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34. All such property shall be carefully kept in a suitable place to be provided for the purpose, and shall be restored to the prisoner on his discharge, except such clothes as it may be considered necessary to destroy, or such money or property as His Excellency the Governor may think fit to confiscate, or such money or property as His Excellency the Governor may think fit to allow a prisoner to have the use of for the purposes of assisting him in his defence on his trial.
35. He shall attend every corporal punishment inflicted within the Gaol, and enter in the Occurrence Book the day and hour of the infliction of the punishment, with the number of the strokes or lashes and the directions of the Medical Officer thereon.
36. He shall, in no case, inflict any punishment without the orders of the Superintendent of the Gaol, or in the case of corporal punishment, without a certificate previously given in writing by the Medical Officer that the person to be punished is in a fit state of health to receive the number of strokes or lashes awarded to him without injury.
THE MATRON'S DUTIES.
37. The Matron shall reside in the Gaol, and be under the orders of the Superintendent.
38. She shall carry out all the rules laid down for the direction of the Warden as to male prisoners, so far as such rules are applicable to female prisoners.
39. She shall be present at the distribution of food to female prisoners, and see every such prisoner at least twice in each 24 hours.
40. She shall not be absent from the Gaol after the hours of closing, without the leave of the Superintendent.
41. She shall search every female prisoner on admission, and as often as she thinks necessary, but not in the presence of any male person, or any other prisoner.
42. She shall hand over all property found on a female prisoner and clothes not suitable for wearing in the Gaol to the Warden to be dealt with according to the provisions of Rule 33.
43. In case of necessity, and with the sanction of the Superintendent, she may delegate her duties to the wife of an officer of the Gaol, or some other married woman.
44. The Matron shall keep constantly in her possession the keys of all cells, wards, or rooms in which female prisoners shall be confined, and the locks and keys of such cells, wards, or rooms shall be different from those of the cells, wards, or rooms for male prisoners.
45. The Matron shall inspect every part of the prison occupied by females, and see every female prisoner therein at least twice in every 24 hours, and shall at least once a week go through such part of the prison at an uncertain hour in the night.
The Rules for the conduct of the Superintendent and Warden shall apply to the Matron, so far as the same are applicable.
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TURNKEYS AND SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.
46. All Turnkeys and other Subordinate Officers shall obey the directions of the Superintendent, as given to them by him personally, or by the Warden on his behalf, in the performance of their duties.
47. The particulars of the duties of each Subordinate Officer shall be written in a book to be kept by him.
48. No Officer shall be absent from the Gaol during his regular hours of attendance, without permission from the Superintendent. Subordinate Officers are to confine themselves within the walls to their respective posts, unless when they have occasion to go to any other part of the Gaol, in obedience to the orders of the Superintendent or Warden, or in the performance of any special duty. They shall, however, not be considered exclusively connected with that part of the Gaol to which they more particularly belong, but shall be liable to be employed in any other part, at the discretion of the Superintendent.
49. No Officer entrusted with keys, shall take them out of the Gaol, leave them lying about, or lend them to another on any pretence whatever, but shall on leaving his post, or on quitting the Gaol on any occasion, deliver his keys to such Officer as may be authorised to receive them.
50. No Officer shall receive visitors in the Gaol without the permission of the Superintendent.
51. No Gaol Officer shall on any account, receive any fee or gratuity from or on behalf of any prisoner, or any visitor to any prisoner, or to the Gaol.
52. No Gaol Officer shall on any pretence whatever, strike or use violence to any prisoner, except by order of the Superintendent, or in self-defence, or to prevent any escape or attempt to escape, or to prevent prisoners from doing violence to each other, or destroying the Gaol property. In such cases no more force shall be used than is necessary.
THE MEDICAL OFFICER AND HIS DUTIES.
53. The Medical Officer, or his substitute duly appointed for the time being, shall not fail to visit the Gaol at least once every day.
54. He shall enter in a journal to be kept in the Gaol for that purpose, under the care of the Superintendent:
(a). All such observations or occurrences coming within the scope of his duties as he may deem important on all alterations in the diet of prisoners not in hospital.
(b). Any want of cleanliness, proper drainage, warmth, ventilation, or any insufficiency or bad quality of bedding, clothing, provisions, or water.
55. He shall enter in the said journal a short record daily of every such prisoner, noting whether he is in hospital or not, his name, nature of his complaint, and the treatment pursued.
56. He shall also make an entry in the said journal of such additional articles of food or clothing as he may deem necessary for the health of any prisoner, and the medical reasons for such order, and may direct the same to be provided accordingly. Such orders shall be entered in the Superintendent's Daily Returns, and submitted to His Excellency the Governor.
57. No medicine shall be administered to any prisoner without his orders.
58. He shall regulate the hours of exercise or labour for prisoners out of health.
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34. All such property shall be carefully kept in a suitable place to be provided for the purpose, and shall be restored to the prisoner on his discharge, except such clothes as it may
be considered necessary to destroy, or such money or property as His Excellency the Governor may think fit to confiscate, or such money or property as His Excellency the Governor may think fit to allow a prisoner to have the use of for the purposes of assisting him in his defence on his trial.
35. He shall attend every corporal punishment inflicted within the Gaol, and enter in the Occurrence Book the day and hour of the infliction of the punishment, with the number of the strokes or lashes and the directions of the Medical Officer thereon.
36. He shall, in no case, inflict any punishment without the orders of the Superintendent of the Gaol, or in the case of corporal punishment, without a cer- tificate previously given in writing by the Medical Officer that the person to be punished is in a fit state of health to receive the number of strokes or lashes awarded to him without injury.
THE MATRON'S DUTIES.
37. The Matron shall reside in the Gaol, and be under the orders of the Superintendent.
38. She shall carry out all the rules laid down for the direction of the Warden as to malé prisoners, so far as such rules are applicable to female prisoners.
39. She shall be present at the distribution of food to female prisoners, and see every such prisoner at least twice in each 24 hours.
40. She shall not be absent from the Gaol after the hours of closing, without the leave of the Superintendent.
41. She shall search every feinale prisoner on admission, and as often as she thinks necessary, but not in the presence of inale
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42. She shall hand over all property found on a female prisoner and clothes not suitable for wearing in the Gaol to the Warden to be dealt with according to the provisions of Rule 33.
43. In case of necessity, and with the sanction of the Superintendent, she may delegate her duties to the wife of an officer of the Gaol, or some other married
woman.
44. The Matron shall keep constantly in her possession the keys of all cells, wards, or rooms in which female prisoners shall be confined, and the locks and keys of such cells, wards, or rooms shall be different from those of the cells, wards, or rooms for male prisoners.
45. The Matron shall inspect every part of the prison occupied by females, and see every female prisoner therein at least twice in every 24 hours, and shall at least once a week go through such part of the prison at an uncertain hour in the night.
The Rules for the conduct of the Superinten lent and Warden shall apply to the Matron, so far as the same are applicable.
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TURNKEYS AND SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.
46. All Turnkeys and other Subordinate Officers shall obey the directions of the Superintendent, as given to them by him personally, or by the Warden on his behalf, in the performance of their duties.
47. The particulars of the duties of each Subordinate Officer shall be written in a book to be kept by him.
48. No Officer shall be absent from the Gaol during his regular hours of attend- ance, without permission from the Superintendent. Subordinate Officers are to confine themselves within the walls to their respective posts, unless when they have occasion to go to any
other part of the Gaol, in obedience to the orders of the Super- intendent or Warden, or in the performance of any special duty. They shall, how- ever, not be considered exclusively connected with that part of the Gaol to which they more particularly belong, but shall be liable to be employed in any other part, at the discretion of the Superintendent.
49. No Officer entrusted with keys, shall take them out of the Gaol, leave them lying about, or lend them to another on any pretence whatever, but shall on leaving his post, or on quitting the Gaol on any occasion, deliver his keys to such Officer as may be authorised to receive them.
50. No Officer shall receive visitors in the Gaol without the permission of the Superintendent.
51. No Gaol Officer shall on any account, receive any fee or gratuity from or on behalf of any prisoner, or any visitor to any prisoner, or to the Gaol.
52. No Guol Officer shall on any pretence whatever, strike or use violence to any prisoner, except by order of the Superintendent, or in self-defence, or to prevent any escape or attempt to escape, or to prevent prisoners from doing violence to each other, or destroying the Guol property. In such cases no more force shall be used than is necessary.
THE MEDICAL OFFICER AND HIS DUTIES.
53. The Medical Officer, or his substitute duly appointed for the time being, shall not fail to visit the Gaol at least once every day.
54. He shall enter in a journal to be kept in the Gaol for that purpose, under the care of the Superintendent:---
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(a.). All such observations or occurrences coming within the scope of his duties deem important on all alterations in the diet of prisoners not in hospital. (b.). Any want of cleanliness, proper drainage, warmth, ventilation, or any insufficiency or bad quality of bedding, clothing, provisions, or water.
55. He shall enter in the said journal a short record daily of every such pri- soner, noting whether he is in hospital or not, his name, nature of his complaint, and the treatment pursued.
56. He shall also make an entry in the said journal of such additional articles of food or clothing as he may deem necessary for the health of any prisoner, and the medical reasons for such order, and may direct the same to be provided accordingly. Such orders shall be entered in the Superintendent's Daily Returns, and submitted to His Excellency the Governor.
57. No medicine shall be administered to any prisoner without his orders. 58. He shall regulate the hours of exercise or labour for prisoners out of health.
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