39. On being brought into the prison, prisoners shall be carefully searched, and all money, valuables, &c. found in their possession will be at once entered in the Property Book. All money and valuables shall be handed over to the Chief Warder for safe custody.
40. The Chief Warder shall check all demands made on the Storekeeper for stores and clothing to be used in the Gaol, and shall see that all articles are properly marked with the Gaol mark, and that no extra clothing is issued to a prisoner without the Superintendent's authority.
41. The Chief Warder shall attend every corporal punishment inflicted within the prison, and enter in the Occurrence Book the day and hour of the infliction of the punishment, with the number of strokes, and the direction of the Surgeon thereon. In no case shall corporal punishment be inflicted without a certificate personally given in writing by the Surgeon, that the person to be punished is in a fit state of health to receive the number of strokes awarded to him without injury.
42. The Chief Warder shall superintend the exercise of the fire party at least once in every month.
43. The Chief Warder shall take care that prisoners have an opportunity of making complaints or requests to him, and he shall either take steps to redress any grievance, or shall report the same to the Superintendent.
44. The Chief Warder shall accompany the Visiting Justices in their visits of inspection to the Gaol. He shall take care that any prisoner who wishes to see the Superintendent, or Visiting Justices, shall have an opportunity of doing so. Prisoners shall be sent to the office for this purpose.
45. The Chief Warder shall frequently visit the workshops, yards, and corridors, and see that the prisoners are kept at their work. He shall also occasionally visit the wards without previous notice during the night, to ascertain that the officers on duty are on the alert. He shall diligently observe the behaviour of all prison officers, and see that they strictly adhere to the rules, and shall report immediately to the Superintendent any neglect or misconduct that may come to his knowledge.
46. The Chief Warder shall be responsible to the Superintendent that the details of duties connected with order and discipline of the prison are carried out with promptness and regularity, and in strict accordance with the regulations. He shall also enforce the greatest economy.
47. The Chief Warder shall daily inspect every part of the Prison, and see that everything is clean and in good order, and that the means of security in the different yards, &c., are effective. He shall pay special attention to prisoners in solitary confinement. He shall see that no ladders, planks, ropes, chains, or anything likely to facilitate escape, are left exposed in the yards.
48. The Chief Warder shall superintend the parade of the working parties, and shall be careful that they are despatched to their labour with regularity and without loss of time. He will check their numbers on their departure from, and on their return to, the prison, and will see that the good conduct marks earned by each prisoner have been communicated to him.
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39. On being brought into the prison, pri- soners shall be carefully searched, and all money, valuables, &c. found in their possession will be at once entered in the Property Book. All money and valuables shall be handed over to the Chief Warder for safe custody.
40. The Chief Warder shall check all demands made on the Storekeeper for stores and clothing to be used in the Gaol, and shall see that all articles are properly marked with the Gaol mark, and that no extra clothing is issued to a prisoner without the Superintendent's authority.
41. The Chief Warder shall attend every corporal punishment inflicted within the prison, and enter in the Occurrence Book the day and hour of the infliction of the punishment, with the number of strokes, and the direction of the Surgeon thereon. In no case shall corporal punishment be inflicted without a certificate personally given in writing by the Surgeon, that the person to be punished is in a fit state of health to receive the number of strokes awarded to him without injury.
42. The Chief Warder shall superintend the exercise of the fire party at least once in every month.
43. The Chief Warder shall take care that prisoners have an opportunity of making com- plaints or requests to him, and he shall either take steps to redress any grievance, or shall report the same to the Superintendent.
44. The Chief Warder shall accompany the Visiting Justices in their visits of inspection to the Gaol. He shall take care that any prisoner who wishes to see the Superintendent, or Visiting Justices, shall have an opportunity of doing so. Prisoners shall be sent to the office for this pur- pose.
45. The Chief Warder shall frequently visit the workshops, yards, and corridors, and see that the prisoners are kept at their work. He shall also occasionally visit the wards without previous- notice during the night, to ascertain that the officers on duty are on the alert. He shall dili- gently observe the behaviour of all prison officers, and see that they strictly adhere to the rules, and shall report immediately to the Superintendent any neglect or misconduct that may come to his knowledge.
46. The Chief Warder shall be responsible to the Superintendent that the details of duties con- nected with order and discipline of the prison are carried out with promptness and regularity, and in strict accordance with the regulations. He shall also enforce the greatest economy.
47. The Chief Warder shall daily inspect every part of the Prison, and see that every thing is clean and in good order, and that the means of security in the different yards, &c., are effective. He shall pay special attention to prisoners in solitary confinement. He shall see that no ladders, planks, ropes, chains, or anything likely to facil- itate escape, are left exposed in the yards.
48. The Chief Warder shall superintend the parade of the working parties, and shall be careful that they are despatched to their labour with regularity and without loss of time. He will check their numbers on their departure from, and on their return to, the prison, and will see that the good conduct marks earned by each prisoner have been communicated to him.
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