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Regulations under the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of January, 1912.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, BART., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the Act”), His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations made on the tenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nine, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations under and for the purposes of the Act.

REGULATIONS.

THE BOARD.

1. ALL meetings of the Board shall be held in Wellington.

2. Ordinary meetings shall be held quarterly, on the second Thursday in January, April, July, and October, at 2.30 p.m.

3. Special meetings shall be held at such times as the Board decides, and also upon written request duly lodged with the Secretary to the Board and signed by at least three members of the Board. Such request shall set forth clearly the special business to be considered at such meeting.

4. On receipt of any such request the Secretary shall fix the date of such special meeting, being not later than ten days after the receipt of such request, and he shall forthwith duly notify the members of the Board as to such special meeting.

5. At all meetings the Chairman shall have a deliberative as well as a casting vote.

6. The Board shall keep a correct record of the business transacted at its meetings.

7. Every member of the Board shall receive notice of the business to be transacted at the ordinary meetings at least one week prior to the date of any such meeting, and a notice concerning the business to be transacted at any special meeting at least three days prior to the holding of such meeting. Such notices shall be issued by the Secretary to the Board.

8. Members of the Board shall not be entitled to or be paid any remuneration for their services as members, but shall, whilst travelling on the business of the Board, be entitled to travelling-allowance for personal expenses at the rate of 15s. per diem, but no additional allowance shall be made for sleeping-accommodation on train; and, if travelling by sea, 5s. shall be allowed for the first day, and 2s. 6d. per day for the following days.

This allowance shall be paid only where a member is necessarily absent from his home at night; but for all journeys where a member is not obliged to be absent at night actual expenses will be paid to an amount in no case exceeding 15s., on production of a statement giving details of the nature of the charges, with dates, places, and to whom paid, but without being obliged to produce receipts. Cost of transport by land or sea will be paid on production of vouchers, but no vouchers for such expenses will be required for sums of less than 10s., and vouchers for railway fares will not be required if the railway travelled upon and extent of journey are stated.

9. Every member shall be allowed by the head of his Department such special leave (exclusive of any leave which he might otherwise be entitled to) as will be necessary to enable him to attend all meetings of the Board: Provided that any elective member of the Board being unable for any pressing reason to attend any meeting may be granted by the Chairman of the Board leave to absent himself, but such leave shall not be granted in respect of two consecutive meetings unless by reason of illness of such member.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND.

10. Any person who is a contributor to the Fund under the provisions of subsection (2) of section 26 of the Act and entitled under the Civil Service Act, 1866, to receive compensation for loss of office, shall, when his compensation becomes payable, pay into the Fund an amount equal