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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

Acceptance of Service of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of the

Dunedin Kiwi Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Dunedin, Otago Military District. Date of acceptance, 27th April, 1912.

ARTHUR M. MYERS,
Minister of Defence.

Rules and Regulations of the Printing and Stationery Department.

THE following rules and regulations in connection with the Printing and Stationery Department have been approved.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister in Charge.

Wellington, 24th May, 1912.

ATTENDANCE.

1. THE hours of attendance (except for linotype and monotype operators) shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an interval of one hour for dinner; except on Saturdays, when the hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon continuously. Hours for linotype and monotype operators shall be from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., with an interval of one hour for dinner; except on Saturdays, when the hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

2. If during the parliamentary session it be found necessary to organize a staff of night-hands, the hours of attendance for such staff shall be from 5 p.m. to 1.30 a.m., with an interval of half an hour for supper; except on Saturdays, when the hours shall be from 12 noon to 4 p.m. An additional remuneration of 10s. per week shall be paid to members of the night staff receiving £3 per week and over; others receiving less than £3 per week to be paid pro rata as night pay, and they shall enjoy the same privileges as day-hands. Overtime to be calculated on night rate of pay.

3. The hours of attendance for the clerical branch shall be the same as those observed in the Government Buildings.

4. Punctual attendance must be strictly observed, and employees must continue at work until the signal is given to cease.

5. Time-clocks in the several branches record the time of arrival and departure of all employees. Absentees will be reported to the Superintending Overseer each morning before 10 o’clock. Each employee must strike the clock for himself and herself. A breach of this rule will be severely dealt with.

OVERTIME.

6. If during the recess attendance should be required earlier in the morning or later at night than usual, such attendance will be paid for as overtime, according to the scale set forth in Schedule A hereto.

ABSENCE.

7. Any employee who shall absent himself from the office during working-hours owing to any cause other than sickness, accident, or death of near relative must, not later than the following day, when feasible, report to his overseer, in writing or otherwise, the cause of such absence; and a record of the time lost shall be entered, for subsequent deduction from his salary.

Should the alleged cause of absence be deemed frivolous, or should any employee be frequently absent without sufficient cause, it will be the duty of the overseer to report the matter, through the Superintending Overseer, to the Government Printer, who may admonish or, in extreme cases, disrate the offender.

8. If in any case absence be caused by sickness, accident, or death of near relative, as mentioned in Rule 7, and extend beyond two days, the employee must send notice, and, in case of sickness or accident, forward a medical certificate at the earliest opportunity.

SICKNESS.

9. In cases of sickness of members of the permanent staff, the Government Printer may, on receiving a certificate signed by a legally qualified medical practitioner, specifying the ailment, and declaring the inability of the person to discharge his duties, grant to such person during the continuance of such sickness (but not for a longer period than three months) sick-pay at the following rate: For the first month, full salary; after the first month, half-salary. Members of the temporary staff who have been permanently employed for two years shall enjoy the same privileges as permanent hands under this rule.

10. Cases of prolonged sickness will be submitted for the consideration of the Minister in Charge.

11. Any person guilty of practising imposition under the plea of sickness shall be subject to instant dismissal, disratement in rank, or reduction in salary, as the Minister may determine.

HOLIDAYS.

12. All public holidays will be granted to the employees by the Government Printer when any such holiday will not unduly interfere with the work in progress.

13. Should the attendance of the staff or any portion thereof be necessary on any holiday, an equal amount of time will be allowed for such attendance, or equivalent pay be given in lieu thereof. Double pay will be allowed for working on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, and Christmas Day.

14. At the end of each year, if practicable, the permanent staff shall be granted two weeks’ holiday, all public holidays occurring during such period to be included therein. During this period temporary employees will receive one day’s pay for each year’s continuous service until full pay is reached.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

15. Applications by permanent employees for leave of absence shall in all cases be made in writing on the prescribed form, by or through the Government Printer, to the Minister of the Department, and shall be accompanied by a statement by the Government Printer showing the total length of absence of the employee from duty, from all causes, during the previous part of the same year.

16. The Government Printer shall, in all cases of application for leave of absence by any employee under him, make a special report (1) as to the general conduct of the employee during the previous year, and (2) as to the regularity or irregularity of attendance by the employee for the same period during the hours of attendance prescribed by the first regulation.

17. Special leave may be granted to overseers, readers on the permanent staff, and those employed