable report from the Controlling Officer, be appointed as permanent night-watch or permanent night orderly officers without passing the Probationary Warders' Examination.

163. Applications for appointment must be made by candidates on the forms prescribed.

164. All candidates after selection shall first be appointed as probationary warders. They shall serve two years in that capacity before being eligible for permanent appointment as warders.

165. Probationary warders shall not be allowed leave of absence during the first twelve months of their employment unless such leave is approved by the Controller-General.

166. They must render implicit obedience to all regulations, rules, and general orders, and must conform in all respects to the discipline of the prison to which they have been appointed.

167. They must during the probationary period pass an examination to the satisfaction of the Controller-General in the following subjects:

(a.) Duties of a warder, Prisons Acts, Rules and Regulations, general orders.

(b.) Such school subjects as may be prescribed from time to time by the Controller-General: Provided that a Fifth Standard examination certificate or its equivalent may be accepted in lieu of a set examination in such subjects.

168. Before being appointed to the rank of warder they must receive a satisfactory report as to conduct, character, and general fitness for the Prisons service from the Controlling Officer of the prison to which they are attached.

169. Before promotion to the rank of Principal Warder all warders must pass an examination in the following subjects, viz.:-

(a.) Criminology and penology.

(b.) Prison book-keeping, writing of reports, the Prisons Acts and Regulations, and all other Acts and regulations bearing upon the treatment of prisoners while in confinement or after release on probation; the general orders, duties of posts, military and physical drill (if deemed necessary).

(c.) Such other subjects as may be prescribed by the Controller-General from time to time: Provided that a Fifth Standard certificate may be accepted as a satisfactory equivalent for any examination that may be set in school subjects.

170. Unless with the special authority of the Controller-General no warder of less than five years' service shall be permitted to sit for the Principal Warders' Examination, and no officer shall be eligible for promotion to Principal Warder's rank unless he has a good record for conduct and has satisfied the Controller-General as to his fitness for higher rank in the Prisons service.

171. Warders wishing to present themselves for examination must first obtain the sanction of the Controller-General. Such sanction may be withheld where an officer's conduct has been unsatisfactory or when the applicant is considered to be unsuitable for promotion.

172. Only Principal Warders who show conspicuous ability in the management of prisons, in the enforcement of discipline among officers and prisoners, and who are zealous and diligent in the performance of their duties shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of Chief Warder.

PART VI.--RULES AS TO UNIFORM CLOTHING OF OFFICERS.

173. Officers while on duty shall wear uniforms of the colour and design prescribed by general orders, and no variation whatever shall be permitted except by authority of the Controller-General. The uniforms shall be provided free of charge.

174. All officers below the rank of Superintendent shall be supplied with boots free of charge at intervals to be prescribed by general orders.

175. Matrons and Assistant Matrons shall wear such winter and summer costumes as are prescribed by general orders.

176. Warders of any rank who have passed the educational and other examinations for seniority shall be entitled to wear a gold star on each side of the collar.

177. Officers attending the Courts shall wear blue uniforms, white gloves and collars.

178. Every article of clothing, whether made in the prison or not, is to be received by the Controlling Officer. The clothing is not to be taken into use until the officers have been paraded in it by the Controlling Officer, and it has been passed by him both as to quality and fit, after which no complaint on the part of an officer shall be entertained. Prior to its issue the Controlling Officer shall cause each garment to be marked indelibly in white paint, ⅓ in. type, with the officer's number and the month and year of issue. He shall also take a receipt from each person in the manner prescribed for the several articles issued, showing the number, date of issue, and condition, whether new or part-worn, and the period for which it is to last. All uniform clothing shall remain the property of the Government, and must be produced when required. Controlling Officers shall take from each officer provided with a uniform an undertaking in writing to give up all uniform clothing when required; and the value of any article not so returned, or any damage to the uniform beyond fair wear-and-tear, shall be charged against the officer.

179. No officer is to appear, whether on or off duty, partly in uniform and partly in plain clothing unless authorized by the Controller-General in writing.

180. No prison officer of any grade, while in uniform, shall enter a public-house, except in the performance of his duty.