New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 9

Page 507

✨ Police Regulations

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signed for that quantity for which the officer in
charge who signs the receipt will, in his issues, be
held responsible.
291. If a station is under the charge of a sub-
ordinate member of the Force he shall permit no one
but himself to issue forage when at the station; at
large stations one Constable only shall be authorized
to have charge, issue, and keep the account.
292. When a fresh supply of forage is received at
a station it must not be issued until the old stock is
consumed.
293. The Police at every station shall exert them-
selves to ensure the supplies being stored in such a
manner as to prevent any injury through the effects
of weather or other causes; and should any damage
or loss occur the strictest investigation must be
made, and the party who, from negligence or other
fault, allowed the same to take place will be held
personally responsible.
294. When forage is issued for any horses other
than those belonging to the station, particulars of
the quantity of forage drawn, the officer's name,
and on what duty engaged, shall be inserted in the
Forage Return Book.
295. Forage-books must be entered up daily. A
copy of the entries shall be forwarded monthly to
headquarters for transmission to the office of the
Commissioner. These returns must be checked in
the district offices, and care taken that all forage
purchased is accounted for therein.
296. On the charge of any station being trans-
ferred from one member of the Force to another,
the forage in store must be weighed, receipts given
for the actual weight, and any deficiency or surplus
noted in the monthly forage returns.
297. Police horses requiring a rest should be
turned out when authorized by the officer in charge
of the district. Horses worn out or unfit for service
shall be examined and reported upon to the Com-
missioner, who shall decide how they are to be dis-
posed of.
298. The regulation scale of a ration will be 10 lb.
of oats, 1 lb. of bran, 14 lb. of hay or chaff, and 8 lb.
of straw for bedding.
This scale is only intended for horses at stations
where there is no paddock, and for horses in constant
work.
At stations where grass is available it must be
utilized as much as possible, and the scale of ration
reduced accordingly.
299. In the summer months, from the 1st November
to the 31st May, when feed is plentiful, half-rations
should be sufficient, but officers in charge of dis-
tricts shall use their discretion in the matter as
regards the period when reduced rations only will be
allowed.
300. Members of the Force who, with the consent
of the Commissioner, provide their own horses,
either for a fixed sum per annum or are allowed
forage and shoeing, will be expected to supply a
horse that meets the approval of the officer in charge.
301. At stations where there is not sufficient
mounted work to justify a troop-horse being kept,
horses shall be hired, when required, from local
stables, and special arrangements made with the
livery-stable keeper as to the charge.
It will be found as a rule that if horses are hired
from one stable only the charge will be less than
if hired from different stables as required, but to
avoid any jealousy it will be advisable to obtain
prices from the different stables at per day or half-
day, and submit same for approval.

Forage shall be purchased at those stations
for which it is allowed at the lowest price consistent
with quality.
No forage shall be purchased on behalf of the
Department without the authority of the officer in
charge of the district, to whom application must
be made.
Prices shall be obtained from two or more local
dealers, and, when submitting them, the member
of the Force doing so shall report upon the quality of
the forage kept by each, so that the best quality
consistent with economy may be purchased.
As a rule, Police horses should be shod once
a month, but not oftener, unless in cases of lameness.
The best farrier should always be employed, even
if his charge is higher than others.

Hospitals.

When any member of the Force is in hos-
pital no deduction shall be made from his pay for
medical attention.
If his illness has been occasioned by injuries on
duty the Department shall pay hospital charges,
but if otherwise the officer in charge of the district
shall see that the hospital charges are paid by the
member of the Force concerned.

Hours of Duty.

The hours of duty in towns where regular
beat duty is performed shall be as follows:-
The day duty shall commence at 5 a.m., and con-
tinue till 9 p.m., for which purpose half the available
duty-men shall be told off, and divided into two
reliefs, with one Sergeant to each, and take street
duty by four hours at a time.
The first relief shall go on duty at 5 a.m., and
remain till 9 a.m.
The second shall go on at 9 a.m., and remain till
1 p.m.
The first relief shall go on again at 1 p.m., and
remain till 5 p.m.
The second shall go on again at 5 p.m., and remain
till 9 p.m.
During the intervening four hours between their
duties the men may return to their homes, but must
be ready at least a quarter of an hour before their
tour of duty commences.
The night-duty men shall go on at 9 p.m., and
remain on beat duty from that hour until 5 o'clock
the next morning.
The night and day duties shall be changed every
fourteen days.
In country stations where only one or two men
are stationed the hours of duty must be arranged
by the member of the Force in charge, subject to
approval by the officer in charge of the district.

House Allowance.

House allowance shall be granted to members
of the Force unprovided with quarters according
to the scale laid down by circular.
If any married man is living in barracks his allow-
ance shall be stopped unless otherwise ordered by
the Commissioner, who may in exceptional cases
allow it if he is first satisfied that the member of
the Force in question is supporting his wife and
family, and for some good reason is unable to re-
move them to the place where he is stationed.

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