APRIL 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 501

Truck must be used save during daylight, and during fog
when the weather is sufficiently clear for a except specially
Signal to be plainly seen at a distance of half authorized.
a mile. But, when necessary to use Ballast
Trains at night or during a fog, a lighted Red
Tail-lamp, and two lighted Side-lamps show-
ing White Lights forward and Red to the
rear, must be attached to the last vehicle of
the Train. By day the usual Tail-lamp must
always be attached to the last vehicle.
447. Any accident to a Train or Engine, or Intelligence of
any serious failure of, or obstruction to, the accidents to be
Works, which cannot be immediately repaired, promptitude
must be reported as soon as possible, by Tele- and despatch.
graph or otherwise, to the Inspector of Per-
manent Way, to the Stationmasters on each
side of the place, and to the Signalman of an
intervening Signal Station. In despatching
intelligence of, or in summoning assistance to,
any such accident or failure, two Platelayers
must be sent as quickly as possible, one to the
adjoining Gang in each direction, and they,
having given the information, must return at
once. From the next Gang a Platelayer must Assistance to be
be sent to the next more distant Gang, and summoned and
so on until the information of the acci- rendered.
dent has reached the nearest Telegraph Sta-
tion in each direction, and until sufficient
assistance has been provided. The Gangers
and Platelayers of each Gang, excepting one
man left on each length, are to proceed with-
out loss of time to the place where their
services are required, and the Line is to be
secured with all possible speed.
448. If any Platelayer or other Workman Platelayers or
should find any defect or obstruction on the others finding
Line, he must remain at the place, give the defects on line.
Signal to any approaching Train, and send for must remain at
assistance to secure the Line. place.
No dangerous defect shall be left unwatched
until secured.
449. Each Ganger will be held responsible General duties
for keeping the whole of his length clear and of ganger of
platelayers.
safe, and all Works upon it in good repair.
He must maintain in good order the banks Maintenance of
and cuttings, must keep all watercourses and works.
catchwater-drains clear, must examine and
sound rock-cuttings and tunnels, examine all
the loose timber lying on the steep slopes
above the Railway, remove all unsafe portions
of rock or loose timber without delay, and
immediately report to the Inspector such work
as is required, but which is beyond the strength
of his Gang to perform.
Any defect on the Line must be immediately Permanent way
remedied, and all ordinary repairs effected on bridges in
with the least possible delay. Where any charge of
Bridge-structures have been specially placed in gangers.
charge of a Bridge Inspector or Bridge Fore-
man, the rails, sleepers, and fastenings upon
such structures are nevertheless in the sole
charge of the Ganger of the length, who is
responsible to make good any defect therein.
The Ganger is also responsible, should any
dangerous defect occur in a Bridge or structure,
to put up the "Danger" Signals, and to report
at once to the Inspector of Permanent Way
and, if possible, to the Bridge Inspector. He
must not, however, interfere with the Bridge-
structure itself otherwise than to prevent fur-
ther damage, if in his power to do so. The
Ganger must also report to the Inspector of
Permanent Way slight defects in Bridge-
structures as they occur, and the Inspector
must then acquaint the Foreman of Works.
450. Except where other special instruc- Daily inspection
tions are issued by the Engineer, each Ganger of the line.
is responsible to have the whole of his length
carefully examined before the passing of
the first Passenger Train every morning on
week-days, and on Sundays where Passen-
ger Trains are run, whether the weather be
wet or dry. He must either do this himself,
or specially appoint one or more trustworthy
and experienced men of his Gang to do
this duty. He must satisfy himself that the
inspection by his men is properly done, and
report every case of neglect. Once in every
week the Ganger must personally inspect
the whole of his length himself. During
the daily inspection, loose keys or other
fastenings must be secured, joints, line, level,
cant, and gauge must be examined, and the
whole length must be ascertained to be in safe
running order; or, if otherwise, the necessary
Signals must be shown forthwith. Each
Ganger and Platelayer, when walking over his
length to examine it, must have with him a
supply of nuts and spikes, a hammer, spanner,
and gauge. All Points and Crossings must be
kept carefully adjusted, and the Ganger must
report if they are not kept properly cleaned
and oiled; but at Stations or Sidings where
there is no Stationmaster, they must be
cleaned and kept in order by the Ganger.
The Ganger must see that all Points on the
Main Line are fitted with locks, and that the
pins and cotters hold the Points tight, and
that all Sidings from the Main Line have stop-
blocks fixed with their locks in working order.
At all Sidings where there is no Traffic
Officer in charge, the Ganger of the length is
responsible to see that all Points on the Main
Line, and stop-blocks, are kept locked, and
must report when any such are left unlocked.
He must also see that any vehicle remaining
on such a Siding is properly spragged, or the
brake pinned down, and on Incline Sidings
the vehicles must stand close to the stop-block
at lower end of the Siding.
451. All unlined portions of walls and Inspection of
roofs of Tunnels are to be carefully and tunnels.
thoroughly searched, sounded, and examined,
at least once in every fortnight, unless other
special orders are issued by the Engineer, and
all loose or unsafe portions must be removed.
A proper Travelling-stage is to be used for
this purpose, so that the whole roof and sides
may be properly reached. This work must be
done at night, under protection of "Danger"
Signals, as prescribed in Rule 426.
452. When floods or storms are threaten- Vigilance in
ing, the Ganger must be on the alert; and times of floods
the men must be at hand ready to be sum- and storms.
moned at immediate notice, any hour, day or
night.
453. When any part of the Line is out of Inspection in
order, or at times of floods or heavy storms, stormy weather
the Line must in all cases be inspected before before first train.
the passing of the first Train in the morning,
notwithstanding that other orders may have
been given in accordance with Rule 450.
454. The Ganger must burn grass and weeds Line to be kept
before seed-time. He must keep weeds and clear of rubbish,
and over-
rubbish from Signal-wires, lop boughs of hanging trees.
trees or obstructions to the view of Sig-
nals or to Telegraph-wires; and when he
observes any Telegraph-pole unsafe, or Tele-
graph- or Signal-wires broken, slack, or en-
tangled, or touching each other or other ob-
jects, he must report the same to the Inspector
of Permanent Way. A Telegraph-pole in dan- Telegraph poles
ger of falling must be propped till the ar- to be kept
rival of the Telegraph Linemen. secured.
455. Each Ganger in case of flood must Watercourses
examine the action of the water through Cul to be watched
verts and Bridges. Should he apprehend dan- during floods.
ger to the works he must immediately show
the proper Signals, and inform the Inspector
by telegraph or otherwise as soon as possible,
and until the Inspector arrives he must take
precautionary measures to secure the safety of
the Line as far as he is able.
456. In case of any bush or other fire on the Fires.
Railway property or on the lands immediately
adjoining, whether such fire shall have been
originated by the Locomotive Engines or not,
all workmen within reach of the fire must, as
soon as they can leave the work they are upon
safe for the passage of trains, hasten to the
spot and try to put out the fire, and, if pos-
sible, prevent it spreading to the Fences or
other property.
457. All workmen employed upon the Rail Report origin of
way are to observe and note all circumstances fires and par-
coming to their knowledge in connection with ticulars of
the origin of any fire occurring on or adjoin- damage.
ing the Railway property; and when the fire
is extinguished, the Ganger is to report all
particulars as soon as possible to the Inspector
of Permanent Way.
458. No fire for cooking or any other pur- Care of fires
pose may be lighted outside the Railway pro- used for cook-
perty. Fires for cooking must be within the ing, &c.
Railway boundary, and great care must be
taken by all workmen, before leaving the spot,
to see that such fires are completely ex-
tinguished.
459. Each Ganger must keep the Fences on Repairs of
his portion of the Line in good repair; and in fences.