with their food properly cooked, and that each child receives the quantity allowed.

4. She will be required to see that the cleaning of the dormitories, day-rooms, bath-rooms, closets, and yards, is properly done by the attendants, assisted by such of the children as the Master may allow to assist in the performance of this work.

5. The buildings and yards must be ready for inspection by 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., in summer, and by 11 a.m., and 2 p.m., in winter.

6. The Matron is required daily to inspect all the children in their wards, to see that they are in good health, carefully examining their skin and eyes for any appearance of disease, and will see that they are washed every evening before they are allowed to go to bed.

7. It will be necessary for her to occasionally visit the dormitories after they are locked up for the evening to satisfy herself that all is right.

8. In the absence of the Master, the Matron takes charge of the establishment.

GENERAL REGULATIONS.

Musters of Children, when made, and manner of making.

1. The Master will see that there are daily at least three musters of the children in the Institution, viz.:

1st. Immediately after breakfast, when the children are told off for work or school.

2nd. After dinner, when they are again sent to their employments.

3rd. Before retiring to rest at night. The book for recording the names of the children, as arranged in the sleeping wards, will be the record by which they are mustered in the wards every evening, and a book for recording the names of the children as they are to be employed, will be used for calling the roll during the day. Immediately after the last muster for the evening, the dormitory doors must be locked, and the keys kept by the Master.

Master and Assistants to be present at Musters.

2. The Master and assistants are required to be present at all musters for work, to assist in keeping order, to take the children, when mustered, to the school or place of work, and return them when work or school is over to the place from which they received them.

3. TIME TABLE FOR WEEK DAYS.

6.0 a.m.—Rise, wash, and make up beds.

6.45 a.m.—Doors and (weather permitting) windows of wards to be opened; attendants and children to be then dressed.

7.0 a.m.—Muster for prayers in school-room.

7.30 a.m.—Muster for breakfast.

8.0 a.m.—Elder boys muster for work.

9.30 a.m.—All children under 12 muster for school.

11.45 a.m.—Cease school and work, and wash for dinner.

12.0 noon—Muster for dinner.

2.0 p.m.—Muster for work and school.

3.30 p.m.—School dismissed; the smaller children to be then washed and combed by female attendants.

4.0 p.m.—Working children to cease work and wash for supper.

5.15 p.m.—Muster for supper.

6.0 p.m.—(or dusk in winter). Prayers in school, and bed-time for children 6 years and under.

6.30 p.m.—Reading to children in wards.

8.30 p.m.—Bed-time for children 10 years old and under.

9.0 p.m.—General bed-time.

9.15 p.m.—Master to visit all the wards and see everything is correct.

TIME TABLE FOR SUNDAYS (in summer).

6.0 a.m.—Rise, make beds, wash, &c.

7.0 a.m.—Muster for prayers.

7.30 a.m.—Muster for breakfast.

9.0 a.m.—Muster for religious instruction.

11.0 a.m.—Muster for church.

1.0 p.m.—Muster for dinner.

3.0 p.m.—Muster for religious instruction.

5.0 p.m.—Muster for supper.

6.0 p.m.—Children under 6 years for bed.

8.0 p.m.—Children under 10 years for bed.

9.0 p.m.—Ascertain that all are in bed.

NOTE.—During the winter months the children are not required to rise until an hour later.

Religious instruction, how afforded.

4. The Master will be held responsible that all the children in the Institution receive religious instruction in accordance with the entry of religion made against their respective names in the books at the time of their committal. That entry must in no case be altered, except upon the authority of the Inspector and the children must be mustered by name and by number every Sunday, when religious instruction is imparted to them in the Institution, or sent to their respective places of worship. To prevent any injustice being done to the children in this matter, when a child states that he or she is of a different religion to that recorded, the Master will at once report same to the Inspector, giving the child’s statement, and any other information he may be able to obtain relative to the matter, for the purpose of having the correct state of the case ascertained, if possible.

What books may be used.

5. Care must be taken that no books are made use of, by or for the children, except such as have been approved of by the Inspector. The Master is required to ascertain, by personal observation, that this instruction is carried out.

Master to keep a Diary of Occurrences, &c.

6. The Master will keep a diary in which he will record the occurrence of anything unusual in the establishment during the day, all changes in the number of attendants and children, all visits to the Institution; and will conclude the entries for each day by giving the number of children and attendants in the Institution at lock-up time.

Attention to be shown to Visitors.

7. The Master is required so to make his arrangements, that when any visitors come on the establishment, he, or one of the attendants, can at once accompany such visitors (especially those appointed by the Government) for the purpose of giving them any information that may be required with reference to the arrangements and the management of the Institution.

Quality of stores to be carefully inspected by Master.

8. The Master will assure himself by personal inspection, before a receipt is given to the contractor or other person supplying, that all stores, &c., supplied to the Institution are of good quality, and (when supplied under contract) in accordance with the conditions of contract.

Dietary scale to be adhered to.

9. In issuing rations, the authorised dietary scale must be strictly adhered to, and no deviation therefrom can under any circumstances be allowed, unless the written authority of the Inspector (distinctly specifying the nature and extent of the deviation thereby authorised, and the period for which such deviation is to be continued) has first been obtained.

Correct quantity of provisions to be issued to cook; any deficiency therein to be reported by latter to Master.

The Master in issuing provisions from the store to the cook, is required to assure himself that he is issuing the