56 TARANAKI GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

95. Prisoners on entering the gaol shall be searched in presence of an officer, and all articles found on them will be taken from them.

96. They will then be required to thoroughly wash themselves before they put on the prison clothing—their hair will be cut short, and their whiskers and beard shaved.

97. A list of their clothes, with all money and other property taken from them, will be entered in a book to be kept for the purpose, with the signature of the officer who has charge of them and of the prisoner from whom they are received.

98. Every prisoner is to be kept steadily and constantly at labour. No relaxation of such labour will be permitted until the prisoner shall have completed at least one-third of his sentence with good conduct, when he may be selected by the Gaoler to act as wardsman, cook, &c.

99. Prisoners are to pay implicit obedience to all lawful commands they may receive, and are on all occasions to pay proper respect to all persons placed in authority over them.

100. They are at all times and in all places to conduct themselves with order and regularity; and silence must be strictly observed when marching to and from their places of labour. At no time is any conversation to be permitted beyond what is absolutely necessary.

101. Prisoners having any matter to represent or complain of, must address themselves to the Gaoler, whose duty it will be to see justice done to them. They are not, however, precluded from addressing themselves to the Visiting Justices, but they should remember that for making idle or frivolous complaints they will render themselves liable to punishment.

102. They must appear on all occasions clean in person and in dress. Their clothing and bedding will be marked with a number, and should any of these articles be wilfully damaged, or lost through the carelessness of any prisoner, he will be severely punished.

103. Prisoners must attend Divine Service of the denomination to which they belong at the appointed times, and must behave themselves with the greatest propriety.

104. The religious denomination of each prisoner is to be determined by his voluntary statement upon his receipt into the prison; and no prisoner is to be allowed to hold intercourse with a Clergyman of a different denomination, unless extraordinary circumstances should require it, such as the immediate prospect of death, &c.

105. The Sunday must be kept holy and as a day of rest; and whenever a Clergyman does not attend the prison on that day, prayers will be read by an officer of the gaol.

106. Any prisoner who is a Jew is not to be compelled to labour on his Sabbath, but may be employed on any necessary duty on the Sunday.

107. Each prisoner will be provided with a Bible and a Prayer Book, approved by the religious denomination to which he belongs, and books of a secular character will also be provided for the instruction of prisoners, any defacing or damaging of which will be visited with severe punishment.

108. A prisoner behaving in a refractory manner will be brought before the Visiting Justice, who will inflict such lawful punishment as the case may demand. He will be placed in separate confinement to await trial, and in irons, if necessary.

109. Prisoners are not to have in their possession any article of food, clothing, &c., except such as shall have been issued to them, and sanctioned by the Medical Officer or Gaoler. All articles of luxury, such as tobacco, are strictly prohibited.

110. Gaming, dancing, swearing, immoral conversation, and songs, are strictly prohibited.

111. Prisoners must not leave their place of work without authority.

112. Any prisoner sleeping out of his own berth will be punished for misconduct.

113. Prisoners are not to be allowed to send or receive any letters oftener than once in three months except through the Gaoler, who will inspect them and exercise his own discretion as to their delivery; and they must not hold any communication whatever with any person without his authority. They may, however, if well conducted, be permitted to see their friends on the first Thursday in each quarter.

114. Any prisoner conniving at a breach of the Regulations will be considered as an accessory, and be punished for misconduct.

115. A copy of the Regulations will be suspended in each ward, and be read to the prisoners, and, if necessary, explained, once a month.

116. There will also be suspended in each ward, a list of the names of all prisoners belonging to it, in which will be noted the offence, sentence, and date of reception into the establishment, and a record of misconduct whilst therein.

117. Prisoners are to be shaved on Tuesdays and Saturdays—to wash their feet on the latter day—and to put on clean shirts on Wednesdays and Sundays.