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28. Any unconvicied prisoner may have private interviews with his legal adviser any day of the week (Sundays excepted) between the hours of ten and four.

29. All letters and communications (except hereinafter specified) intended for any prisoner must be addressed to the Gaoler, who is at liberty to open such letters and communications.

30. All letters and communications from the legal adviser of any prisoner may be delivered sealed, provided such letters and communications be superscribed by such legal adviser.

31. Any prisoner may at the discretion of the Gaoler write to his or her friends or relations, provided all such letters be inspected by the Gaoler.

Officers of the Gaol.

33. The Gaoler shall never sleep out of the Gaol without a written authority from the Superintendent.

34. He shall every day inspect every yard, cell, and other part of the Gaol, and see that the cells have been kept clean and ventilated.

35. He shall see every prisoner at least once in twenty-four hours, and shall at least once a week go through the prison at an uncertain hour, and shall enter the same with his remarks in the journal.

36. He shall also examine the locks and bolts of all the cells daily, and shall also examine the irons of all such prisoners as shall be in irons twice daily, namely, every morning before going to work and at night before they are locked up.

37. The most exact order, discipline, and cleanliness is to be enforced by the Gaoler.

38. The Gaoler shall be particularly attentive to see that all tools, ladders, and implements are kept securely locked up every evening. In actual use, and he is required to keep an exact account of such, and to see daily that the list is correct.

39. Upon the occasion of any irregularity or breach of discipline by any prisoner, the Gaoler is to report the same forthwith to a Visiting Justice.

40. The Gaoler will have power in case of attempted escape or flagrant breach of any of these rules, to place offenders in close confinement, and in irons if necessary, the prisoner or prisoners so offending. Provided always that the same shall be reported by him within twenty-four hours to a Visiting Justice, by whose order the matter shall be investigated and dealt with.

41. Every turnkey or other officer of the Gaol, whether on duty or off duty, is to report to the Gaoler every neglect or breach of discipline committed within the prison immediately that the same falls under his notice.

42. No officer of the Gaol shall strike (except in self-defence) or illtreat a prisoner.

43. No officer of the Gaol shall receive visitors inside the Gaol without the Gaoler's permission.

44. No officer or servant shall sell or have any benefit or advantage from the sale of any article to any prisoner, nor have any pecuniary dealing or transaction whatever with a prisoner, or employ one in any way in a private capacity.

45. No officer of the Gaol shall receive directly or indirectly any fee, either from contractors of the establishment or from prisoner or visitors or from any person whatsoever.

46. Any officer of the Gaol seen in the prison in the least degree intoxicated or seen gambling will be immediately dismissed.

47. No officer of the Gaol to converse with prisoners except in discharge of his duty.

48. In case of escape the officer in charge shall be liable for the cost of recapture.

49. On an alarm being given all guards and officers of the Gaol are to turn out fully armed to await the orders of the Gaoler.

50. All officers or servants not on night duty shall retire to bed at 10 p.m. The Gaoler or officer in charge shall always attend upon any visiting Clergymen or Magistrate inspecting the prison.

51. No officer or servant shall sit as juror on any inquest on the body of any person who has died in the Gaol.

52. No officer or servant shall use spirits within the Gaol.

53. No person, whatever, shall use tobacco inside the Gaol, excepting at a time and place to be appointed for that purpose by the Gaoler.

Duties of Guards.

54. Officers acting as guards are not to hold any communication with prisoners excepting on matters of discipline.

55. They are to prevent passers-by from addressing the prisoners.