500 APPENDIX 



■' Rules to be observed by all persons working on these Premises, Master 



and Man. 



" I. For every tool or implement of any description not returned to 

 the usual place at night, or returned to a wrong place not appointed 

 for it, or returned or hung up in a dirty or unfit state for work, the 

 forfeit is 3d. 



" II. For every heap of sweepings or rakings left at night uncleared, 

 forfeit 3d. 



" III. Every person making use of bad language to any person on 

 these premises shall forfeit, for each and every such offence, 6d. 



"IV. Every person found drunk on these premises shall forfeit one 

 shilling ; and, if he be in regular employment on the premises, he shall 

 be suspended from his employment one day for every hour he loses 

 through drunkenness. 



"V. Every person who shall knowingly conceal or screen any 

 person offending, shall be fined double the amount of the fine for the 

 offence he so conceals, in addition to the fine of the offending party, 



"VI. All forfeits to be paid to the gardener, on or before the 

 Saturday night following. If any person working regularly on the 

 premises fail to conform to the above rules and regulations, the 

 gardener shall be at liberty to stop his fines from his wages. Further, 

 should any foreman or journeyman fail to comply with the above rules 

 and regulations (with a knowledge of them), the gardener shall be at 

 liberty to seize and sell his tools or part of tliem, to pay such fines, in 

 one month from the time the offence was committed. 



" VII. All fines to be expended in a supper, yearly, to all the parties 

 who have been fined." 



When these rules were first adopted, the fines were sufTicient to 

 afford an annual supper with beer, &c. ; but of late tlie amount has 

 been so small, that Mr. Harrison has found it necessary to add to it to 

 supply beer, &c., for the supper ; a proof of tlie excellent working of 

 the rules. Mr. Harrison remarks that these rules were established 

 about eleven years ago, and that they have been most effective in 

 preventing all slovenly practices ; an advantage whicli he considers as 

 thus purchased at a very cheap rate. 



