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possible despatch to the Premier, "for transmission
to His Excellency for his approval," or "infor-
mation," as the case may be.
10. All Circular Instructions affecting the Service
at large are to be signed by the Premier, and by him
forwarded to the other Ministers for communication
to the several Heads of Departments under their
control.

11. All Official Letters or Documents signed on
    behalf of Ministers or Heads of Departments by
    their Secretaries or Clerks, are expressly to state
    that they are written by direction or authority of the
    Minister or Head of such Department.

12. All Official Notices for publication in the Go-
    vernment Gazette, whether signed by Ministers or
    otherwise, are to be sent to the Colonial Secretary's
    Office for transmission to the Government Printer
    -not later than 3.30 p.m. on the Wednesday pre-
    ceding the day of publication. The Gazette is
    ordinarily to be published on the Thursday of each
    week.

13. Responsible Ministers are empowered to
    authorize expenditure in, and approve for payment
    the accounts of, the various Departments under their
    respective control, within the limits prescribed by
    the Appropriation Act; but any excess must be
    approved by the Treasurer. The Treasurer is author-
    ized to refer back to Responsible Ministers any
    voucher of an unusual character or concerning which
    he may deem further information desirable.

14. Where the sanction of the Governor in Council
    is required to any appointment, act, or deed, Heads
    of the Departments to which such documents refer
    are required to assure themselves that such sanction
    has been duly obtained.

15. All Memorials or Petitions for the remission of
    judicial penalties, fines, and sentences, are to be-ad-
    dressed to the Governor; and should it be thought
    proper to take any action thereon, such Memorials or
    Petitions, if they refer to a sentence of the Supreme
    Court, will be forwarded by the Colonial Secretary to
    the convicting Judge, for his report thereon; if to a
    sentence of any other Court, by the Minister of
    Justice to the Judge or Presiding Magistrate of such
    Court, for report, prior to the subject of such Me-
    morial being disposed of.

16. All appointments to the Commission of the
    Peace are to be made by the Governor, with the
    advice and consent of the Executive Council.

17. Appointments to offices having attached to them
    a salary of £200 per annum or upwards are to be
    made by the Governor, with the advice and consent
    of the Executive Council.

18. Appointments to offices of a less salary than
    £200 per annum are, except when otherwise required
    by law, to be made in the name of the Governor by
    Ministerial Heads of Departments.

19. Appointments to offices are to be made subject
    to the provisions of the Civil Service Act, and are
    with all convenient speed to be gazetted. The War-
    rants of Appointment are to be prepared in the
    various Ministerial Offices, and duly recorded.

The Colonial Secretary corresponds with and has
under his special control the following Departments:---
Agent-General; Public Domains; Public Buildings;
Museum; Colonial Architect; Audit Office; Patent
Office; Registrars of Births, &c.; Registrars of
Marriages; Chief Messenger and Housekeeper;
Government Printing; Inspector of Stores; Geolo-
gical and Meteorological; Electoral; Lunatics; Pub-
lic Health; Weights and Measures; Government
Annuities.

The Colonial Secretary also corresponds with-
The Judges of the Supreme Court; the Speaker of
the Legislative Council; the Speaker of the House
of Representatives; Clerk of Executive, and Clerks
of both Houses of Parliament; the Superintendents
of Provinces; Chairman, County of Westland.

Colonial Treasurer corresponds with, and has under
his directions ---Treasury; Public Trustee; Trust
Funds; Provincial Auditors; Receivers Land Re-
venue; Imperial Pensions Office; Sinking Fund
Commissioners; Registrars of Joint Stock Com-
panies.

Postmaster-General has under his directions-
Postal Department; Telegraph.

Minister for Native Affairs has under his direc-
tions-European and Native Officers of Native
Department; Native Lands Court; Militia and
Volunteers; Defence; Confiscated Lands; Native
Reserves; Native Land Purchase; Inspector of
Surveys.

Minister of Justice has under his directions-
Attorney-General; Land Transfer; Deeds Registry;
Registrars of Supreme Court; District Courts;
Resident Magistrates' Courts; Petty Sessions; Jus-
tices of the Peace; Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors;
Coroners; Jurors; Bankruptcy.

The Commissioner of Stamps has under his direc-
tion the Stamp Department.

Commissioner of Customs has under his direc-
tions-Customs Offices and Services; Distilleries;
Marine.

Secretary for Crown Lands and Minister of Immi-
gration has under his directions-Commissioners of
Crown Lands; Immigration, under Immigration and
Public Works Act.

Minister for Public Works has under his direc-
tion-Public Works, under Immigration and Public
Works Act.

Regulations for Civil Service.

Wellington, 18th January, 1873.

THE following Regulations, under the provisions
of "The Civil Service Act, 1866," which have
been approved by the Governor in Council, are
published for general information.

G. M. WATERHOUSE.

1. Hours of Business.

The various offices of Government are, except when
otherwise ordered, to be open to the public from
ten o'clock a.m. to four o'clock p.m., and on Satur-
days from ten o'clock a.m. to two o'clock p.m.
Officers are expected to be in attendance in ample
time to permit of the offices being in full working
order when opened to the public. The permanent
head or the chief clerk of each department or office
will be charged with the duty of seeing that these
hours are regularly observed by all officers, and will
report on the attendance of each officer in the depart-
ment or office at such times and in such manner as
may be directed by the responsible Minister. A
time book of the arrivals and departures is required
to be kept in each office, and laid before Ministerial
head of department every Monday morning.

2. Overtime.

All officers will be required to attend at their
offices for such longer period as may from time to
time be required for the completion of arrears of
work, or in consequence of any departmental or
public exigency; and no charge for overtime will be
allowed except where expressly authorized by Regula-
tions agreed to by the Governor in Council, unless
under the express authority of law.

3. Hours of Business to be devoted strictly to
   Business.

All officers are required to devote themselves, dur-
ing the hours of business, exclusively to the discharge
of their public duties. No officer will be allowed to
leave his office during such hours except on official