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principal form of hard labour and shot drill a subsidiary-

In all cases

form.

pickling

the

vise

of Oakume

of the jigger is

to be descontinued.

16) Stone carrying

carrying is to be substituted for stone breaking whenever__ practicable. The weight of the

stone is to be gotts. When stone breaking is assigned, the daily quantity to be broken is to be

-

2 bushels.

(C.) Stone dressing and stone

polishing in conjunction with other forms of industrial

to

labour may be given prisoners after the expiration

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of three years of their sentence. In addition to the foregoing rules you

are to at once cause to be discontinued the practice which has hitherto prevailed of turnkeys employing long sentence prisoners or indeed any prisoners to cook their meals for them and act

ad

body servants when their quarters: are so situated as to necessitate the

prisoners passing outside of the

office gates whereby they

are

enabled.

to communicate with the outside world.

These being the instructions which I am directed by etis

Excellency the Administrator in

Council to issue

I am to

to request