90. He shall minutely inspect the wards, separate apartments, cells, and the establishment generally daily, frequently at irregular hours, and pay great attention to ventilation and cleanliness.

91. He shall see that the prisoners are shaved twice a week, that they put on clean shirts, that their hair be kept cut close, and that no prisoner be permitted to wear whiskers, and that the clothing is at all times clean and in thorough repair. He shall also inspect the bedding and men’s utensils.

92. When clothing is to be issued he will draw the quantity required from the storekeeper, and shall be responsible for proper distribution to the prisoners.

93. He shall, under the gaoler, have the management of prisoners undergoing solitary confinement, and he shall be responsible for the proper enforcement and carrying out of all orders relating to the refractory prisoners.

94. He shall each evening visit the guards, and see that the prisoners are quiet and orderly, and the warders on the alert. He will receive the keys from the lockers at evening parade, handing over the same to the officer in charge for the night, who will be held responsible for their safe custody, and the correct locking of each cell and corridor grate throughout the gaol. He shall also muster the prisoners morning and evening, seeing that all answer to their names.

95. The senior and other warders will be immediately under his charge, and he shall apportion to each his hour of duty, subject to the approval of the gaoler.

96. He will also have charge of arms, ammunition &c., and shall be responsible that they are kept in serviceable condition.

97. He shall see that the warders are dressed in uniform on all occasions.

98. He shall see that no tobacco, food, clothing, spirituous or fermented liquors, or any improper articles are admitted into the establishment without the authority of the gaoler.

Overseers.

99. The duty of the overseers will be to accompany the prisoners to their work, and to remain with them during the whole time they are at work, to place them in such positions as will ensure complete supervision, and generally to direct their labour.

100. They shall render every assistance in their power to the chief warder in carrying on the duties of the establishment.

Storekeeper.

101. He shall be responsible for all stores, clothing, bedding, fuel, oil, &c., delivered into his charge.

102. He will receive the rations from the contractor, and deliver them to the chief warder daily, reporting to the gaoler when any article is not in accordance with contract, or when the quality is deficient. For this purpose he shall prepare a daily requisition on the contractor, to be countersigned by the gaoler.

103. He must be careful that no stores are used without being properly marked, and that every repairable article be kept in repair, and must pay the strictest attention to economy in their distribution. The men’s clothing and bedding must be numbered.

73. He shall specially respect to the Medical Officer the case of any prisoner whose condition, mental or bodily, requires particular attention.

74. He shall furnish the Medical Officer with a list of all prisoners who may be undergoing separate treatment, or are in solitary confinement.

75. He shall immediately report the death of any prisoner to a visiting Justice, and to the Coroner for the district.

76. In case of misconduct on the part of any officer, he is empowered to suspend such officer, who will not however be permitted to leave the establishment, and he shall immediately report to the Superintendent, or, in case of urgency, he may apply to a visiting Justice for advice and assistance.

77. He shall keep an order book in which he will enter such orders as he may from time to time find it necessary to issue.

78. In visiting the female division of the gaol he shall be attended by the matron or some female officer.

79. He shall visit the various messes at their meals, and see that their food is of a proper quality and properly cooked.

80. He shall have the keys of the outer gate delivered to him at 10 p.m. all the year round, and shall ascertain that the officers are all present; he will keep the keys until 6 a.m. in summer and until sunrise at other seasons, and he shall not allow egress or ingress during the night, except on special occasions, to be noted in his journal.

81. He shall as soon as possible after the reception of a prisoner into the establishment cause to be entered in the prison register the name of such prisoner, with his offence, sentence, personal description, and any particulars he may discover as to his previous history; every offence the prisoner may commit whilst in custody shall also be entered in the Defaulter’s Book.

82. He will be held responsible for the correct issue of the stores and provisions, and that no improper appropriation of them is permitted.

83. Should the storekeeper at any time report the receipt of an inferior description of rations, the gaoler shall call upon the medical officer to inspect them, and should the contractor, after one warning, fail to supply a better quality, the gaoler will obtain the articles required elsewhere at the contractor’s risk.

84. He shall make a yearly report on the state of the establishment and the conduct of the prisoners under his charge.

85. He shall cause the rules of the establishment to be read to the prisoners on entry, and as occasion may require.

86. He may place any refractory prisoner in irons, immediately reporting the cause to a visiting Justice.

87. He shall cause to be kept such register books, or records, and shall furnish such returns as may be required by the Superintendent.

Chief Warder.

88. This officer is next in rank to the gaoler, in whose absence he will assume charge of the establishment.

89. He shall see the provisions issued daily from the store, taking care that they are of a good and wholesome kind, and according to the contract quality. He shall be present at every meal.