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and made temporary repairs, both linemen will, if necessary,
at once proceed to the scene of the fault for the purpose of
effecting permanent repairs. Any lineman disregarding this
rule will be severely dealt with.
342. In the event of two linemen sent out on the same
section to remove a fault meeting without either having dis-
covered it, they must at once retrace their steps, making a
more careful and searching examination of the line, so that
faults arising from other than ordinary causes may be detected
and removed.
343. A report by wire, if practicable, of the time of leaving
his office must be sent by the lineman to the Inspector of his
district whenever he leaves upon a repairing expedition; and
upon his return a similar report must be sent, together with an
account of the locality of the fault and cause of interruption,
giving in a concise manner all particulars, and especially the
exact time at which he effected such repairs as would enable
communication to be opened.
344. A diary will be furnished to each lineman in which,
on his return from a repairing expedition, there must be entered
a full account of each day’s occupation, and of the nature of the
interruption that had been found upon the line, where and how
it occurred, how and when it was removed, the extra labour, if
any, employed, and the exact time at which, supposing no other
fault to exist on the same wire at the same time, communication
could have been opened.
345. The lineman should also enter in his diary the date he
cleans or renews the batteries under his charge, the particulars
of forage received, and of line tools and material, stating
whether the latter is lying at the office or on the line. Material
used in repairs or despatched to other offices or sections must
also be entered.
346. It will be the duty of the lineman to keep his copy of
the journal posted up, so as to avoid delay in forwarding it at
the end of the month.
347. At the end of each month the lineman is to forward
to the District Inspector a copy of his diary for the month.
348. In order that linemen may be at all times ready and
able to execute repairs, they must have a sufficient stock of line
material and the necessary tools available. Requisition for
the supply of line material and tools should be forwarded to the
District Inspector at the end of every month, enclosed in the
lineman’s journal. No excuse for the absence of a sufficient
supply of either will be accepted. In cases where the whole or
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