Numk. 87. 3617

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1913.

Regulations under the Government Railways Act, 1908.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of December, 1913.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

I N pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Government Railways Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities him enabling in this behalf, 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 respective regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1908, and doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth hereby declare that this Order in Council and the regulations hereby made shall come into force on the fifteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations—
   “Department” means that branch of the Public Service employed in connection with the Government railways open for traffic:
   “Minister” means the Minister of Railways:
   “Permanent Head” means the General Manager of Railways, or the member acting for or on his behalf for the time being:
   “Member” means any person employed in the service of the Department, but does not include an apprentice or a person serving on probation pursuant to regulations or any person temporarily employed in any capacity:

“Master” means any member to whom any apprentice is indentured, and includes the successor in office of such member:
“Apprentice” means any person indentured to learn a trade under the guidance of a master:
“Promotion” means advancement to a higher grade or subgrade or more responsible position, and includes progression from the minimum to the maximum salary or wage of any class, subclass, grade, or subgrade:
“Regular casual” means any person engaged to fill a vacancy that may develop into a permanent position:
“Term casual” means any person engaged for a fixed period specified by the Department:
“Emergency casual” means any person engaged to fill a temporary position, and employed by the hour or day for short periods.

Admission to the Service.

2. Every person who desires to enter the service of the Railway Department shall make application on the prescribed form, which can be obtained from the General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, Wellington, or from the officers in charge of the various districts throughout the Dominion. Every application must be in the handwriting of the applicant, and be forwarded to the General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, Wellington, accompanied by the following documents:—
   (a.) Registrar’s certificate of birth, provided that where it is established to the satisfaction of the General Manager that it is impossible to obtain a Registrar’s certificate of birth, he may at his option accept a duly stamped statutory declaration of birth, or demand such other documentary evidence of age as he determines.
   (b.) Original of certificate of education.
   (c.) Two satisfactory testimonials as to character from well-known individuals.