New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 66

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 66

have so passed such examination, and every such application shall be accompanied by documentary proof thereof, and entry made in the order of application.

NON-CLERICAL DIVISION.

No person, except as hereinafter provided, shall be eligible for appointment in the Non-clerical Division who is over thirty-five years of age, and no other person shall be so eligible until he has produced to the Secretary or Superintendent certificates of good health and good moral character, in the same manner and to the like effect as required from persons entering the Clerical Division, and also of having passed the examination hereinafter mentioned.
Every person seeking appointment in the Non-clerical Division shall be required to produce a certificate that such person has passed the Fourth Standard examination, as defined by regulations under “The Education Act, 1904,” or an examination which, in the opinion of the Minister, is equivalent in all material respects thereto.
Applications for appointment in this Division shall be made to the Secretary or Superintendent, and applicants shall produce the requisite evidence that they possess the qualifications necessary for the work of the office.
Any person over thirty-five years of age who has been temporarily employed previous to reaching such age, and whose employment has been continuous, shall be eligible for appointment to the Non-clerical Division on production of a certificate that he has passed the Fourth Standard examination or an examination equivalent thereto.
Females will be admitted as cadettes, but they will be appointed only to such vacancies as are suitable to females. They will belong to the Non-clerical Division only, but will be required to produce the certificates prescribed for cadets in the Clerical Division. The age for admission for females is between sixteen and twenty-five years. Not more than two persons of the same family shall be employed in the Department at one time (see CLERICAL DIVISION). Not more than one daughter in a family shall be eligible for appointment as a telephone-exchange cadette. Married women are not eligible for appointment, and females must resign when they marry. The Governor, during the period of probation, may at any time dismiss any cadette from the Department for any reason which may be deemed sufficient.
The names of applicants in the Non-clerical Division shall be entered in a register kept by the Secretary at the General Post Office, and such names shall be kept on the register and removed therefrom under the same conditions as and not other than those prescribed for registration and removal of names of applicants in the Clerical Division.
Appointments in the Non-clerical Division shall be made by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister.
Appointments of telegraph message-boys and night-watchmen shall be made by the Secretary.
Officers in the Non-clerical Division and telegraph message-boys shall be eligible for employment, on promotion, in the Clerical Division; but in any such case the provisions applicable in respect of examinations in such division, or the equivalent thereof, shall extend and apply to such officers and message-boys.

TELEGRAPH MESSAGE-BOYS.

Telegraph message-boys must be not less than thirteen and not more than sixteen years of age. They must have passed the Fifth Standard, as defined by regulations under “The Education Act, 1904,” and produce certificates in writing of sound bodily health and good moral character. An educational certificate from any reputable private school will be accepted upon proof to the satisfaction of the Secretary, or of some person appointed by him in that behalf, that the applicant has passed an examination equivalent in all respects to that required for the said Fifth Standard. Preference will be given to boys who have obtained a certificate of competency in the Sixth Standard, and still further if the certificate be one of proficiency.
Message-boys shall be eligible for promotion to any branch of the Non-clerical Division for which they may be qualified, and

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1907, No 66

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🏛️ Regulations for the Classification and Regulation of the Post and Telegraph Department (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated29 July 1907
KeywordsRegulations, Post and Telegraph Department, Classification, Civil Service, Non-clerical Division, Examinations, Appointments, Age limits, Health certificates, Moral character, Female employees, Cadettes, Telegraph message-boys, Promotions

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