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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

cate it should be stated in what condition the arms, &c.,
issued to him were returned, and his certificate should
then be forwarded to headquarters, whence a new one
will be supplied for his successor.

103. No constable will load or discharge his firearms
     unless ordered to do so by his superior officer, or in case
     of emergency.

104. Every mounted constable will be held strictly
     responsible for the state of the saddlery in his charge;
     and any damage done to any article supplied by the
     Government, unless satisfactorily accounted for, will be
     repaired at his expense.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

105. An officer applying for leave of absence will submit the name of the member of the force who will act for
     him, and such member of the force will be held responsible for the discharge of that officer’s duties during his
     absence.

106. Leave of absence granted to an officer of the
     force will not be extended, except in cases of urgent
     necessity, which must be clearly shown by the officer
     applying. In the event of illness being the plea for an
     extension of leave, a medical certificate must accompany
     the application.

107. Sergeants and constables will be allowed leave of
     absence according to the following scale: For any period
     not exceeding twelve days, on full pay; above twelve,
     without pay, except under special circumstances, to be
     decided by the Commissioner.

108. Officers in charge of districts may occasionally
     grant leave of absence to their subordinates for periods
     not exceeding twelve days, but not beyond the boundary
     of their respective districts, unless under special circumstances, which should be reported to the Commissioner.

109. Applications for leave of absence for more than
     twelve days must, in every case, be submitted for the
     approval of the Commissioner.

110. Members of the force obtaining leave will not
     take with them any part of their arms or appointments,
     or any Government horse, and will report themselves to
     the senior officer of the force at or near whose station they
     may be residing while on leave.

111. In every application for leave of absence it must
     be stated at what period, and for what length of time the
     applicant had previously obtained leave of absence.

112. Members of the force when on leave will be subject to every order, rule, and regulation of the force, and
     will be liable to be called on to act, and to the consequences
     of any breach of discipline or good order, as if they were
     on duty; and all members of the force will report all
     cases of misconduct, on the part of men on leave of absence,
     coming under their notice.

REQUISITIONS.

113. Requisitions for district supplies of stores,
     stationery, &c., will be forwarded to the Commissioner.

114. Requisitions for station supplies will be signed
     by the non-commissioned officer or constable in charge of
     the station, and addressed to the officer in charge of the
     district, and no requisition whatever will be attended to
     unless it contains particulars of former supply, how disposed of, and the quantity and condition of stock on
     hand. Stores, such as utensils for cooking and domestic
     use, are not provided by Government for the private use
     of families of the members of the police force.

115. For the purpose of procuring forage for police
     travelling and absent from police-stations, or procuring
     conveyance for constables or prisoners, and other services
     of the kind, a Requisition-book will be given to each member of the force in charge of a station, who, when any
     supplies or services of the nature are required, will fill up
     one of the forms and give it to the party making the
     supply or performing the service, stating on the back of
     the requisition the amount of the charge.

116. On a requisition so completed being presented,
     attached to the Government form of account, and duly
     certified, payment will be made; but, should it appear
     that a requisition has been given for any supply that was
     not required for the public service, the charge will be
     paid, and the amount deducted from the pay of the
     member of the force by whom it was issued.

117. In making these requisitions, particulars will be
     entered in the counterfoil of the book, which will be carefully preserved for reference, a note being made therein
     when the account is rendered for payment. When no
     contract exists, a certificate should be added that the
     price charged is according to the current rate.

BARRACKS, STABLES, ETC.

118. Officers in charge of districts will be held responsible for the good repair of all buildings and premises
     occupied by the department under their charge, and no
     alteration or addition must be made to any Government
     building, nor must any building be erected on a reserve,
     without special authority.

119. All damages are to be promptly reported to the
     proper officer; and when occurring through carelessness
     or negligence, the party in charge at the time will be
     responsible.

120. If a member of the force report himself unfit for
     duty from illness he will, if required, produce a medical
     certificate, and the officer in charge will note the circumstance in the Occurrence-book.

121. An immediate report will be made of any man
     who absents himself from duty or from quarters without
     leave.

122. No man will leave his barracks without acquainting the sergeant or constable on duty where he is to be
     found, or go from his station any greater distance than a
     quarter of a mile without permission.

123. No poultry, cows, horses, or other animals
     shall be kept by the police without permission.

124. The police shall keep every part of their barrack,
     its approaches, passages, and yards clean and in order.
     Manure-pits must be placed at a sufficient distance from
     the barrack to prevent any nuisance therefrom. Manure,
     if not used on the station, should, when practicable, be
     exchanged for bedding.

125. The windows of police buildings will be kept clean,
     opened whenever the weather will admit, and instantly
     repaired whenever required at the cost of the member of
     the force chargeable with the damage.

126. If any officer on inspection find any article of
     bedding requiring to be washed, he will order it to be
     done at the expense of the person using it.

127. The following rules in regard to hours will,
     where practicable, be observed at all police-stations in
     the colony: All constables, with the exception of those
     who have been employed on night duty, will rise in the
     morning not later than six in the summer and seven in
     the winter, and they will dress and have their bedding
     neatly folded during the next half hour, and the rooms
     swept and set in order immediately afterwards.

128. The hours for meals will be fixed by the officer
     in charge of the district and posted in the dining-room.
     At half-past ten p.m. such men as have not leave or are
     not on duty will go to bed; and all lights and fires, except
     such as are authorized to be kept up during the night,
     will be extinguished by eleven o’clock.

129. The mounted constables will attend morning
     stable-parade at six in the summer and seven in the
     winter. Horses, after being watered, should be properly
     groomed and fed. At noon, horses not at work will be
     again watered and fed. The hours for evening stables
     will be half-past four in winter and five in summer, when
     the horses will be taken to water, and on returning be
     groomed, fed, and bedded down for the night, every
     man’s saddle and bridle being properly cleaned and carefully placed on the saddle-rack,