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PRISON .
[ 18 OF 1885. ] 771

68. The matron 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.
69. The matron shall be present at the distribution of food to the prisoners ;
inspect that part of the prison allotted to females daily, see every prisoner at
least twice in each twenty - four hours, and shall at least once a week visit
tlie female ward without previous notice during the night.
70. The matron shall not be absent from the prison without the permission
of the Superintendent, and when she obtains leave shall enter it in her
journal.
71. The matron shall take care that no male officer or visitor enters the
part of the prison allotted to females, unless accompanied by herself, or some
other female officer.
72. The matron shall search female prisoners on admission, and so often
afterwards as she thinks necessary ; and shall see that they are bathed and
properly clothed in the prison dress.
73. In case of necessity and with the sanction of the Superintendent, the
matron may delegate her duties to the wife of an officer of the prison, or some
other married woman .
74. The matron shall keep in her possession the keys of the cells and
wards of the female prisoners, and the locks and keys of such cells and wards
shall be different from those of the cells and wards of the male prisoners.
75. The matron shall see that the wards, cells, and yards of the prison
allotted to females are kept scrupulously clean. She shall pay special
attention to female prisoners in solitary confinement.
THE PRISON OFFICERS .
76. All subordinate officers shall obey the commands of the Superintendent
in the performance of their duties.
77. Subordinate officers shall thoroughly acquaint themselves with the
rules and regulations of the prison so as to be conversant with every detail ;
they shall frequently examine the state of the cells, bedding, locks, bolts, &c.,
and shall seize all prohibited articles, and deliver them to the Superintendent
forth with .

78. No subordinate officer shall on any account enter a prisoners' cell at
night without being accompanied by another officer except in cases of
imperative necessity .
79. Subordinate officers (except those who are temporarily engaged, who
shall not have completed their probation, or who shall be dismissed for
misconduct) shall, on their services being dispensed with, be entitled to a
month's notice or a month's pay in lieu of notice. Subordinate officers whose
probation has not been completed or whose services are no longer required
shall be entitled to a week's notice or a week's pay in lieu of notice ; but if
they commit an offence meriting it they shall be liable to be discharged at
once. Officers who wish to resign their situation shall give a month's notice
or forfeit a month's pay.
80. No subordinate officer shall absent himself from the prison without
permission from the Superintendent, and when leaving the prison he shall
not carry his keys or book away with him .
81. Officers shall on no account leave their keys lying about ; but shall
on leaving their post deliver them to the officer appointed tɔ receive them.