Sept. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1669

and land below low-water mark in Ryan’s Creek, Patterson’s Inlet, Stewart Island, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a wharf in the position shown on, and in accordance with, plan marked M.D. 2275, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington:

And whereas the said licensees have asked that the said Order in Council of the third day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, may be revoked:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, and in exercise of all the powers enabling him in that behalf, doth hereby revoke and determine the said recited Order in Council, and every right, power, and privilege conferred thereby or intended so to be.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under “The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1896.”

RANFURLY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of August, 1900.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Government Railways Act, 1894,” and “The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1896,” and of all other powers and authorities him enabling in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the respective regulations made under the above-mentioned Acts on the twentieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and the thirtieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and gazetted respectively on the twenty-third day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and the sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto, and doth hereby declare that this Order in Council and the regulations hereby made shall come into force on the tenth day of September next.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS.

1. IN these regulations—“department” means that branch of the public service employed in connection with the Government railways open for traffic; “Minister” means the Minister for Railways; “member” means any person in the permanent employment of the department.

Admission to the Service.

2. No person shall become a member of the department unless he makes application in that behalf in his own handwriting, on the form to be obtained from the General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, Wellington, or from the officers in charge of the various districts throughout the colony, which form must be properly filled in, and supported by the following documents:—

(a.) Registrar’s certificate of birth, or duly stamped statutory declaration of date of birth.

(b.) Originals of education certificates.

(c.) Two satisfactory testimonials as to character from well-known individuals.

(d.) A satisfactory testimonial from last employer (if any) as to ability and character, or satisfactory explanation why such testimonial is not procurable.

3. Persons may be temporarily employed in any branch of the department in cases where the Minister is satisfied that the exigencies of the department so require.

4. No person shall become a member if two or more persons belonging to his family are already members (family to include father, mother, and their children).

5. No person shall become a member unless he possesses the educational qualification following, that is to say,—

In the case of a labourer, surfaceman, or platelayer, the Third Standard of the Government schools, or its equivalent;

In the case of a cadet (other than engineering or drafting) or cleaner, the Sixth Standard of the Government schools, or its equivalent;

In the case of an engineering or drafting cadet, the Junior Civil Service Examination;

In every other case, the Fifth Standard of the Government schools, or its equivalent.

6. For the purpose of determining the educational qualifications of every applicant the certificate of the Education Department shall be accepted:

Provided that in the absence of such certificate it shall be sufficient if the applicant furnishes a certificate from the proper authority that he has passed an equivalent examination elsewhere than in a Government school.

7. Applications must be addressed to the General Manager, Wellington, and will be recorded in the General Manager’s office.

8. Applications will lapse after being on hand for six months unless renewed before the expiration of that period, in all cases where the applicant has had due notice of this regulation, and if so renewed they shall continue to rank as on the date when they were first recorded.

9. No person shall become a member until and unless he passes a satisfactory medical examination (fee to be paid by the department) by a medical officer named by the department, and also finds such guarantee of fidelity as the Minister requires.

10. The age of the applicant at the time of his becoming a member shall not be less than the minimum nor greater than the maximum following:—

In the First Division—

As a cadet .. .. 15 to 17 years last birthday.

In the Second Division—

As a junior porter .. 18 "

" " surfaceman 18 "

" " striker .. 18 "

" " machinist 18 "

" " labourer .. 18 "

" rivet-boy .. 16 to 17 "

" cleaner .. .. 18 "

" surfaceman .. 24 to 34 "

" labourer .. 24 to 34 "

As an apprentice .. 15 "

11. No person shall become a member without the approval of the Minister, and all appointments to Subdivision I. of the First Division shall be made by the Governor.

Probation.

12. Except in the case of apprentices, every person who becomes a member after the date of these regulations shall be deemed to be on probation during the first three years.

13. Every member shall, during the period of probation, be deemed to be employed temporarily; and in no case shall he continue to be a member after the expiration of that period unless at such expiration the General Manager, or, in his absence, the Assistant General Manager, certifies that he is suitable and required.

14. Such certificate shall not be given—

(1.) In the case of a cadet (other than engineering or drafting), unless he—

(a.) Has passed an examination before a duly authorised officer of the Postal and Telegraph Department, and obtained from him a certificate that he is qualified as a telegraph operator, and that he has a sufficient knowledge of telegraph connections; and also,

(b.) Has passed an examination before a duly authorised Postal officer, and obtained from him a certificate that he has a knowledge of postal duties sufficient to fit him for duty at a combined railway, postal, and telegraph station:

(2.) In the case of an engineering or drafting cadet, unless he has passed the Senior Civil Service Examination:

Provided that in any case where, on the report of the General Manager made before the expiration of the period of probation, the Minister is satisfied that the cadet has not had reasonable opportunity of qualifying for or passing any such examination, the period of probation may be extended for such time, not exceeding twelve months, as the Minister thinks reasonable.

Provided also that cadets in other than the Traffic Branch may, at their own request, and on the authority of the General Manager, be exempted from qualifying in telegraphy and postal work; but in such case they will not be eligible for promotion or transfer to the Traffic Branch.

Duties and Discipline.

15. The duties to be performed by members, and the discipline to be generally observed in the performance of such duties, shall be as specified in the rules, regulations, and instructions of the department; and all members shall be subject thereto.

16. Apprentices shall be indentured to such railway officer as the Minister directs, and the indenture and apprenticeship shall terminate when the apprentice attains twenty-one years of age.

17. An apprentice, on attaining twenty-one years of age, and having served not less than five years’ apprenticeship, may, subject to the departmental certificate, be appointed in