each under the charge of a head warder or warder, shall be despatched to take up positions around the main wall in the rear of the prison, in order to prevent any attempt on the part of the prisoners to scale the walls in that direction. Warders in need of assistance shall fire a shot in the air to intimate the fact. A few men shall be kept in reserve to render assistance at any point where their services may be specially required, with instructions to proceed to the spot from where the sound of a rifle shot comes. The disposal of the remaining men will depend on circumstances. Convict Officer to fall in: Rule600. All convict officers not on duty shall on hearing the alarm fall in at the appointed place of assembly which' is usually at the centre of the prison. They shall be under the charge of the chief warden in central and first class district prisons and the head warder in other prisons. Collection and checking of the prisoners: Rule601. Warders-in-charge of prisoners inside the prisonshall collect the prisoners where they are at work and shall lock them up in the nearest barrack or factory. All prisoners locked up in barracks and factories shall be counted by the warders-incharge. The prisoners shall sit silently till the alarm is over. Warders and convict officers, after looking up the prisoners in their charge, shall, unless otherwise directed, remain on duty outside the barracks or factories in which the prisoners have been locked up. Duty of Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent before the arrival of the Superintendent: Rule602. Pending the arrival of the Superintendent, the Deputy Superintendent or the Assistant Superintendent shall act in accordance with the following instructions;— (i) If it is a case of escape or disturbance outside the prison, the Deputy Superintendent shall rush to the spot along with his spare men. He will detail search parties under charge of Assistant Superintendent's and other responsible officers in search of the missing prisoners or to take measures to quell the disturbance as the case may be, using his powers with discretion and effecting his object with as title display of force as is necessary under the circumstances. (ii) Should it be a case of riot or disturbance inside the prison, and the sentry on the main gate roof reports that the vicinity of the main gate is clear, he shall take remainder of the guard inside the prison, and in the event of an outbreak proceed to the scene to put it down. If the circumstances are such to necessitate immediate action, he shall warn the prisoners three times in a loud voice that if they do not submit at once and disperse peacefully, they shall be 207