✨ Post Office Regulations
JUNE 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1567
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Postmasters and officers in charge of staffs have the grave responsibility cast upon them of seeing that the private habits of their assistants are beyond reproach, and their conduct not likely to bring them into trouble or to discredit the Department. Should any case come under review in which an employee has been allowed to drift into “fast” company or undesirable habits through the failure of proper check or oversight by his Postmaster or Officer in Charge, the circumstance will be seriously noticed. It need scarcely be pointed out that nothing bordering on espionage, or action likely to injure the self-respect of any employee, is necessary to enable responsible officers to keep in touch with the outdoor habits of the officers and other employees on their staffs.
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A Postmaster should be careful to see that each officer through whose hands official money passes accounts for it as soon as possible. The accounts of the counter-clerks should be examined at short and irregular intervals, and the Postmaster should personally ascertain that the officers responsible for the money-order and savings-bank cash, the sale of postage-stamps, &c., do actually possess the moneys and postage-stamps shown in their accounts. Stamps advanced for sale at the counter and the money-order and savings-bank cash should be checked daily, and, at any office where more than one officer is employed, the checking must be done by some one other than the officer who has immediate charge of the stamps or cash. Any neglect of this direction will render the Postmaster liable for any loss consequent thereon.
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The Chief Clerk at each chief post-office will act as examining officer of the stock of postage and revenue stamps of his Chief Postmaster. In this capacity he is subordinate to the Secretary alone.
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An officer of the Department is forbidden, on pain of dismissal, to borrow money from his subordinate, or to lend money to his superior officer. He is also strictly forbidden to become security for fellow-officers in raising a loan.
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No Postmaster or other officer may make use of any portion of official cash for private purposes. No breach of this rule will be excused.
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Officers are strictly forbidden to cash cheques for any officer of the Public Trust Department. They are also to understand that the Post Office is not to be made a medium for negotiating private cheques except as stated hereunder.
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Cheques drawn by local bodies, such as a County or Borough Council, may be cashed on the local body indemnify-
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