9. The Superintendent shall take care that the Notice Board required by The Prison Ordinance, 1885, section 13, to be placed in some conspicuous place outside the prison, cautioning persons against bringing spirits, opium, tobacco, money, letters, or other prohibited articles into the prison, is duly maintained.
10. The Superintendent shall, with the Chief Warder, enforce the highest possible degree of cleanliness in every part of the prison, in the persons of the prisoners, their clothes and bedding, and see that the bedding and clothing are all in proper repair.
11. The Superintendent shall deliver daily to the Surgeon a list of prisoners in solitary confinement, and of such as may have complained of sickness, sores, or any other ailment, without any exception, whether he thinks such complaint groundless or not; also a list of prisoners who have recently suffered, or are about to suffer, corporal punishment or solitary confinement; and shall call his attention to any case of insanity or apparent insanity occurring among the prisoners.
12. The Superintendent shall take every precaution to prevent fire or the escape of prisoners; and shall cause all the wards, cells, bolts, bars, and locks of the Gaol to be thoroughly examined daily.
13. The Superintendent shall cause to be fully explained to every officer his general duties, and especially those required of him in case of fire, or in case of any attempt to escape made by either a single prisoner or several in concert.
14. The Superintendent shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain that no visitors to prisoners bring into the prison anything not permitted by the rules of the prison, or, in his opinion, objectionable. The Superintendent shall on no account allow the employment of prisoners as servants by any officer of the Gaol.
15. The Superintendent or, in his absence, the Chief Warder may, on reasonable grounds of suspicion, require that visitors to prisoners be searched in his presence, except in the case of females who shall be searched in a private room by the Matron. Should such visitors refuse to be searched, or to give their names and addresses, he may refuse them admittance.
16. The Superintendent shall see that the proper number of prisoners required by the Director of Public Works for the public works are sent out at the proper time, with a sufficient number of well-armed officers for their safe custody, and he shall occasionally visit them while at work.
17. The Superintendent may permit any respectable person to view the prison at reasonable hours, accompanied by an officer, who shall caution such visitor against conversing with any prisoner.
18. The Superintendent shall pay attention to the ventilation, drainage, and sanitary condition of the prison, and take such measures as may be necessary for their being maintained in perfect order; and with the Surgeon shall frequently examine and see that the washing places, baths, and closets are in efficient working order; and it shall be the duty of every officer to report at once any defect by which these arrangements do not effect their proper object.
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9. The Superintendent shall take care that the Notice Board required by The Prison Ordi- nance, 1885, section 13, to be placed in some con- spicuous place outside the prison, cautioning persons against bringing spirits, opium, tobacco, money, letters, or other prohibited articles into the prison, is duly maintained.
10. The Superintendent shall, with the Chief Wander, enforce the highest possible degree of cleanliness in every part of the prison, in the persons of the prisoners, their clothes and bedding, and see that the bedding and clothing are all in proper repair.
11. The Superintendent shall deliver daily to the Surgeon a list of prisoners in solitary confinement, and of such as may have complained of sickness, sores, or any other ailment, without any exception, whether he thinks such complaint groundless or not; also a list of prisoners who have recently suffered, or are about to suffer, corporal punishment or solitary confinement; and shall call his attention to any case of insanity or apparent insanity occurring among the prisoners. 12. The Superintendent shall take every pre- caution to prevent fire or the escape of prisoners; and shall cause all the wards, cells, bolts, bars, and locks of the Gaol to be thoroughly examined daily.
13. The Superintendent shall cause to be fully explained to every officer his general duties, and especially those required of him in case of fire, or in case of any attempt to escape made by either a single prisoner or several in concert.
14. The Superintendent shall take proper and discreet means to ascertain that no visitors to prisoners bring into the prison anything not per- mitted by the rules of the prison, or, in his opinion, objectionable. The Superintendent shall on no account allow the employment of prisoners as servants by any officer of the Gaol.
15. The Superintendent or, in bis absence, the Chief Warder may, on reasonable grounds of suspicion, require that visitors to prisoners be searched in his presence, except in the case of females who shall be searched in a private room by the Matron. Should such visitors refuse to be searched, or to give their names and addresses, he may refuse them admittance.
16. The Superintendent shall see that the proper number of prisoners required by the Director of Public Works for the public works. are sent out at the proper time, with a sufficient number of well-arined officers for their safe custody, and he shall occasionally visit them while at work.
17. The Superintendent may permit any respectable person to view the prison at reasonable hours, accompanied by an officer, who shall caution such visitor against conversing with any prisoner.
18. The Superintendent shall pay attention to the ventilation, drainage, and sanitary con- dition of the prison, and take such measures as may be necessary for their being maintained in perfect order; and with the Surgeon shall fre- quently examine and see that the washing places, baths, and closets are in efficient working order; and it shall be the duty of every officer to report at once any defect by which these arrangements do not effect their proper object.
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