3. He shall commence in the first stage, and shall remain in the first stage until he has earned 28 × 8, or 224 marks; in the second stage until he has earned 224 more marks, or 448 in the whole; in the third stage until he has earned 224 more marks, or 672 in the whole; in the fourth stage during the remainder of his sentence. 4. A prisoner whose term of imprisonment is twenty-eight days or less shall serve the whole of his term in the first stage. 5. A prisoner who is idle, or who misconducts himself, or is inattentive to instruction, shall be liable (1) To forfeit gratuity earned or to be earned, or (2) To forfeit any other stage privileges. (3) To detention in the stage in which he is until he shall have earned in that stage an additional number of marks. (4) To degradation to any lower stage (whether such stage is next below the one in which he is or otherwise) until he has earned in such lower stage a stated number of marks. As soon as the prisoner has earned the stated number, then, unless he has in the meantime incurred further punishment, he shall be restored to the stage from which he was degraded, and be credited with the number of marks he had previously earned therein. 6. None of the foregoing punishments shall exempt a prisoner from any other punishment to which he would be liable for conduct constituting a breach of prison regulations. 7. A prisoner in the first stage will (_a_) Be employed ten hours daily in strict separation on first class hard labour, of which six to eight hours will be on crank, tread-wheel, or work of a similar nature. (_b_) Sleep on a plank-bed without a mattress. (_c_) Earn no gratuity. 8. A prisoner in the second stage will (_a_) Be employed as in the first stage until he has completed one month of imprisonment, and afterwards on hard labour of the second class. (_b_) Sleep on a plank-bed without a mattress two nights weekly and have a mattress on the other nights. (_c_) Receive school instruction. (_d_) Have school books in his cell. (_e_) Have exercise on Sunday. (_f_) Be able to earn a gratuity not exceeding 1s. (_g_) The gratuity to a prisoner in this stage, whose sentence is not long enough for him to earn 224 marks in it, may be calculated at 1d. for every 20 marks earned. 9. A prisoner in the third stage will— (_a_) Be employed on second class hard labour. (_b_) Sleep on a plank-bed without a mattress one night weekly, and have a mattress on other nights. (_c_) Receive school instruction. (_d_) Have school books in his cell. (_e_) Have library books in his cell. (_f_) Have exercise on Sunday. (_g_) Be able to earn a gratuity not exceeding 1s. 6d.