✨ Treasury Regulations
Mar. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1123
TREASURY REGULATIONS.
TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES.
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Any person travelling on the public service who is not in the receipt of salary or allowances shall be allowed such travelling-expenses as he shall certify to have actually incurred, and as shall be approved, in the case of members attending Parliament, by the Speaker of the Chamber of which he is a member, and in all other cases by the Minister of the Department authorizing the service; and shall support his claim by such vouchers only as the Speaker or Minister may require.
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Claims for travelling allowances and expenses must be made upon a contingency-voucher form, and certified to by the head of the Department. In addition to the officer’s certificate, the claimant in every case is required to sign the following certificate on voucher-form, viz. :—
“I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the foregoing account is true and correct in every particular; that the charges are reasonable; that I actually expended on the services named the sums included in such charges which are not supported by receipts; that I was absent from my headquarters at night on each of the occasions for which a full day’s travelling-allowance is claimed; and that I was travelling on the public service during the period for which the claim is made.” -
Each claim must state the name, official position, and headquarters of the claimant, the place where, and, briefly but clearly, the circumstances in which, the expenses have been incurred, and be made in accordance with the regulations relating to travelling allowances and expenses.
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When claims are made for expenses in connection with transfers on service, the claim must in every case be made complete, and included in one voucher, except where a payment is made to shipping companies or carriers direct.
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When items of travelling-expenses are supported by receipts, these must be gummed by their top edge to a sheet of foolscap-sized paper, and the whole securely attached to the claim by a paper-fastener.
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Vouchers made out in favour of shipping companies, coach-proprietors, or others, for fares, conveyance of effects, or other expenses of officers, must state clearly the name and official designation of the person on whose behalf, and, briefly, in what circumstances, the expense in each case has been incurred. Vouchers for fares must be supported by the orders given for same.
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Orders given for steamer or coach tickets must in every case distinctly state that the person or persons named therein are travelling on the public service, and the certificate on the voucher for the payment of fares for same must embody the like statement.
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All rates, computations, and additions of expenditure-vouchers must be carefully checked before being certified.
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Claims for travelling-allowances must always state the rate of salary which the claimant is drawing.
TRANSFERS.
- Vouchers for the transfer of expenditure from one vote or account to another are to be forwarded by the Department claiming
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NZ Gazette 1911, No 24
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Treasury Regulations: Travelling Allowances and Expenses.
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