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If a prisoner be admitted to bail, the Chief
Constable shall detain all or such part of
such property as the Judge or Justice ad-
mitting to bail may instruct him to retain,
which shall remain in the custody of the
Chief Constable until the prisoner shall be
discharged. If a prisoner shall be committed
to Gaol, the property, or such part of it as
truly belongs to the prisoner, shall be handed
over at the same time to the Gaoler with a
minute thereof, signed by the Chief Con-
stable or other officer on duty.

4. Each prisoner shall be supplied with
   No. 1 Ration; but he shall be entitled to
   procure at his own expense, or from his
   friends, other provisions, excepting beer,
   beer, wine, spirits, or tobacco, and provided
   such provisions shall be delivered to the
   prisoner through the hands of the officer on
   duty.

5. Each prisoner may correspond with
   his legal adviser, and may be visited private-
   ly by such legal adviser; and by his friends,
   in the presence of the officer on duty.

6. Each prisoner shall be allowed two
   hours exercise in the airing yard in the
   course of the morning, and two hours ex-
   ercise in the afternoon, of every day; and
   during such exercise such prisoner shall be
   under the charge of an officer.

7. Each prisoner on entry shall be cau-
   tioned that any remarks made by him whilst
   in the Lock-up may be taken in evidence.

8. Each cell shall be supplied with a
   towel, soap, and a comb; and each prisoner,
   if confined for more than twelve hours,
   shall wash himself every morning and
   evening.

9. Each prisoner, previous to his dis-
   charge or committal to Gaol, shall be taken
   from the Court House to the Lock-up, in
   order that his property may be handed over
   to him if discharged, or obtained and handed
   over to the Gaoler along with him if com-
   mitted, and along with a list thereof, in
   terms of Rule 3.

General Rules for the Criminal Side
of the Gaol.

10. Each prisoner on entering the Gaol
    shall be searched in presence of the Gaoler,
    and of the officer in whose charge he is
    brought to the Gaol; and articles of a
    dangerous character if discovered are to be
    taken away.

11. A copy of a list of each prisoner's
    effects, and a copy of each prisoner's gene-
    ral description, as supplied by the Chief
    Constable, to be inserted in the Gaol books.

12. Each prisoner shall wash himself on
    entry; and shall be supplied with two suits
    of prison clothing; his own clothes being
    taken into the custody of the Gaoler.

13. Every cell to be opened at six in
    the morning, between the first September
    and the tenth April; and at daylight dur-
    ing the remainder of the year.

14. Prisoners on rising, to wash and
    dress themselves, and to fold up their bed-
    ding.

15. Prisoners, weather permitting, to
    suspend their bedding in the airing yard at
    least three times a week, for the space of
    four hours.

16. At seven in the morning, and at a
    quarter-past seven in the evening, prayers
    to be read.

17. After Morning Prayers, breakfast;
    at 12 noon, dinner; at ten minutes after
    five, supper; at which meals each overseer
    and prisoner shall appear with clean hands
    and face.

18. After Evening Prayers, prisoners to
    make their beds, and afterwards to be
    locked up in their appointed cells.

19. Prisoners in good health are on no
    account to lie in bed during the day.

20. Each prisoner to be supplied with a
    Bible and Prayer Book.

21. The prisoners, under the charge of
    an officer, are to attend Public Divine
    Service at the appointed times, and to be-
    have themselves with the greatest propriety.
    The Gaoler shall have discretionary power
    to excuse from attendance any person who
    does not conform to any of the Churches
    in Dunedin; but such prisoner shall, if
    possible, attend the Divine Service of the
    denomination to which he professes to be-
    long.

22. Any prisoner swearing, using obscene
    language, or behaving disrespectfully to
    any officer of the Gaol, shall be liable to
    such of the Gaol punishments as the Gaoler
    may deem necessary.

23. Any prisoner behaving in a refractory
    manner may be ordered to solitary confine-
    ment on bread and water for any term not
    exceeding seven days, and in extreme cases
    to be put in irons by order of the visiting
    Justices.

24. All games of chance are strictly pro-
    hibited.

25. Spirits are strictly prohibited.

26. Tobacco (unless allowed by medical
    officer) is strictly prohibited.

27. No rations but those of scale No. 2
    to be given to any prisoner without the
    order of the Superintendent or of a medical
    officer.

28. Every prisoner shall wash and mend
    his clothes once a week.

29. Every prisoner is to receive notice
    from the Gaoler the morning before his dis-
    charge, and every prisoner before leaving is
    to deliver to the Gaoler the two suits of
    Gaol Clothing received on entry, in a clean
    and neat state, to be strictly searched by
    the Gaoler, and to be put in possession of
    all effects he was deprived of on committal,
    and if not taken away by him the same
    may be disposed of in such manner as the
    visiting Justices may direct.

Particular Rules for the Criminal Side
of the Gaol—Prisoners sentenced to Hard
Labour.

30. At ten minutes before 8 o'clock
    every hard labour man is to be mustered by
    the overseer, and at 8 marched to the place