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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

signed by the Officer under whose immediate
orders the applicant is employed.
Fines and 13. The Government reserve the right to
Rents may deduct from the pay of their Servants such
be deducted sums as may be imposed as Fines for neglect
from pay. of duty, and for Rent when the Servant is a
tenant of the Government.

Join 14. Every person, on joining the Service,
Benefit must become a member of the Benefit Society,
Society. should such a Society be formed.

Servants 15. Should any Servant think himself ag-
may memo- grieved at any time, he may memorialize the
rialize the Minister for Public Works; but in such cases
Minister for the memorial must be sent through the Mana-
Public ger, who will forward it through the proper
Works. channel. Any Officer or Servant who has
cause to complain of or make report against
Reports his Superior shall make the complaint within
against su- seven days after the occurrence of the matter
perior offi- so reported by him, otherwise such report will
cers to be be regarded as the result of malice, and not
made within from a conscientious desire to advance the
seven days. interests of the public service.

Free Passes. 16. Free Passes may be given to Workmen
and others travelling solely on Railway busi-
ness, by the Chief Officer or head man of the
Department to which they belong.

No man 17. Every person employed on the Railway
employed will (as far as practicable) have his ordinary
for any one specific duties assigned to him; but the Go-
duty only. vernment retain the right to assign to such
person the performance of any other duties
which the business of the Department may
render necessary.

Accident to 18. Should any casualty unfortunately occur
Passengers. to a Passenger, either from his own want of
caution or otherwise, the names and addresses
of Passengers or other persons who may wit-
ness the occurrence are if possible to be pro-
cured for after reference if required.

Private use 19. No Servant is allowed to convert to his
of Railway own use any article, the property of the Rail-
property way Department, and the fact of the article
forbidden. appearing to be waste or useless will not form
any excuse for its private appropriation. Every
Servant will be expected to inform his Superior
To report Officer immediately of any property which he
any pro- may observe exposed and liable to loss or
perty he waste, and to deliver up to him any found
may see property.
liable to loss
or damage.

Not to take 20. Officers or Servants of the Railway
legal pro- Department are not to take legal proceedings
ceedings on on behalf of the Government, nor show any
behalf of Go- document or book to persons not connected
vernment. with the Railway Department, nor deal with
Not to show any communication on a subject for which they
document or have no precedent, or with doubtful questions,
book to per- or to communicate directly or indirectly with
sons not con- the public Press, or any person or persons,
nected with without first obtaining instructions through
Railway Dept. the Head of his Department.
Not to com-
municate
infor-
mation.
Not to com-
municate
with public
Press.

Head men 21. Head men of Departments are at all times
of Depart- to remain until the entire business in their
ments. Departments is brought to a close for the day.

Orders for 22. All letters, orders for Stores, Stationery,
stores, sta- &c., or any other correspondence, must be ad-
tionery, &c. dressed to the Head Office, and no order will
be executed unless initialled by the Manager,
or his assistant, or other person deputed by
him.

Non-receipt 23. Ten days' stock of all Stores must
of Stores. always be kept on hand. Should the Stores
not arrive within twenty-four hours of being
advised, written notice must be sent to the
Storekeeper.

24. In every case where any person does not Apply for
    understand his duty, or any other subject on instructions
    which information may be sought, he must im- and infor-
    mediately apply for instruction to his Superior mation to
    Officer, and no excuse of want of knowledge superior
    will be admitted as an extenuation in the Officer if
    event of any irregularity or neglect. Every duty not
    person is strictly enjoined to read the whole of understood.
    the Rules over at least once a month, and an Rules to be
    examination of the men to test their acquaint- read over at
    ance with the Rules must be made at least least once
    once in three months by each Officer in charge a month.
    of men, who will be held responsible for all To be ex-
    persons under him knowing the Rules and amined in
    duties, and being acquainted with all orders least once
    that may from time to time be issued, and in three
    if necessary he shall read and explain the months.
    Rules and Instructions to every man employed Officer re-
    under him. sponsible
    under him
    that men
    know Rules.

25. Each Officer or Servant is required to Reports of
    report to his Superior Officer every instance of irregulari-
    damage, derangement, or irregularity, or viola- ties, &c.
    tion of these Rules, of any kind whatsoever, All commu-
    that may come under his notice. All commu- nications
    nications, messages, and reports from Servants to be in
    are at all times to be made in writing. No writing.
    report will be considered as a report unless made Not con-
    in writing. Every notice of communication sidered as
    is to be acknowledged in writing. report un-
    less in
    writing.

26. Besides this Book of Rules and Regula- Special
    tions, which are applicable to the whole system Rules and
    of Railways in New Zealand, additional Special Regulations.
    Rules and Regulations will be drawn up for
    each individual Line, and every Officer and officers to
    Servant must take care that he is furnished see that they
    with a copy of the same, which he shall always have copies
    have with him when on duty, and produce of same.
    when required, as provided by Rule No. 2,
    and shall make himself acquainted with that
    portion relating to the Line on which he is
    working, as directed by Rule No. 3 of this
    Book.

27. All Officers and Servants employed in Pay.
    the Railway Department will be paid four-
    weekly, and two weeks' pay will be kept in
    hand.

SIGNALS.

28. The PUBLIC SAFETY, which must be the Public safety
    chief care of every Officer and Servant of the chief care
    Railway Department, being mainly dependent of every
    on the proper use and observance of the Signals, officer.
    all persons employed, whose duties are in any way All servants
    connected with the service of the Line, are to make
    therefore particularly required to make them- themselves
    selves familiar with all the Codes and Instruc- familiar with
    tions relating to Signalling which are now or instructions
    may hereafter be issued from time to time. relating to
    signalling.

29. All persons employed on any duty con- Precautions
    nected with the Line must bear in mind that by signalling
    Engines may pass any part of the Line at all adopted at
    hours or at any moment during the day or night, all hours.
    whether or not they are mentioned in the Time Engines may
    Bills, or Signalled in any way; and the same pass at any
    precautions must always be taken in Signalling, moment of
    WHETHER ENGINES ARE EXPECTED OR NOT. day or night.

30. The FIRST DUTY in every case must be Signals a
    that relating to SIGNALS. first duty.

31. RED is a signal of Danger-STOP. Colour.
    GREEN is a signal of caution-PROCEED
    SLOWLY.
    WHITE is a signal of All Right-GO ON. Description.
    These signals will be made by Flags in the
    daytime, and by Lamps at night and in foggy
    weather.