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to be terminated by the Board on two weeks’ written notice being given to that effect to such member.

6. Every member is liable to immediate dismissal, without any notice, for unfitness, negligence, or misconduct, independently of any other liability to the infliction of fines to which he may be liable as provided by clause 17 of Part I of this by-law; and if he be dismissed from the service, he is liable to forfeit the whole of his pay then due.

7. Every member will be liable to suspension from duty at the discretion of the Superintendent. Every case of suspension shall be brought before the Board at its first meeting after the offence, and the suspension may be continued for a further period according to the discretion of the Board. During suspension a member receives no pay unless otherwise decided by the Board.

8. A member dismissed from the service, or who may resign his appointment, shall immediately after dismissal or resignation deliver up all clothes and accoutrements that have been supplied to him. If any article or articles shall have been, in the opinion of the Superintendent, improperly used or damaged, a deduction from the pay or moneys due to the member will be made sufficiently to cover the loss sustained.

9. Members working at fires outside the district or at special work other than fire-extinction will be paid at the rate of 2s. per hour or part of an hour. This payment will apply to work done between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.

10. Members of the brigade must address in writing all applications and communications on brigade matters to the Superintendent, who will consider them, and forward them on to the Board with a recommendation for or against, unless they are such as he is empowered to deal with himself.

11. Members must keep their boots and uniforms in a neat and tidy condition and in good repair, and any failure to do so will be considered neglect of duty.

12. No member of the brigade shall under any circumstances write any letters or furnish any information to the Press on matters connected with the Board or brigade; save that, in the event of no superior officer being present, the senior on duty may give particulars regarding any fire which has been attended.

PART III.

Regulations for ensuring Discipline and Good Conduct of the Auxiliary Members of the Brigade.

The conditions of service for auxiliary members of the brigade shall be as hereunder set out, and such conditions of service shall be signed by every officer and member on entering the service of the Board.

1. Every member shall reside at the station, or within such easy distance therefrom as the Superintendent may approve.

2. Every member in the employ of the Board will be supplied with suitable uniform and accoutrements, for the safety, cleanliness, good order, and repair of which the member will be held responsible. Such uniform, boots, and accoutrements remain and are the property of the Board, and may be worn only when the members are on duty. Any member wilfully damaging or disposing of all or any portion thereof will be liable to be prosecuted.

3. On the first alarm of fire, night or day, members are to turn out in uniform, proceed to the local fire-station with all speed, and ride on the brigade appliances to the fire, with reel and every appliance in good order, and proceed to the locality with all possible speed for the purpose of extinguishing it.

4. Every member on joining the brigade is required to make himself acquainted with the by-laws and regulations in force, and also with such other by-laws, regulations, and orders as may be made from time to time by the Board or the Superintendent.

5. Every member is required to obey all lawful orders given by person placed in authority over him, and also strictly to comply with all regulations issued by the Board and entered in the order-book.

6. If the Board so decides, any member absenting himself without leave of the Superintendent from any fire or alarm after working-hours may be fined 2s. 6d. for first absence, 5s. for second, and on the third consecutive absence may be dismissed. Any officer shall be liable to be fined double fines.

7. No member under any presence whatever is permitted to leave the locality of a fire without the instruction or permission of the officer in charge at the fire.

8. Members shall not be allowed to take any intoxicating liquors, or smoke, while on duty at a fire or practice, or other duties, without permission from the officer in charge.

9. Any member guilty of negligence or misconduct, whether on duty or not, or found in such a state as to unfit him to perform the duties required, may, at the discretion of the Superintendent, be suspended for the time being, and in extreme cases may be summarily dismissed from the service.

10. In all cases of suspension the circumstances connected therewith and the Superintendent’s decision are to be reported to the Board, who will deal with the matter at the next meeting, when the offending member may, if he so wishes, appeal against the Superintendent’s ruling.

11. No member shall be entitled to any pay during the period he may remain under suspension from duty, unless the Board, on investigation of the circumstances, acquits him from all blame in the matter.

12. Unless otherwise provided, one week’s written notice given on either side shall terminate the agreement for service of members.

13. Members absent from roll-call at 9 p.m. or from the station afterwards for four nights in any one week, unless with special permission, will be considered unsuitable for the Board’s service.

14. Any member absenting himself from the city from any cause must consult the Superintendent, and, should the Superintendent so desire, the member must provide a substitute during such absence, and payment of the substitute must be made by the member.

15. The Superintendent shall have sole discretion as to the number of men to whom leave may be granted at any time.

16. The Superintendent may appoint all temporary members. All appointments, suspensions, or dismissals, shall be immediately notified to the Chairman of the Board.

17. No member of the brigade shall under any circumstances write any letters or furnish any information to the Press on matters connected with the Board or brigade, save that, in the event of no superior officer being present, the senior on duty may give particulars regarding any fire which has been attended.

The above by-laws were duly passed at a meeting of the Timaru Fire Board held at Timaru on the 19th day of November, 1915, and the seal of the said Board was affixed thereto in pursuance of a resolution of the said Board in the presence of—

JAMES WALLACE,
Chairman.

P. GREEN,
Member.

H. H. FRASER,
Secretary.

The foregoing by-laws are hereby approved this 3rd day of December, 1915.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Issue of Passports.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 8th December, 1915.

IT is hereby notified for public information that inquiry is in all cases necessary, even in the case of well-known colonists, before His Excellency the Governor can be advised to sign a passport.

Application in the prescribed form for a passport must be received by the Department of Internal Affairs at least fourteen days before such passport is required.

Forms of application are obtainable from the Department.

All persons intending to leave New Zealand are warned accordingly.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Result of Election of a Trustee of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1915.

THE following result of the election of a Trustee of a Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Hungahunga Drainage District, County of Matamata—
George Percy Goodfellow.

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