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and the sum of 5s. for premises licensed to hold under that number: Provided always that in cases where the Christchurch City Council remits the license fee the Board will in like manner remit the inspection fee.

PART II.

Regulations for insuring Discipline and Good Conduct of Paid Members of the Brigade.

The conditions of service for paid members of the brigade shall be as hereunder set out, and such conditions of service shall be signed by every member on entering the service of the Board.

1. Every member is to devote the whole of his time to the service of the Board and in any capacity as may be required of him by the Board.

2. He is to serve and reside wherever it may suit the requirements of the Superintendent.

3. He is promptly to obey all lawful orders from the persons in authority over him.

4. He is to obey all the by-laws and regulations of the service which may be made from time to time by the Board.

5. If any member withdraws without leave or notice, he will forfeit all pay due to him, and, further, will be liable to be formally dismissed by the Board; but this condition does not apply to officers. Unless with the written consent of the Board, two weeks’ notice shall be given by a member to the Board of his intention to terminate the agreement of service with the Board, and the service of a member shall be liable to be terminated by the Board on two weeks’ written notice being given to that effect to such member.

6. Every member is liable to immediate dismissal without any notice for unfitness, negligence, or misconduct, independently of any other liability to the infliction of fines to which he may be liable to, as provided by clause 18 of this by-law, and if he be dismissed from the service he is liable to forfeit the whole of his pay there due.

7. Every member will be liable to suspension from duty at the discretion of the Superintendent. Every case of suspension shall be brought before the Board at its first meeting after the offence, and the suspension may be continued for a further period according to the discretion of the Board. During suspension a member receives no pay unless otherwise decided by the Board.

8. A member dismissed from the service, or who may resign his appointment, shall immediately after dismissal or resignation deliver up all clothes and accoutrements that have been supplied to him. If any article or articles shall have been, in the opinion of the Superintendent, improperly used or damaged, a deduction from the pay or moneys due to the member will be made sufficient to cover the loss sustained.

9. Members working at fires outside the district or at special work other than fire-extinction will be paid at the rate of 1s. per hour or part of an hour. This payment will apply to work done between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.

10. Members of the brigade must address in writing all applications and communications on brigade matters to the Superintendent, who will consider them and forward them on to the Board with a recommendation for or against, unless they are such as he is empowered to deal with himself.

11. Members must keep their boots and uniforms in a neat and tidy condition and in good repair, and any failure to do so will be considered neglect of duty.

PART III.

Regulations for insuring Discipline and Good Conduct of the Auxiliary Members of the Brigade.

The conditions of service for auxiliary members of the brigade shall be as hereunder set out, and such conditions of service shall be signed by every officer and member on entering the service of the Board.

1. Every member shall reside at the station, or within such easy distance therefrom as the Superintendent may approve.

2. Every member in the employ of the Board will be supplied with suitable uniform and accoutrements, for the safety, cleanliness, good order, and repair of which the member will be held responsible. Such uniform, boots, and accoutrements remain and are the property of the Board, and may be worn only when the members are on duty. Any member wilfully damaging or disposing of all or any portion thereof will be liable to be prosecuted.

3. On the first alarm of fire, night or day, members are to turn out in uniform, proceed to the local fire-station with all speed, and ride on the brigade appliances to the fire, with reel and every appliance in good order, and proceed to the locality with all possible speed for the purpose of extinguishing it.

4. Every member on joining the brigade is required to make himself acquainted with the by-laws and regulations in force, and also with such other by-laws, regulations, and orders as may be made from time to time by the Board or the Superintendent.

5. Every member is required to obey all lawful orders given by persons placed in authority over him, and also strictly to comply with all regulations issued by the Board and entered in the order-book.

6. If the Board so decide, any member absenting himself without leave of the Superintendent from any fire or alarm, after working-hours, may be fined 2s. 6d. for first absence, 5s. for second, and on the third consecutive absence to be dismissed. Any officer shall be liable to be fined double fines.

7. No member under any pretence whatever is permitted to leave the locality of a fire without the instruction or permission of the officer in charge at the fire.

8. Members shall not be allowed to take any intoxicating liquors or smoke while on duty at a fire or practice, or other duties, without permission from the officer in charge.

9. Any member guilty of negligence or misconduct, whether on duty or not, or found in such a state as to unfit him to perform the duties required, may, at the discretion of the Superintendent, be suspended for the time being, and in extreme cases may be summarily dismissed the service.

10. In all cases of suspension the circumstances connected therewith and the Superintendent’s decision are to be reported to the Board, who will deal with the matter at the next meeting, when the offending member may, if he so wish, appeal against the Superintendent’s ruling.

11. No member shall be entitled to any pay during the period he may remain under suspension from duty unless the Board, on investigation of the circumstances, acquit him from all blame in the matter.

12. Unless otherwise provided, one week’s written notice given on either side shall terminate the agreement for service of members.

13. Members absent from roll-call at 9 a.m. or from the station afterwards for four nights in any one week, unless with special permission, will be considered unsuitable for the Board’s service.

14. Any member absenting himself from the city from any cause must consult the Superintendent, and, should the Superintendent so desire, the member must provide a substitute during such absence, and payment of the substitute must be made by the member.

15. The Superintendent shall have sole discretion as to the number of men to whom leave may be granted at any time.

16. The Superintendent may appoint all temporary members. All appointments, suspensions, or dismissals shall be immediately notified to the Chairman of the Board.

Sealed with the seal of the Christchurch Fire Board, the 31st day of January, 1910, in the presence of—

J. D. HALL,
A. L. PARSONS,
E. J. RIGHTON, Secretary.

Two Members of the Board.

The foregoing by-laws are hereby approved, this 16th day of February, 1910.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Special Order made by the Mount Roskill Road Board, County of Eden.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th February, 1910.

THE following special order, made by the Mount Roskill Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1908.”

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

MOUNT ROSKILL ROAD BOARD.

In pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908,” the Inhabitants of the Mount Roskill Road District hereby resolve as follows: That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £800, authorised to be raised by the Inhabitants of the Mount Roskill Road District, under the above-mentioned Act, for forming, grading, metalling, and draining Queenstown Road and Seacliff Road, the said Inhabitants of the Mount Roskill Road District hereby make and levy a special rate of ½d.