1096
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

duty, will be paid actual expenses only during the period of such
relieving duty; claims for such actual expenses to be supported
by vouchers, and to be subject to revision by the Secretary. Cadets
entitled to lodging-allowance, when appointed to relieving duty
involving separate payment for such duty, will not be entitled to
claim lodging-allowance for a longer time than one week after
the relieving duty commences. Only actual expenses will be paid
for day of return to home or of arrival at station. Cost of trans-
port by land and sea will be paid by the Department.

250. Except in cases where a higher rate is or may be speci-
ally authorized by the Minister, other officers travelling on the
service of the Department will receive the following allowances
for personal expenses: Per diem: (1) Officers drawing salaries
not exceeding £400 per annum, 10s.; (2) officers drawing salaries
exceeding £400 and not exceeding £600 per annum, 12s. 6d.;
(3) officers drawing salaries exceeding £600 per annum, 15s.: Provided that while at sea the allowance shall be—for the first
day, 5s.; for subsequent days, 2s. 6d. Such allowances shall
include meals and portage. Portage includes the cost of em-
ploying a porter to handle luggage at a wharf, hotel, or railway-
station, and must be paid for out of the daily allowance. The
conveyance of personal luggage from or to a railway-station or
wharf or other terminus, to or from the home of an officer travel-
ing on public service, or to or from hotel or boardinghouse at
which he is staying, is not defined as portage, and may be
allowed, provided that cab-hire is not charged for the same journey.

251. Travelling-allowances are paid only where an officer is
necessarily absent from his headquarters at night; but for all
journeys where an officer is not obliged to be absent at night,
actual expenses will be paid to an amount in no case exceeding
the full daily rate above authorized for personal expenses, on
production of a statement giving details of the nature of the
charges, with dates, places, and to whom paid. Any of the fore-
going rates may be abrogated only on the special authority of
the Minister.

252. Cost of transport by land or sea will be paid by the
Department, or, when paid by the officer travelling, will be re-
couped to him on production of vouchers; but no vouchers for
such expenses will be required for sums not exceeding 5s., and
vouchers for railway fares will not be required if the railway
travelled upon and the extent of the journey are stated. (See
Rule 1098.)

253. Officers are not entitled to draw travelling-allowance
for any time during which they perform relieving duty, except
as follows: When, in performing relieving duty, an officer is not
required to stay more than three nights in the place where such
duty is performed, he may claim to be paid travelling-allowance
instead of relieving-allowance if his expenses for the time of his
stay are not fully paid for by the relieving-allowance; and if he
so claims he will be paid accordingly on submitting vouchers.

254. The actual expenses will be paid, up to £7 10s., of
removal of newly appointed cadets from their homes to the
places to which they are appointed.

255. Unmarried officers on transfer from one office to another
are expected to take their luggage with them when travelling by
train or steamer, and must not, except under exceptional circum-
stances, incur additional expenditure by forwarding their luggage
separately.

256. Vouchers for steamer fares, or any other expenses
whatever in connection with the travelling or transfer of officers,
are not on any account to be paid until they have been checked