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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

“Family” shall be deemed to include father, mother, and their children, but shall not include the step-children.

6. No person shall become a member unless he possesses the educational qualification following, that is to say,—

(a.) In the case of a cadet (other than engineering or drafting), the Sixth Standard of the Government schools;

(b.) In the case of a civil or mechanical engineering or drafting cadet, the candidate must have (a) sat for and passed with credit the Junior Civil Service Examination, or (b) passed the Matriculation Examination of the University of New Zealand;

(c.) In the case of a labourer (other than Traffic), surfaceman, or platelayer, the Third Standard of the Government schools;

(d.) In every other case (including Traffic labourers), the Fifth Standard of the Government schools.

7. For the purpose of determining the educational qualifications in the case of Government school standards the certificate of the Education Department shall be accepted: Provided that in the absence of such certificate it shall be sufficient if the applicant furnishes a satisfactory certificate from a person duly authorised by the Education Department, that he has passed an equivalent examination elsewhere than in a Government school.

8. Every application for employment shall be recorded in the General Manager’s office.

9. Applications will lapse after being on hand for six months unless renewed before the expiration of that period, but if so renewed they shall continue to rank as on the date when they were first recorded.

10. No person shall become a member until and unless he passes a satisfactory medical examination by a medical officer named by the Department. The fee for such examination shall be paid by the Department, provided, however, that in cases where the candidate is deferred, and is required to undergo a second examination, the fee for the second examination shall be paid by him.

11. Sons of railway employees shall not be employed at stations, shops, or in offices under their fathers’ charge.

12. The age of the applicant at the time of his becoming a member shall not be less than the minimum nor greater than the maximum following :—

In the First Division—

As a cadet .. .. 15 to 17 years last birthday.

In the Second Division—

As an apprentice .. 15

As a rivet-boy .. 16

" junior porter .. 17 to 18

" surfaceman .. 17 to 18

" striker .. 17 to 18

" machinist .. 17 to 18

" labourer .. 17 to 18

" cleaner .. 17 to 18

" surfaceman .. 23 to 34

" labourer .. 23 to 34

" tradesman .. 21 to 34

Provided that in the case of the Traffic Branch the maximum age of a labourer shall be twenty-eight years, unless the applicant has had previous railway training in the Traffic Branch.

13. No person shall become a member without the approval of the Minister.

All appointments to Subdivision I, Classes 1 and 2, of the First Division shall be made by the Governor.

Probation.

14. Except in the case of apprentices, every person who enters the service of the Department shall be deemed to be on probation during the first three years, and will be forthwith dispensed with should he fail to give satisfaction in the discharge of his duties, or in any other way be found unsuitable for retention in the Railway service. No probationer shall be eligible for promotion or for transfer from one branch of the service to another. In no case shall casual service count as part of the probationary period.

15. Every such person shall, during the period of probation, be deemed to be employed temporarily; and in no case shall a probationer become a member after the expiration of that period unless at such expiration the General Manager, or, in his absence, the member acting for the General Manager, certifies that he is suitable and required.

16. Such certificate shall not be given—

(a.) In the case of a cadet (other than engineering or drafting) unless he has passed an examination before a duly authorised officer, and obtained from him a certificate that he is qualified as a telegraph operator, and that he has a sufficient knowledge of telegraph connections;

(b.) In the case of an engineering or drafting cadet of the Maintenance Branch unless he has passed the Senior Civil Service Examination, and in doing so has qualified in arithmetic and algebra, geometry and trigonometry, theoretical mechanics, magnetism and electricity, and applied mechanics;

(c.) In the case of an engineering or drafting cadet of the Locomotive Branch unless he has passed the Senior Civil Service Examination, and in doing so has qualified in arithmetic and algebra, theoretical mechanics, magnetism and electricity, and applied mechanics:

Provided that in any case where, on the report of the General Manager made before the expiration of the period of probation, the Minister is satisfied that the cadet has not had reasonable opportunity of qualifying for or passing any such examination, the period of probation may be extended for any period not exceeding twelve months:

Provided also that cadets in other than the Traffic Branch may, at their own request, and on the authority and at the option of the General Manager, be exempted from qualifying in telegraphy; but in such case they will not be eligible for transfer to the Traffic Branch.

Cadets who are appointed to the telegraph galleries shall pass the prescribed examination in operating and connections within four months. Cadets who are not attached to a telegraph gallery shall pass a similar examination within twelve months of their entering the service.

17. Every person who is selected for appointment as an apprentice shall be deemed to be on probation for the first three calendar months during which he is actually at work.

18. Every probationer apprentice shall during the period of probation be deemed to be employed temporarily, and in no case shall he be retained after the expiration of that period unless a satisfactory certificate is given by the master that the apprentice is suitable in every respect.

19. Upon satisfactory certificate being given by the master, the indenture shall be prepared by the General Manager binding the apprentice as from the commencement of his probationary period, and after the necessary signatures have been obtained it shall remain in the custody of the master until expiration of apprenticeship. Upon completion of apprenticeship the indenture, duly indorsed by the General Manager with the date of completion and period of service, shall become the property of the person who has completed such apprenticeship.

Duties and Discipline.

20. The duties to be performed by all persons in the service of the Department, whether members or not, and the discipline to be generally observed in the performance of such duties, shall be as specified in the rules, regulations, and instructions of the Department. Every such person shall hold his position conditional on his efficient performance of the duties allotted to him. He shall be subject to and strictly observe the rules and regulations and codes of instruction issued from time to time for his guidance, and whether the same are published with the general rules and regulations or otherwise; and shall consider and regard all rules of general application equally as binding upon him as those specially appertaining to his own particular position or duties. Any person in the employ of the Department who in respect of his duties addresses any communication to any person outside the Department, or seeks the influence or interest of any such person or persons, with a view to obtaining promotion, transfer, or any other advantage in the service, or communicates official information to the Press, will be liable to dismissal.

21. Apprentices shall be indentured to the Workshop Manager, or to the Foreman of Works, or Workshop Foreman in cases where there is no Workshop Manager, and the indenture and apprenticeship shall terminate when the apprentice attains twenty-one years of age in the case of those apprentices indentured under the Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901, and in the case of apprentices indentured under the Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1907, and the Government Railways Act, 1908, when the apprentice has served the full period of five years and completed his indenture: Provided, however, that nothing in this clause contained shall affect the provisions of section 28 of the Master and Apprentice Act, 1908: Provided further that all apprentices indentured under the Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901, shall on completion of their indentures retain their seniority in respect to apprentices indentured under the Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1907, and the Government Railways Act, 1908.

22. Apprentices will not be required to work overtime, but may be called upon to work when shops are closed for holidays.

23. Where from any cause other than shop holidays an apprentice has not served five years at his trade, he shall be called upon on completion of apprenticeship to work as a junior tradesman for the balance of the five years.