Sept. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2635

PART X.—GENERAL RULES AS TO THE TREATMENT AND CONDUCT OF PRISONERS.

Admission and Discharge.

210. No prisoner shall be received or discharged after 8 p.m. unless under special circumstances which the Controlling Officer must record in his Journal.

211. Prisoners upon admission shall be duly searched and all property taken from them and placed in the charge of the Controlling Officer, who shall cause an inventory of it to be made specifying in detail every article. Such inventory must be entered in the Prisoners’ Property Book, and be signed by the prisoner. When the property is returned to the prisoner he must sign the book as a receipt.

212. When prisoners are transferred from one prison to another their property shall be forwarded to the Controlling Officer of the prison to which they are so transferred, together with a complete property list, which must be placed in prisoners’ records. This list shall be a certified copy of the original inventory. If there is no property a “Nil” list shall be forwarded.

213. Female prisoners shall be searched by female officers, and shall at all times be in charge of female officers. In other respects the same course shall be pursued in reference to the admission, removal, or discharge of a female prisoner as in the case of a male, the matron or principal female officer performing the duties imposed on the Controlling Officer in the case of a male prisoner.

214. The name, age, height, weight, features, peculiar marks, and general appearance, and the religion and alleged occupation of a prisoner, shall, upon his admission, be noted in the Admission Register kept by the Controlling Officer.

215. All clothing shall be washed and disinfected before being stored. If filthy or infected it shall be destroyed upon the direction of the Medical Officer, and a memorandum of the fact shall be entered in the Prisoners’ Property Book.

216. Prisoners may see and inspect their property one month before the date upon which they are due for discharge. They may be allowed to check it with the original inventory or a certified copy of it.

217. Every prisoner shall, as soon after admission as possible, be examined by the Medical Officer, who shall enter in his Journal the name of the prisoner examined, a record of his state of health, what labour he is fit for, and any remarks that he may deem it expedient to add.

218. All prisoners shall be thoroughly washed and cleansed before being placed among other prisoners.

219. A prisoner shall be exposed to public view as little as possible while being removed to or from prison. In order to avoid exposure while passing through the public streets he shall, if necessary, be conveyed in a closed vehicle.

220. Every prisoner shall, wherever possible, be given a separate cell, and shall be supplied with such furniture, brushes, &c., as are specified in general orders.

221. Any female prisoner having a child less than six months old at the date of her committal, or giving birth to a child after reception, may keep such child with her until the Department makes provision for its care and maintenance in a public institution if the mother’s relatives or friends are unable or unwilling to take charge of it.

222. Prisoners’ gratuities shall be paid according to the directions of the Controller-General.

223. Notwithstanding the fact that the term of his sentence may have expired, no prisoner shall be discharged from prison while suffering from an acute or dangerous illness unless or until in the opinion of the Medical Officer such discharge can be made without risk to the prisoner, or unless such prisoner requests to be discharged.

224. Any prisoner whose sentence expires on any Sunday, Christmas Day, Anzac Day, or Good Friday shall be discharged on the day next preceding such Sunday, Christmas Day, Anzac Day, or Good Friday.

Haircutting.

225. All male prisoners whose sentences exceed one month shall on admission have their hair cut, and it shall thereafter be kept reasonably short, but not so as to disfigure them. Such prisoners shall also have their beards shaved or close-clipped not less than once a week. If deemed necessary on the ground of health or cleanliness, any convicted prisoner may have his hair cut no matter what the length of his sentence may be.

226. Prisoners under committal shall not have their hair cut save so far as may be necessary to preserve their appearance as at the period of their examination.

227. Unless the Medical Officer otherwise orders, prisoners will be exempt from hair-clipping for a reasonable period before release.

228. Under very special circumstances cutting or shaving may be dispensed with at any time on sufficient representations being made by the medical or other officer to the Controller-General, and, pending his decision, the Controlling Officer may temporarily direct any prisoner to be exempt from the rules as to cutting or shaving.

229. Female prisoners shall not have their hair cut without their consent unless the interests of health demand it. In such case the direction of the Medical Officer shall be obtained.

Photographing.

230. Every prisoner convicted or accused of any criminal offence shall be photographed on his reception into any prison, or at such time or times during his confinement therein as the Controlling Officer directs.