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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND SICKNESS IN PERMANENT FORCE.

285. Men prevented from performing their duty through wounds or illness incurred through the performance of their duty shall receive their full pay. Men prevented from performing their duty through ordinary sickness, or accident whilst off duty, shall have 1s. 6d. per day stopped out of their pay. Men prevented from performing their duty through sickness incurred by their own misconduct shall forfeit all their pay with the exception of 1s. 6d. per day, which shall be paid for their rations.

286. Men receiving injuries while on duty of such a nature as to incapacitate them for a continuous period of upwards of three months shall, on the expiration of that term, if so recommended by a medical officer of the Permanent Force, be granted leave on such pay and for such term as the Minister may determine.

287. When a man is considered by his O.C. to be, through being frequently on the sick-list, physically unfit for the service, a Board consisting of three medical officers shall be convened, and the report of the case shall be forwarded to the O.C.P.F., who in turn will forward the report through the usual channel to headquarters.

LEAVE.—PERMANENT FORCE.

288. An annual leave of not in any case exceeding fourteen days may be granted to officers of the Permanent Force by O.C. the District, or, in the case of officers at headquarters by O.C.P.F. It should when possible be arranged that, in the case of leave of officers on detachment duty, the station should be left in charge of an officer. Only in most exceptional cases shall leave be granted when this cannot be done.

289. Officers returning from leave must make themselves thoroughly acquainted with all orders issued during their absence. Ignorance of orders shall not be accepted as an excuse.

290. N.C.Os. and good-conduct men may be allowed leave of absence for a period not exceeding twelve days, on full pay, during each year by the O.C.P.F., provided the exigencies of the service permit of their absenting themselves from duty. Such leave of absence may be extended for another week, without pay, under special circumstances. N.C.Os. and men may under very special circumstances, in addition to the ordinary leave hereinbefore mentioned, be granted special leave of absence for an additional twelve days by the Commandant, on the recommendation of the O.C.P.F., on full pay.

291. In all applications for leave of absence it must be stated at what periods and for what length of time the applicant has been absent during the twelve months previous to the date of application.

292. All applications for leave of absence must be made in writing, and the intended address of the applicant must always be stated.

293. Before any man can obtain a furlough he must have been dismissed his drills, his kit must be complete, he must be out of debt, and he must be a man of good character. Leave is not to be granted to any man until he has been three months clear of the defaulter-book.

294. All leave that a man obtains which causes his absence from his duty shall be reckoned as a day’s leave, and as such deducted from his annual furlough. A return of passes or leave shall be furnished monthly to the O.C.P.F.

295. Every N.C.O. or man proceeding on pass is to leave his address with the O.C. the detachment, so that any orders may be readily communicated to him ; and he must at all times be prepared to rejoin on the shortest notice.

296. Leave shall not be allowed to accumulate.

MARRIAGE.

297. No officer or N.C.O. of the Permanent Force shall marry without the permission of the Minister.

298. No man who joins the Permanent Force after the coming into force of these regulations shall, unless under special circumstances, be granted permission to marry until he has two years’ service.

SERVANTS.

299. Men-servants shall not be allowed unless under special agreement and with the authority of the Minister.