1372
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 38

mentioned in clause 42 hereof until the salary attached to his official position in the Post and Telegraph Departmental List reaches one hundred and thirty pounds. Any sum representing the difference between the salary attached to his official position and a salary of one hundred and thirty pounds shall be regarded as a gratuity only.

42. An officer who is married, or is a widower or a widow with a child or children, and is drawing a salary of less than one hundred and fifty pounds per annum, shall be paid a sum additional to salary of ten pounds per annum until the salary reaches the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds per annum. When the difference between the annual salary and one hundred and fifty pounds is less than ten pounds, a sum equal to the difference only shall be paid.

43. Officers in the Second, Third, and Fourth Grades of the Twelfth Class who have been fifteen years or upwards in the service of the Department, if favourably reported upon in regard to conduct and efficiency, may be granted, at the discretion of the Minister, good-conduct money at the rate of sixpence per day.

FIRST DIVISION.

Vacancies.

44. When a vacancy occurs in the First Division which it is expedient to fill, the Minister shall submit to the Governor the names of three of the senior officers of the Department, and shall, with due regard to special qualifications and aptitude, as well as seniority in class or grade, nominate from these the officer he deems best qualified to fill the vacancy; and the Governor, after due consideration of the seniority, merit, and suitability of such officer, and of the special qualifications and aptitude requisite for the discharge of the duties of the office to be filled, may appoint such officer to the vacancy.

45. Should the Minister consider that there is no officer suitable to fill the vacancy, he may report accordingly, and the Governor shall thereupon act as he may think fit.

CLERICAL DIVISION.

Promotions and Vacancies.

46. Vacancies in the several classes in the Clerical Division, and appointments to new positions therein, shall be filled in the following manner:—

(1.) The Secretary shall certify—
That it is necessary to fill the vacancy or to make the new appointment;
That the officer selected is capable of filling the vacancy;
That he has passed the prescribed examination; and
That he is best suited for the appointment.

(2.) In the First Class, the Secretary or the Superintendent shall, with due regard to special qualifications and aptitude, as well as seniority in class or grade, nominate three of the senior officers in the second class, and from these he shall select the officer he deems best qualified to fill the vacancy; and the Minister, after due consideration of such officer’s special qualifications and fitness for the position, may recommend him for appointment accordingly. The expression “senior officers” shall mean the officers who have been longest in the class.

(3.) In any other class than the first the senior officers of the class next below that in which the vacancy occurs shall be eligible to fill such vacancy, and shall be nominated in the same manner as if filling a vacancy in the First Class.

(4.) If it shall be found that no officer in the class next below that in which the vacancy occurs is eligible for promotion to the vacancy by reason of merit and suitability, or if the Minister considers the vacancy to be one requiring special experience or special knowledge, then such vacancy shall be filled up from any class in such division in which a person qualified by merit and suitability, or special experience or special knowledge, as the case may be, can be found.

(5.) In all cases coming within the last preceding paragraph, the Minister shall certify that the officer selected is entitled to the vacant office; and upon such certificate the Governor may, subject to the provisions of these regulations, appoint the officer so certified to the vacant office.