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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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insufficiency has been reported to, and an
acknowledgment obtained from, the proper
Officer.

28. All Special Orders and instructions con- Special orders
    nected with the working of the line must be must be in
    made in writing. writing.

29. Each Officer or Servant is required to Violation of
    report to his Superior Officer every instance rules to be
    of damage, derangement, irregularity, or viola- reported.
    tion of these Rules, of any kind whatsoever,
    that may come under his notice.

30. Each Officer or Servant of the Depart- Report any
    ment is specially invited to communicate to circumstance to
    his Superior anything calculated to promote increase safety
    the interests of the Department or the safety or comfort.
    and comfort of the public.
    All communications, messages, and reports
    are at all times to be made in writing, and
    signed by the writer, and no correspondence
    must be sent unless so signed.

31. No Report will be considered as a Reports must be
    Report unless made in writing. Every notice in writing.
    or communication from a Superior to a Sub-
    ordinate is to be acknowledged in writing.

32. Besides this book of Rules and Regula- Special rules
    tions, which are applicable to the whole system and regulations.
    of Railways in New Zealand, additional Special
    Rules and Regulations may be drawn up for
    each individual Line, and every Officer and Officers to see
    Servant must take care that he is furnished that they have
    with a copy of the same, which he shall copies of same.
    always have with him when on duty, and
    produce 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 Rules Nos. 4 and 25
    of this book.

33. No Person who ought to be acquainted All servants
    with the Rules and Regulations shall here- must be able to
    after be employed who cannot read and read and write.
    write.

34. All Officers and Servants employed in Pay.
    the Railway Department will be paid four-
    weekly, and, if possible, within fourteen days
    after payment is due.

35. All Servants must exercise proper care Coupling.
    in getting between vehicles for the purpose of
    coupling or uncoupling them.

36. Trespassing on the Railway must not Trespassing.
    be allowed, and no person must be permitted
    to walk on the Line unless provided with
    written or printed permission to do so, signed
    by a properly-authorized Officer of the Depart-
    ment. In the event of any person trespassing,
    and refusing to quit when requested to do so,
    the name and address of such person must be
    obtained, and the circumstances reported to
    the nearest Stationmaster.

37. Special Trains or Engines have fre- Special trains.
    quently to be run without previous notice of
    any kind; it is therefore necessary for the
    Staff along the line to be at all times prepared
    for Extra Trains or Engines.

38. Wherever the term "Main Line" is "Main line"
    used, it means the running Line of any Rail- means running
    way or Branch. line.
    Whenever the word "Train" is used, it "Train" in-
    must be understood to include "Light En- cludes light
    gines," i.e., Engine without a Train. engine.
    Whenever the words "Goods Train" are "Goods train"
    used, it must be understood to include includes goods,
    "Goods, Mineral, Cattle, and Ballast Trains." mineral, cattle,
    and ballast
    trains.

UNIFORM TIME TO BE KEPT.

39. Telegraph Time will be sent to all Rail- Telegraph time
    way Stations which have Telegraphic commu- sent daily.
    nication at 9 a.m. daily, and Clocks must be Clocks to be
    regulated accordingly. regulated.

40. In order to insure uniform time being Instructions.
    kept at all the Stations on the line to which
    time is not telegraphed, the following regula-
    tions must be strictly observed :—

(a.) Each Guard must, before starting on
his journey, satisfy himself that his Watch is
correct with the Clock at the Station from
which he starts, and must again compare it,
and regulate it if necessary, by the Clock at
the last Telegraph Station on his journey. If
there is no Telegraph at the Station at which
his journey ends, he must regulate the Station
Clock by his Watch on arrival.

(b.) The Guard in charge of first Passenger

or Mixed Train (starting after 9 a.m.) stopping
at all stations on the portion of the line over
which it runs, must, on his arrival at each
Station where there is no Telegraph, give the
Stationmaster or other person in charge the
precise time, in order that the Station Clock
may be regulated accordingly; and, in the
event of the time given by the Guard differ-
ing from that of the Station Clock, the latter
must be altered to agree.

(c.) The Stationmasters will be held respon-
sible for keeping their Clocks properly regu-
lated in accordance with this order, and must
at once report by telegraph to the Manager
any defects that may occur in their working,
in order that the necessary steps may be taken
for their immediate repair.

DESCRIPTION AND USE OF SIGNALS.

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

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

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

44. As regards Signals, it is the duty of Duty of every
    every Servant of the Department to prevent servant to pre-
    danger, by exhibiting the proper Signal in the vent danger.
    proper manner; and if, from accident, the
    proper Servant or Officer cannot perform his Any servant on
    duty, any other Servant on the spot must give spot to give sig-
    the signal required. nal if proper
    officer unable.

45. Red is a signal of "Danger"-Stop. Colour of
    Green is a signal for "Caution"-Pass on signals.
    slowly. White is a signal of "All right"-
    Go on.

HAND SIGNALS.

46. Hand signals will be made by hand or Hand signals.
    with flags by day; and with lamps by night
    or in foggy weather. The man signalling
    must face the engine.

47. A Red Flag, or, in the
    absence of flags, both arms
    raised above the head, denotes
    "Danger," thus:—

Day danger
signal.

48. A Green Flag, or one arm
    raised above the head, denotes
    "Caution," thus:—

Day caution
signal.

49. A White Flag, or one arm
    held in a horizontal position
    across the line, denotes "All
    right," thus:—

All right signal
by day.

50. A Green Light, or, in the absence of a Caution signal
    Green Light, a White Light waved slowly when given by
    from side to side, denotes "Caution"-Go night.
    slowly.