May 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1531

64. The wife or housekeeper of such member may in like manner receive one privilege-ticket order per week, entitling her to obtain a ticket to travel between specified stations at one-fourth of the ordinary rates.

65. The provisions of clause 63 shall apply in the case of a person in the temporary employment of the Department, and the provisions of clause 64 shall apply in the case of his wife or housekeeper, provided that in every case he has been so employed continuously for not less than three months; but those provisions shall cease to apply forthwith upon his ceasing to be employed by the Department.

66. Privilege-ticket orders not presented within fourteen days will lapse.

House Accommodation.

67. Where houses are provided by the Department which, in the opinion of the General Manager, are suitable for the occupation of members, it will be a condition of employment that members reside in such houses, and shall quit them immediately they cease to be in the service of the Department.

68. Except as otherwise provided, members will be charged rental as assessed by the General Manager.

69. Where dwellings which, in the opinion of the General Manager, are suitable are supplied in lieu of lodging-allowance, or are used as camping-places, no rental will be charged.

Reduction of Staff.

70. Whenever the Minister decides that it is necessary to reduce the staff he may order that the services of a given number of members shall be dispensed with, and may make such equitable staff arrangements to give effect to this as he may deem proper.

71. The name, status, and New Zealand address of members so dispensed with shall be registered, and each such member shall, in order of seniority of service, have the offer of re-employment in any position in the service for which he is qualified sent to him at the registered address before any other candidate is admitted into the service.

72. Members so reappointed shall be credited with the period of former service: Provided, however, that such former service shall in no case count for the purpose of computing superannuation allowance.

73. In every case where a member of the Railway service is dismissed all privileges to which he was entitled shall be forfeited.

Complaints.

74. All charges against members must be made in writing, signed by the complainant, and where the complainant is a member he shall make the complaint to his immediate superior officer within seven days after the subject-matter thereof came to his knowledge.

75. The officer to whom any formal complaint is made shall furnish the member complained of with a copy of the complaint, obtain his explanation, and shall forthwith forward the same to the General Manager, through the proper departmental channels, and the General Manager shall investigate and dispose of the same in such manner as he deems equitable.

76. If in the opinion of the General Manager any charge is of so serious a nature as to require a formal inquiry, he may direct such inquiry to be held by two or more persons.

77. At all such inquiries evidence must be taken on oath, or, if the witness so desires, on affirmation, reduced to writing, and signed by the witnesses in the presence of the accused, who may question the witnesses, and make any written statement.

78. The report on such inquiries, with evidence, shall be forwarded to the General Manager.

79. Whenever any member is punished he must be informed in writing by the District Officer of the punishment inflicted, and the offence for which he is punished.

80. Offences may be punished by caution, reprimand, fine, suspension, reduction in rank or pay, withholding annual increment of pay, or dismissal.

Appeal.

81. For the conduct of elections of the Appeal Boards the following provisions shall apply:—

(1.) There shall be prepared by the General Manager and retained at the Head Office in Wellington ten separate alphabetical voting-lists, to wit,—

(a.) One of all members of the First Division resident in the North Island;

(b.) One of all members of the Second Division (Traffic and Stores Branches) resident in the North Island;

(c.) One of all members of the Second Division Workshops Branch (Locomotive and Maintenance) resident in the North Island;

(d.) One of all members of the Second Division Locomotive-running Branch resident in the North Island;

(e.) One of all members of the Second Division Maintenance Branch (exclusive of workshops) resident in the North Island;

(f.) One of all members of the First Division resident in the South Island;

(g.) One of all members of the Second Division (Traffic and Stores Branches) resident in the South Island;

(h.) One of all members of the Second Division Workshops Branch (Locomotive and Maintenance) resident in the South Island;

(i.) One of all members of the Second Division Locomotive-running Branch resident in the South Island;

(j.) One of all members of the Second Division Maintenance Branch (exclusive of workshops) resident in the South Island;

and all such lists may be inspected by members at all reasonable times.

(2.) If any member wishes to take any objection to any list, particulars of such objection must be communicated through his immediate superior officer to the General Manager, Wellington, who shall decide the same, and whose decision shall be final.

(3.) No objection shall be entertained unless it reaches the General Manager not later than the third day before the lists are closed. The lists shall be closed for the purposes of each election on the forty-second day before such election, and shall continue closed until the election is completed.

(4.) Ordinary elections shall be held on the first Monday in March in every third year, calculated from March, 1908.

(5.) Special elections shall be held on dates to be fixed by the General Manager, being in no case later than three months after the vacancy occurs, and he shall give to all members concerned not less than two months’ previous notice of the date so fixed.

(6.) Nominations shall be made in writing, by not less than three members in the same list as the candidate, and shall be indorsed with the nominee’s consent in the event of his being willing to become a candidate, and must reach the Returning Officer at Wellington not later than the twenty-eighth day before the election. Any nomination which fails to duly comply with this subclause shall be void.

(7.) All members registered in the respective lists shall be entitled to vote for one duly nominated member of their own division, branch, and Island, to be a member of the Appeal Board for such Island.

(8.) Should only one member be nominated for one elective seat on either Board, that member shall be declared to be duly elected.

(9.) Should there be more than one member nominated for any one seat on either Board, a ballot shall be taken.

(10.) The Returning Officer for the election shall be the Chief Clerk, New Zealand Railways, Wellington, or other person for the time being performing the duties of such Chief Clerk. The General Manager shall appoint two scrutineers for each election, one from each division.

(11.) As soon as possible after the date for receiving nominations is past the Returning Officer shall cause ballot-papers, in the form or to the effect following, to be printed and supplied to every member:—

ELECTION of a Member of Division to act as the Representative of on the Board of Appeal for the Island constituted under the Government Railways Act, 1908.

Candidates for election:—

JONES, JOHN, Porter, Remuera.
ROBINSON, GEORGE, Guard, Auckland.
SMITH, WILLIAM, Shunter, Frankton.

Directions.—The voter can only vote for one candidate. The voter is to strike out with pen and ink or pencil the name of every candidate for whom he does not intend to vote. The voter must take care not to leave uncancelled the names of more than one candidate, or this paper will be invalid. The gummed corner containing the voter’s number should be gummed down, and the ballot-paper forthwith transmitted to the Returning Officer on or before [Here insert date].

(12.) The voter’s name must not be written on the voting-paper.

(13.) The ballot-paper shall contain a list of all the persons validly nominated in the division or branch and for the Island to which the voter to whom it is sent belongs (and of no other persons), arranged alphabetically in the order of their surnames. Each paper shall have a number corresponding with that on the list. The number shall be inserted in the bottom corner of the paper before being sent out by the Returning Officer.