498
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

to initial the billiard-table book as having received
such fees and mark it as correct.

105. If any one refuses or neglects to pay what he
     owes for games played the orderly responsible for
     the collection of same shall report accordingly with-
     out delay.

106. When a billiard-table is kept at the head-
     quarters station one of the clerks in the district
     office shall act as treasurer of the billiard-table fund,
     and pay all moneys received by him on account of
     such fund into a trust account kept for that pur-
     pose at a savings-bank, and the Superintendent or
     Inspector for the time being in charge of the district
     shall act as trustee of such fund.

107. The use of the billiard-table for play, and the
     amount of the fees for playing thereon, shall be in
     accordance with rules to be approved from time to
     time by the Commissioner.

108. All fees for games shall be applied as fol-
     lows :—
     (1.) Keeping the table and its appointments in-
     sured against fire :
     (2.) Providing newspapers and magazines for the
     reading-room and books for the library,
     when funds for the latter purpose can be
     spared :
     (3.) Providing a new cloth and other appointments
     as required :
     (4.) Providing boxing-gloves, handball, and skip-
     ping-ropes for the gymnasium :
     (5.) Providing annual subscriptions for unbound
     numbers of “ The Times Law Reports ” and
     “ New Zealand Law Reports ” for use in
     the reading-room. The Department will
     bear the cost of binding the volumes in
     half-calf as they become complete.

109. The members of the Force residing in the
     barracks where a billiard-table is provided shall
     meet in the billiard-room at some convenient hour on
     the first Tuesday of June in each year, and select a
     committee of seven members from among their
     number to look after the billiard-table and its ap-
     pointments and the fees derived therefrom, and the
     gymnasium and its appointments.

110. Such committee shall elect one of its members
     as chairman.

111. It shall meet at least once a month, but
     oftener if necessary. Three members shall form a
     quorum.

112. The Superintendent, Inspector, and Sub-In-
     spector shall be ex officio members of this committee.

113. Dumb-bells, clubs, punching-ball and stand,
     and wrestling-mats will be provided by the Depart-
     ment.

114. Gates and doors leading into the yard of
     barrack premises must be kept closed except while
     being actually used.

115. Large trees, the leaves from which choke the
     guttering and spouting on buildings, thereby causing
     damage to them, must not be allowed to grow any-
     where near Police buildings.

116. Creeping-plants, roses, &c., must not be trained
     or allowed to grow up against any such buildings.

117. Where a Police paddock is provided the mem-
     ber of the Force in charge of the station will be held
     responsible that noxious weeds, such as gorse, black-
     berry, sweetbriar, broom, and ragwort, are not allowed
     to make headway in such paddock, and that half the
     roadway in front of the paddock is kept clear of all
     such noxious weeds. Live fences must be kept
     properly trimmed.

118. Sergeants in charge of sub-districts will be
     held strictly responsible for the conditions in which
     the various Police premises under their supervision
     are kept.

119. When out-station men arrive at the head-
     quarters station they shall report themselves to the
     Superintendent or Inspector with as little delay as
     possible, and again before taking their departure.
     They must also report their arrival and departure
     at the watchhouse, where the watchhouse-keeper
     shall enter their names in a book kept for that pur-
     pose, together with the hour of their arrival and
     departure, and the address at which they can be
     found while in town.

120. When a person comes to a station to report
     any matter care must be taken that no civilian is
     present or within hearing while the statement is
     being made: Provided that a friend who accom-
     panies the complainant for the purpose of assisting
     him with his statement will be allowed to be present,
     but no others.

121. The Sergeant in charge of each relief must
     see that no civilians are present or within hearing
     while Constables are being instructed before being
     marched out on their beats, or while making their
     reports before being dismissed when coming off duty.

122. Sectional Sergeants and Constables shall,
     when on night duty, take notes in their memorandum-
     books of the dates, hours, and places at which they
     may have seen thieves, prostitutes, or other un-
     desirables consorting together, and will at the end
     of their fortnight’s night duty furnish reports giving
     full particulars of the result of their observations in
     this direction. These reports will be filed and will
     be available for reference in the event of the persons
     named therein being prosecuted for vagrancy.

123. Mounted Constables when going on or return-
     ing off mounted duty shall parade mounted in front
     of the Senior Sergeant’s office, so that the Senior or
     other Sergeant in charge for the time being may
     inspect them.

Beats.

124. In each of the centres of population where
     beat duty is carried out sub-districts shall be sub-
     divided into sections and the sections into beats.

125. Each beat is timed, for working purposes.
     The working of each beat may be changed when
     deemed necessary or desirable by the officer in
     charge, but such change in the manner of working
     shall not affect the time allowed for such working
     unless the size of the beat is altered.

126. The boundaries of each beat shall be set out
     in writing, together with instructions as to the
     manner of working and time allowed. These in-
     structions shall be posted up in a prominent place in
     each station, and members of the Force must read
     and copy same so far as is necessary to enable them
     to work the beats to which they may be told off.
     Sergeants in charge of sections must see that each
     Constable working a beat under his supervision
     thoroughly understands these instructions, and, in
     the case of a Constable working a beat for the first
     time, shall accompany him round and give him any
     verbal instructions necessary to enable him to work
     his beat correctly.

127. Constables are to patrol their beats at a
     regular pace, and, in the absence of instructions to
     the contrary, should work them by the right. The
     pace should not be less than two miles an hour. At
     every intersection of streets they should stop and
     give a good look all round before proceeding.

128. The regularity with which a Constable is
     expected to work his beat must not prevent him from
     remaining at any particular place if necessary for the
     performance of his duty, but in such cases he must