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orders are complied with in all points; to

enforce strict silence in the wards, cells,
&c.; to see that each prisoner sleeps in his
own bedplace; that the lamps are kept
burning during the night, and the in-
spection apertures in the doors kept clear.

57. They must bear in mind, that al-
    though armed, they must carefully abstain
    from the use of their arms; and in the
    event of a prisoner attempting to escape,
    they are on no account to fire on him or
    her until every other available means shall
    have been tried to prevent such escape, and
    until after he or she shall have been
    challenged repeatedly to stand. They
    will, however, hardly ever be placed in
    such a position as to be required to act
    without a superior officer to direct them.

58. When guarding prisoners at labour,
    they must not allow them to approach
    nearer than forty paces.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

59. No officer or warder will be allowed
    to absent himself from the prison without
    the authority of the Gaoler. Any
    lengthened absence must be applied for
    specially, and forwarded through the
    Gaoler. Should, however, the necessity
    for leave be urgent, the officer may leave
    at once; but the fact will be immediately
    reported for approval, with a statement of
    the circumstances which rendered it
    necessary.

60. Officers or warders going on leave
    of absence will state the time at which
    they leave the prison, and when they re-
    turn to duty report themselves for that
    purpose to the officer immediately in
    authority over them.

61. All officers and warders are to be
    dressed in uniform, to be sworn in as con-
    stables on appointment, and are to be
    subject to such penalties and punishments
    by stoppage of pay and allowances for
    any dereliction of duty or misconduct as
    His Honor the Superintendent may think
    fit to authorize.

62. All officers and warders must attend
    Divine Service with the prisoners, or when
    prayers are read; and at school with the
    prisoners, in turn.

63. The use of tobacco or spirits is pro-
    hibited within the prison, and any officer
    or warder seen intoxicated will be severely
    punished.

64. In every case of emergency the
    officers of the establishment will promptly
    report the circumstances to the Gaoler;
    and in the event of its transpiring that
    any officer has allowed any irregularity to
    pass unreported, his neglect will be brought
    under the notice of His Honor the Super-
    intendent of the Province.

65. No male officer or warder will be
    permitted to be within the precincts of
    the female division of the gaol except on
    duty, or when attended by the Matron, or
    a female officer.

66. All applications or representations
    made to His Honor the Superintendent
    must be forwarded through the Gaoler,
    who will accompany them with such
    observations as he may think fit.

67. The officers will keep watch at
    night, relieving each other as may be
    directed by the Gaoler. They should, by
    visits at irregular hours, observe that
    order is maintained by the prisoners, and
    that the warders are alert on their posts.

68. An officers’ visiting book will be
    kept, in which will be entered the hours
    at which officers visited the different
    parts of the establishment and the posts
    of the warders.

69. Officers and warders may be al-
    lowed to employ prisoners who are
    mechanics, on payment to the Govern-
    ment of an amount per diem to be fixed;
    but they must not be employed for any
    purpose whatever after the hours of labour
    are over.

70. Servants will be allowed to officers
    and warders, to be selected from the well-
    conducted prisoners serving short sen-
    tences.

71. Harsh or irritating language must
    not be used by any person in authority,
    as calmness and firmness will be found
    best calculated to ensure obedience. No
    communication is to be held with the
    prisoners excepting such as is indispen-
    sably necessary, and on such occasions
    officers and warders should so demean
    themselves as on no account to irritate or
    annoy.

72. A monthly inspection of the pris-
    oners, prison-buildings, bedding, stores,
    &c., will be held by the Visiting Justice
    and the Medical Officer, and for which the
    officers of the establishment will have
    everything in readiness.

VISITING JUSTICE.

73. It will be the duty of the Visiting
    Justice to visit the establishment at least
    twice in each week, on which occasions
    he will inspect the different divisions, and
    especially prisoners undergoing sentences
    of solitary confinement or who are under
    separate treatment.

74. He will not, however, be required
    to interfere with the interior discipline of
    the establishment; for which the Gaoler
    is held especially responsible.

75. A book will be kept, to be called
    "The Visiting Justices’ Minute Book," in
    which the Visiting Justice will record all
    visits and observations made by him.