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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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shall be by the ringing of the Bell. The order for the Bine dag indi- assembly of the Convicts, for purposes of inspection, cessation

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an escape.

or of day's labor, or whatever cause, shall be conveyed by the Bell ringing, and hoisting a blue flag; while the blue flag remains hoisted the Convicts remain, either for meals, relaxation, or whatever desired purpose, at the place of assembly. The fall of this blue flag indicates the order for the Convicts to be ranged in their proper sections and thence conducted to their labor.

Signal of red The Bell ringing and hoisting of a Red Flag shall indicate fing indicatethe escape of a Convict, and shall convey orders to the Reserve Police Guard at Signal Station, the Water Police and Police off duty, what in such case is to be instantly performed by each as hereinafter shown.

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9. Arrangements and orders touching escape of Convicts.

Carefully selected points of observation shall be marked and known as Escape Posts, numbered I to 6; also it shall be ascertained and pre-arranged, the two best points, off which there is the greatest scope for surveillance of the coast line of Stone Cutters' Island, the opposite shore "Boat thereto, and surrounding waters to be known as Escape posts 1 and 2. Upon the signal of "Escape" being hoisted, the Indian Acting Sergeant and five Cons- tables of the Reserve Guard shall instantly and as expedi- tiously as possible proceed to the pre-concerted "Escape Posts," one to each, and there remain on the alert until further orders, and the Sergeant of Water Police shall im- И two boats and send them to the "Boat mediately "man Escape posts."

A third Police boat and the boat of the Superintendent

of the Hulk shall also be manned and await orders.

10. Convict Hulk to have only one Gangway for all purposes.

There shall be but one Gangway on board the Convict

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Hulk, which shall serve for the ingress and egress of every person and of all articles whatsoever, in this respect it shall be assimilated to a Gaol on land, into and out of which there is but one Gateway.

The Gaol Staff and Police will strictly observe and enforce this essential regulation, any breach of which will be regarded as great misconduct.

11. Opening Gaol.

Upon the bell ringing to open Gaol, which shall be at Half-past Five A.M. during the summer months, and Six A.M. during the winter, the Superintendent of the Hulk, the whole of the Gaol Staff, and the detachment of Police for shore duty shall assemble. The cells of sixty Convicts shall be unlocked, each Convict shall bring up his bed mat in which shall be rolled up his blanket and whatever effects he is permitted to have; the mat shall be tied and a label bearing the Convict's number attached. These bed mats shall be deposited in a place set apart for the purpose, after which these sixty Convicts shall form in four lines on deck, each line be inspected by a Turnkey who shall carefully examine each Convict's irons after which the coupling irons shall be affixed and this detachment be conveyed on shore. On arrival on shore the detachment shall wash at a long trough divided into small compartments filled with water overnight. The same arrangement shall be carried out with each detachment of sixty Convicts until all are con- veyed on shore.

The morning's work and labor shall be procisely the same as on the preceding afternoon, unless any variation be directed at the Inspection by the Superintendent at 8 A.M.

12. Surveyor General to direct the work and labor to be performed.

The work and labour of the Convicts shall be directed by the Surveyor General and supervised by a subordinate

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