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Inspection of Offices, Signals, and Carriages.
66. He is to inspect daily all Rooms and
Offices in connection with the Station, in order
to see that they are neat and clean, and also
ascertain that the Signals are in proper order.
Terminal Station Clerks must satisfy them-
selves that the Carriages are always started in
a clean and orderly condition.

Time to be taken from Guard. No Train to be started before appointed time.
67. Every Station Clerk in charge of a
Station where there is no telegraphic com-
munication is to take the time from the Guard
of the First Train, and NO TRAIN IS ON ANY
ACCOUNT TO BE STARTED from any Station
BEFORE ITS APPOINTED TIME.

Cleanliness of Servants.
68. He is to take care that all the Servants
come on duty clean in their persons and
clothes.

Stores. Economy in Stores.
69. He must be careful that all Stores sup-
plied for the Station are prudently and econo-
mically used, and that there is no waste of gas,
oil, grease, coal, wood, or stationery.

Closing empty Carriages.
70. He must cause the windows to be closed
and the doors locked of all spare Carriages
standing at his Station, so as to exclude the
rain and dust, and prevent the Cushions being
stolen.

Neglect of duty.
71. He is to report, without delay, neglect of
duty on the part of any one under his charge;
and, in case of complaint against any man, he
is to communicate the particulars as soon as
possible to his Superior Officer.

Power of suspension.
72. The Station Clerk has the power to sus-
pend any servant under him, where the con-
duct of the servant is such as to require that
course, either with regard to the safety of the
public or the interests of the Service. He
must, however, report the matter immediately
to the Manager.

Temporary Guards.
73. Terminal Station Clerks must be very
strict in their selection of Porters sent to per-
form Guards' duty temporarily. The smartest,
most intelligent, and best educated men must
be employed on such occasions.

Absence without leave.
74. No Station Clerk is allowed to be absent
without leave from the Manager, except from
illness, in which case he must immediately in-
form the Manager, and send a doctor's certi-
ficate, and take care that some competent per-
son is intrusted with his duties.

Passenger Trains take precedence of other Trains.
75. Passenger Trains must take precedence
of Goods and Mineral Trains; and the latter
must not be started from any Station or Junc-
tion within ten minutes of the time of a Pas-
senger Train being due to leave. If, however,
the Station Clerk or Signalman is aware, from
facts which may come to his knowledge by
Telegraph or otherwise, that the Passenger
Train which is due to leave may not be ex-
pected for some time, he will be justified in
despatching the Goods or Mineral Train,
taking care specially to warn the Engineman
and Guard of the Passenger Train when it
arrives, and to inform them of the precise
time when the Goods or Mineral Train was
despatched.

Disabled Trucks left short of destination.
76. When a Truck is left at a Station short
of its destination, in consequence of an axle-
box being hot, or from other cause, the Station
Master must take care that the goods are not
unnecessarily delayed. If the Truck cannot
speedily be put into running order, the contents
must be transferred to another Truck and for-
warded to their destination.

If no Wagons to leave, Engine to proceed.
77. A Station Clerk having no Wagons to
forward by a Train timed to call at his Station,
must exhibit to the Engineman the White
Hand Signal, on observing which the Engine-
man, if he has no Wagons to leave, may pro-
ceed without stopping.

78. Intermediate Station Masters who have Attaching Carriages or Wagons, wayside.
    to attach Carriages or Wagons, should have
    them quite ready by the Time the Train arrives,
    and, if possible, so arrange them as to prevent
    unnecessary shunting.

79. Persons not employed in the service, or Trespassers.
    not about to travel by the Trains, have no right
    of access to the Station; but no person is to
    be excluded from the platforms without suffi-
    cient or special reasons. The Booking Offices
    must be kept perfectly private, and the public
    must not have access behind the counter of
    any Station, or be furnished with information
    not intended for them. Office to be kept private.

80. The Booking Office must never be left Competent person in charge of Booking Office.
    during the Hours of Business without a com-
    petent person in charge, and the Window of
    the Booking Office must be Open, for the pur-
    pose of issuing Tickets, at least Fifteen Time for
    Minutes before each Train is due to start. On issuing
    Race Days and other Holidays, Tickets must be Tickets
    sold at all times. before Train
    starts.

81. If the Guard or Station Clerk have Passengers not produc-
    reason to suspect that any Passenger is or has ing their Tickets.
    been travelling upon the Railway without
    having paid any Fare, or the proper Fare, he
    may require such person to produce his Ticket;
    and every Passenger, before leaving the Rail-
    way premises at the end of the journey, is to
    be required to deliver up his Ticket. If any
    Passenger shall refuse or be unable to produce
    a proper Ticket, or shall commit any other
    offence against the By-laws or Regulations
    of the Railway relating to Travellers by the
    Railway, the case shall be immediately investi-
    gated by the Station Clerk where the occur-
    rence may take place, who is to exercise his
    discretion as to the proceedings to be taken,
    always reporting what has been done.

82. The power of detention is to be exer-Detention of Passengers.
    cised with great caution, and never where the
    address of the party is known, or adequate
    security offered for his appearance to answer
    the charge. When it is necessary to detain
    any person, such detention shall not con-
    tinue for a longer period than is absolutely
    necessary, and the party shall be conveyed
    before a Magistrate with as little delay as
    possible.

83. The power of detention for offences is Detention of Passengers.
    limited to the person of the Passenger, and
    does not extend to his Luggage; but the
    Luggage may be detained for the Fare, in case
    it is not intended to proceed against the owner
    for a penalty, such Luggage being subject to a
    lien for the amount of the Fare.

84. As it is the intent which constitutes the Detention of Passengers.
    offence, it is very desirable that the power of
    detention should be exercised with caution and
    discretion, as cases may frequently occur of
    persons unintentionally travelling beyond the
    distance for which they have paid their Fare, or
    even against their wish, and to their inconveni-
    ence; and the right of detention is applicable
    only in cases of Passengers travelling without
    having first paid their Fare, or in cases of what
    is termed over-riding by parties who, knowingly
    and wilfully, proceed beyond the place to which
    they are booked, not only without previously
    paying the additional Fare for the additional
    distance, but also with intent to avoid payment
    thereof.

85. No Engine or Vehicle of any kind must, Protect Line by Signals when Shunting.
    under any circumstances, be allowed to run