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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

and six, respectively, regulations were made under the authority of
“ The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890 ”
“ The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act Amend-
ment Act, 1891,” “ The Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1894,”
“ The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” and “ The Post Office Act, 1900 ”
(hereinafter termed “ the said Acts ”), for the purposes of the classi-
fication and regulation of the Post and Telegraph Department of the
Civil Service, and it is expedient to revoke such regulations, and to
make others in lieu thereof :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the authority vested in
him by the said Acts and by “ The Post and Telegraph Department
Act, 1902,” and “ The Post Office Act Amendment Act, 1906 ” (herein-
after included in the term “ the said Acts ”), and of all other autho-
rities in that behalf enabling him, and acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby
revoke the regulations as aforesaid, and, in pursuance of the authority
conferred upon him by the said Acts, doth hereby make the regula-
tions set forth in the Schedule hereto for the purposes hereinbefore
mentioned, and doth order that such regulations shall have effect
on and after the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,—

“ Department ” means the Post and Telegraph Department
as constituted under “ The Post and Telegraph Depart-
ment Act, 1894 ” :

“ Minister ” means the member of the Executive Council for the
time being holding the offices of Postmaster-General and
Minister of Telegraphs :

“ Secretary ” means the Secretary for the time being of the
Post and Telegraph Department :

“ Superintendent ” means the Superintendent of Electric Lines
for the time being.

2. Every person who desires to enter the service of the Department
   shall make application in his own handwriting, signed by him, and shall
   transmit therewith the certificates and information required by these
   regulations. He shall also indicate which branch of the Department
   he desires to enter.

3. Forms of application shall be obtainable at any post-office or
   telegraph-office in the colony.

CLERICAL DIVISION.

Junior Examination.

4. No person shall be entitled to enter the Clerical Division of
   the Department unless he has obtained a certificate of proficiency
   as defined by regulations under “ The Education Act, 1904.”

5. Any person producing such a certificate of proficiency shall be
   deemed to have passed the examination herein termed the “ junior
   examination.”

6. Any person otherwise qualified who is or has been attending
   any reputable private school shall be eligible for appointment to the
   Clerical Division upon proving to the satisfaction of the Secretary,
   or of some person appointed by him in that behalf, that the appli-
   cant has passed an examination equivalent in all material respects
   to that required for a certificate of proficiency in a public school under
   the control of an Education Board. In all other respects applicants
   shall conform to the general regulations for the time being in force
   relative to persons seeking admission to the Clerical Division.

7. Save in the case of persons skilled in electricity, telegraphy,
   or the like, every person entering the Clerical Division shall enter as a
   cadet, and shall be of the full age of fifteen years and not more than
   twenty years, shall be subject to the probation herein directed, and
   shall be conditionally appointed at the minimum salary allotted to
   cadets. Experts skilled in electricity or telegraphy, or in literature,
   science, or art, who have proved their qualifications to the satisfaction