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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

He will likewise be held liable for any loss, damage, or expense which may be occasioned by his leaving without giving such notice.

44. No Member on leaving the Service is to be paid any money due to him until he shall have delivered up to his Superior Officer the Uniform, Signals, Books, Tools, or other property of the Department with which he has been supplied, and his Pass or Ticket, if provided with such. If any such article shall have been damaged by improper use, a deduction from any pay due to the Member will be made sufficient to cover the damage or supply a new article; or, if the pay be insufficient for such a purpose, he will be liable to make good the loss.

45. Unless specially authorised, Members are not to give Certificates of Service or Character, nor to take from the Public or Contractors articles sent in for trial, nor are they to give any Certificate or Testimonial regarding such articles.

46. Examinations of the Members, to test their acquaintance with the Rules, must be made from time to time as directed. Each Officer in charge will be held responsible for all Members under him knowing the Rules and all Instructions that may from time to time be issued; and, if necessary, he shall read and explain the Rules and Instructions to every Member employed under him.

47. Each Member of the Department is invited to communicate to or through his Superior Officer anything calculated to promote the interests of the Department or the Safety and Comfort of the Public.

48. All Special Orders and Instructions connected with the working of the Line must be made in writing.

49. Whenever the term “Main Line” is used it means the Running Line of any Railway or Branch, and the crossing-loop at any Station.

50. On Double Lines Trains must run on the Left-hand Line in the direction in which they are travelling.

51. (a.) Whenever the word “Train” is used it must be understood to include Light Engine—i.e., Engine without a Train.

(b.) Whenever the words “Goods Train” are used they must be understood to include Goods, Mineral, Stock, and Work-trains.

52. Whenever the term “Officer-in-Charge” is used in these Rules it must be understood to mean the Stationmaster, Signalman, or other Member who is in charge for the time being.

53. In the event of circumstances occurring which are not provided for in these Rules and Regulations, or in any other Instructions issued by the Department, the Members in such cases must be guided by their own prudence and judgment, always bearing in mind that the Public Safety is the first consideration.

UNIFORM TIME TO BE KEPT.

54. New Zealand Mean Time will be observed on all Lines. Time will be sent to all Railway Stations which have Telegraphic communication at 9 a.m. daily, and Clocks must be regulated accordingly.

55. Every Member connected with the Train Service, and every Ganger, Leading Hand in charge of Works, or any person who may be required to run a Trolley or Velocipede on the Main Line, must provide himself with a reliable watch, and keep it regulated to correct Railway Time.

SIGNALS.

56. The word “Signal-box” means any place where Signal Levers are worked from.

The word “Signalman” means any Member in charge of the working of Signals.

57. The strictest obedience must be given to all Signals. Members are not allowed to judge of the necessity for any of these Signals being shown, the responsibility resting with those exhibiting them.

58. It is the duty of every Member of the Department to prevent danger by exhibiting the proper Signal in the proper manner; and if, from accident, the proper Member cannot perform his duty, any other Member on the spot must give the Signal required.

59. All members employed on any duty connected with the Line must bear in mind that Trains may pass any part of the Line at any moment during the Day or Night, whether or not they are mentioned in the Time-tables or Train Advices; and the same precautions must always be taken in Signalling, whether Trains are expected or not.

60. RED is a Signal of DANGER—Stop.

GREEN MOVED is a Signal for CAUTION—Move slowly.

GREEN STEADY is a Signal for ALL RIGHT—Go on.

61. Any unusual Signal, or the Hand waved violently, denotes Danger, and the necessity for stopping immediately.

62. Signal Lamps must be lighted before it becomes dusk, and in Foggy Weather, or during Falling Snow.

63. No Signal must, under any circumstances, be operated without the knowledge and sanction of the Member on duty and in charge of it.

64. No new Signal must be brought into use, nor any alteration made in the position or use of any existing Signal, without the concurrence of the District Traffic Manager.

65. The absence of a Signal at a place and time where and when a Signal is ordinarily shown, or a Signal imperfectly exhibited, or the exhibition of a White Light at a place where a Green or Red Light ought to be seen, must be regarded as a Danger Signal.

66. Whenever Trains are required to run at hours when the Staff at certain Stations or Signal-boxes are not on duty Special Written or Printed Instructions will be issued specifying the conditions under which Fixed Signals may be