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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1877.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1877.

Rules and Regulations for the Conduct of the Traffic,
and for the Guidance of the Officers and Men in the
service of the New Zealand Railway Department.

IN accordance with an Order in Council made the 17th
day of April, 1877, the following Rules and Regula-
tions are declared to be made for the conduct of the
traffic and for the guidance and observance of the officers
and men employed on the New Zealand Railways, in
substitution of all previous issues.

JOHN CARRUTHERS,
Engineer-in-Chief.

Dated 18th day of April, 1877.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Book, pro-
perty of the
Government

1. This Book is the property of the New
   Zealand Government, and must be delivered
   up by the holder on his leaving their service.

Every one
employed to
make copy of
Rules.

2. Every Station Clerk, Goods Clerk, Booking
   Clerk, Engineman, Fireman, Guard, Brakesman,
   Switchman, Policeman, Signalman, Gateman,
   Ganger, Platelayer, and Foreman, or any person
   temporarily employed in any or either of the
   above capacities, is to be supplied with, and shall
   have with him when on duty, and produce when
   required, a copy of these Rules and Regulations,
   and a Time Table of the Trains.

Every one
employed to
make
himself
acquainted
with all
Rules.

3. Although the Rules and Regulations
   given hereafter, under different heads, are made
   specially for the observance of the Servants
   employed in doing the work required by such
   Rules and Regulations, yet every Servant must
   make himself thoroughly acquainted with the
   whole of them; and every Servant will be held
   responsible for a knowledge of, and compliance
   with, the whole.

Attendance.
Obedience
to orders.

4. Each Servant is to devote himself exclu-
   sively to the Government service, attending
   during the regulated hours of the day, and re-
   siding wherever he may be required. He is
   to obey promptly all instructions he may re-
   ceive from persons placed in authority over
   him, and conform to all the Regulations of the
   Department.

5. He will be liable to immediate dismissal Dismissal
   for disobedience of orders, negligence, miscon- for miseon-
   duct, or incompetency.

6. The pay of all Officers and Servants will Pay stopped
   be stopped from the moment of their being during sus-
   suspended, and the pay will not be allowed pension.
   except in the event of entire acquittal of the
   charge for which the person was suspended.

7. No instance of intoxication on duty will Intoxication
   ever be overlooked; such an offence will render
   the party committing it liable to instant
   dismissal, and punishment by a Magistrate.
   The Servants are forbidden to take, or have
   in their possession, spirits or liquors, when on
   duty.

8. Any Servant using improper language, or Improper language.
   cursing and swearing, while on duty, or com- Incivility to
   mitting any act of rudeness or incivility to Passengers.
   Passengers, or receiving any gratuity from the Receiving
   public, will be liable to fine or dismissal.
   gratuity.

9. Every Servant receiving uniform must Uniform.
   appear on duty clean and neat, and, if any
   article provided by the Government shall have
   been improperly used or damaged, such Ser-
   vant will be required to make it good.

10. No Servant is allowed, under any circum- Absence
    stances, to absent himself from his duty with- without
    out permission of his Superior Officer. In case
    of sickness, a doctor's certificate must be sent
    to his immediate Superior Officer, who will then
    send it to the Chief of the Department under
    which he is employed.

11. No Servant is allowed to quit the Rail- Leaving the
    way Service without giving four weeks' pre- Service.
    vious notice. And, in case he quits without
    such notice, all pay then due to him shall be
    forfeited. He will likewise be held liable for
    any loss, damage, inconvenience, or expense
    which may be occasioned by his leaving with-
    out giving such notice. On leaving the Ser-
    vice, he must deliver up his uniform and other
    property of the Government.

12. Application for leave of absence must be Leave of
    made, in writing, to the Manager, counter. absence.