months Woollen jackets, coats, blanket and cotton durries should give at least three years service, while munj mat should last two years. All new blankets issued to prisoners for the winter season should be withdrawn in April leaving one serviceable blanket only, with each prisoner. (ii) Life of aluminum cups, plates and mugs is two years, Issue of clothing: Rule524. (i) The storekeeper shall issue complete kit to every newly admitted prisoner and will receive back the kit from all prisoners leaving the prison either on transfer or on release. He will be responsible for the correct issue and correct receipt of clothing and other equipment. He shall be assisted in this work by a literate head warder, to be detailed by the Superintendent. (ii) General distribution of cotton clothing shall not be made. Issues shall be made as necessity arises. All issues of clothing and other articles and subsequent renewals shall be recorded on the history tickets of prisoners with dates under the initials of the issuing officer. Entries relating to new articles of clothing shall be prefixed with the letter "N" and those relating to be used but serviceable clothing with the letter "S". (iii) A common ledger for the prison shall be kept by the storekeeper where first and subsequent issue of clothing shall be recorded against the names of individual prisoners. A blank register containing 400 pages should be used for the purpose. One half of a page should be allotted to each prisoner. Names should be recorded alphabetically. (iv) Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for six months or less should ordinarily be supplied with one new and one serviceable cotton suit. Short termes may be issued with two serviceable suit. Hospital clothing: Rule525. (i) All articles of cotton clothing for hospital use shall have two red stripes each 1 Cm.—2 Mm. wide and 1 Cm.— 8 Mm. apart running along the centre and woven in the cloth. Woollen clothing shall be made in grey with two red stripes in the centre as described above. (ii) The Medical Officer shall see that patients in the hospital are supplied suitable and sufficient clothing to make them comfortable. They shall be provided with a bed, a mattress stuffed with cotton or coir, a pillow stuffed with cotton, a pillow cover, two bed sheets, a kurta, a pyjama, a towel and blankets and a 183