Medical
Discharge.
9. Every boy shall be examined by a medical officer before tion before discharge, and the state of his health recorded.
examina-
discharge.
Return of property.
Duty to ensure that
10. The property of every boy shall, upon his signing for its receipt, be returned to him prior to his discharge.
11. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to ensure, prior the boy has to the discharge of any boy, that he has a home to go to and is a home and assured of finding employment. If no home is available, the superintendent shall report the matter to the Social Welfore Officer for his advice and guidance.
employ- ment.
Daly of staff to instruct
and guide.
Power of punieb. ment.
Grading of boys.
General Treatment.
12. The staff shall endeavour in every way to instruct and guide every boy during his stay in the reformatory school and shall encourage application to study and industry.
13. The superintendent may punish a boy in one or more of the following ways--
(a) by a fine, the amount of which shall not exceed the amount of gratuity so far earned by the boy, which shall be deducted from his gratuity in due course;
(b) by reduction to a lower grade;
(c) by delaying promotion to a higher grade;
(d) by stopping letters and visits for a period not excceding:
three months.
14. The boys shall be divided into three grades in the manner following-
(a) the first grade shall consist of boys serving their first six.
months of detention;
(b) the second grade shall consist of boys who have earned
promotion to such grade after having served six months. of detention;
(c) the third grade shall consist of boys who have carned."
further promotion to such grade after having served a further 12 months of detention. Such boys shall serve the remainder of their sentence in this grade: Provided that they have not suffered reduction to a lower grade.
15. The boys shall wear-
Dis-
badges.
(a) no distinguishing badge while they are in the first grade; tinguishing (b) a red badge whilst they are in the second grade; (c) a green badge whilst they are in the third grade.
16. (1) Privileges for each grade shall be arranged by the Privileges officer-in-charge in consultation with the superintendent.
(2) Officers-in-charge may punish a boy for minor misconduct by the deprivation of a privilege or privileges for a period not exécading 14 days. Serious misconduct or repeated minor mis- conduct shall be reported to the superintendent.
and deprivation thereof.
11. (1) The Commissioner of Prisons in consultation with Diets. the Director of Medical and Health Services shall lay down a scale of diet.
(2) A copy of the scale shall be exhibited in the dining-hall of the reformatory school.
18. The Officers-in-charge shall encourage visits by relatives Enenurage- and shall maintain close contact with parents and guardians.
unent of
vlaits.
19. Subject to paragraph (d) of regulation 13, every boy Letters and shall be allowed-
(a) to write and receive letters at all reasonable times;
(b) to receive two visits each month from relatives and friends.
Education and Instruction.
visits.
20. Every boy shall be provided with the necessary books Attendance and classroom equipment and he shall attend educational classes at classes. at such hours as he may be ordered.
21. (1) Every boy shall, as instruction is available, be Duty to instructed in the various local trades.
instruct in local trades and
of
(2) Every officer-in-charge shall, when allocating any boy observance to instructional classes, take into account his preference for a
preference. particular trade or his previous experience in it.
(3) Every trade instructor shall take an individual interest in the boys under his instruction.