Railway Service Rules and Regulations




Num. 31.

1101

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

OF

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1907.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1907.

Rules and Regulations for the Guidance
of all Members of the New Zealand
Government Railway Service.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of
March, 1907.

Present:

THE HON. W. HALL-JONES PRESIDING IN
COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers
conferred by “The Government Rail-
ways Act, 1900,” and “The Government
Railways Department Classification Act,
1901,” and of all other powers and au-
thorities 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 rules and regu-
lations made under the authority of “The
Public Works Act, 1876,” and of an
Order in Council made thereunder on the
sixth day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one, which rules and
regulations were gazetted respectively on
the twenty-eighth day of April, one thou-
sand eight hundred and eighty-one, and on
the twenty-seventh day of May, one thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and
in lieu thereof doth hereby make, for the
conduct of the traffic on the New Zealand
Government railways and for the guidance
and observance of all members of the New
Zealand Government Railways Depart-
ment, the rules and regulations set forth
in the Schedule hereto; and doth hereby
declare that this Order in Council and the
rules and regulations hereby made shall
come into force on the first day of July,
one thousand nine hundred and seven.

SCHEDULE.

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS.

For the purposes of these Rules and Regulations
the word “Member” shall mean and include
every person who is either permanently or casually
employed in the Railway Service.

  1. THIS Book is the property of the New
    Zealand Government, and must be de-
    livered up by the holder on his leaving
    the Service. Every Member supplied with
    this Book must make himself thoroughly
    acquainted with, and will be responsible
    for a knowledge of and compliance with,
    the whole of the following Rules and Re-
    gulations, and such Special Instructions
    as may from time to time be issued.

  2. All persons permanently employed in
    the service of the Department (except men
    working exclusively in workshops), and
    also all persons temporarily engaged on
    Permanent-way, or Works affecting the
    Running Lines, or in any way connected
    with the Train Services, must be supplied
    with, and have with them when on duty,
    and produce when required, a copy of these
    Rules and Regulations. Except as shown
    below, all persons above referred to must
    also be supplied with, and have with them
    when on duty, a copy of the current Work-



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🚂 Government Railway Service Rules and Regulations

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 March 1907
Railway regulations, Government railway service, Conduct of traffic, Employee conduct, Official rules
  • Plunket, Governor
  • W. Hall-Jones, Honourable