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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 115

(6.) No man shall absent himself from the depot without leave from the officer or non-commissioned officer in charge of the depot until after 6 p.m., when the work of the day is finished, and then only on receiving the permission of the Sergeant in charge.

(7.) All probationers must be in station by 10 p.m., except under special circumstances, when, on application to the Sergeant in charge of the depot, leave may be granted till 11.30 p.m. The roll shall be called by the Sergeant, or some other member of the Force on his behalf, at 10 p.m., and all men absent without leave shall be reported to the Superintendent of the district. At 10.30 p.m. all men not on duty or on leave must retire for the night, and lights must be extinguished by 11 p.m.

(8.) In addition to the foregoing, the Police Regulations relating to barracks, so far as applicable to the training-depot, are to be observed.

(9.) Any probationer acting in disobedience of the foregoing regulations, or in any other way misconducting himself, will be liable to instant dismissal.

(10.) The Sergeant-Instructor in charge shall be responsible that the strictest order and regularity are maintained at the depot, and that the utmost cleanliness prevails.

(11.) The course of instruction for probationers shall embrace the following subjects, as well as any other subjects which the Commissioner may prescribe from time to time—namely, infantry drill, including rifle and bayonet and revolver or automatic-pistol exercises; target practice with rifle, revolver, or automatic pistol; dumb-bell, jiu jitsu, and other necessary physical exercises; driving, cleaning, and care of motor-vehicles; the study of the Police Force Act and regulations, and the numerous Acts of Parliament, by-laws, &c., which bear on general Police duties. Each probationer will be supplied with a copy of the necessary statutes, regulations, and by-laws for his own personal use while in the depot.

(12.) The Superintendent of the district shall arrange the hours for the classes, lectures, drill parades, &c., but care must be taken that the men are kept fully employed throughout the whole day.

(13.) On one day in each week the probationers shall be instructed in “first aid” from 8 to 9.30 p.m. by a lecturer appointed by the St. John Ambulance Association.

(14.) On Saturdays their duties shall cease at 2.30 p.m., when, if not required for any special duty, they may be granted leave of absence by the Sergeant or other member of the Force in charge.

(15.) On Sundays their duties will be: Fatigue, 7.30 a.m. until breakfast-time, after which they may be relieved for the rest of the day, at the discretion of the Sergeant in charge.

(16.) Constables who have had experience as foot Constables and who are applicants for mounted duty, and whose weight, conduct, and general intelligence show that they are suitable candidates for such duty, shall be called up to the depot as vacancies for mounted men occur for a course of cavalry training, which must include riding, sword and revolver or automatic-pistol exercises, the grooming, feeding, and care of horses and saddlery, or such course of training as the Commissioner may see fit to prescribe from time to time.

Diary.

253. A diary of duties and occurrences shall be kept at each station, in which must be entered an accurate and faithful account of all duties per-

formed by each member of the Force on the station—except members of the Detective Branch, who keep a diary of duty of their own—on each day of twenty-four hours, commencing at 4.45 a.m. It must also show the hours of arrival at or departure from the station of men detailed for special duty, men going on or returning off leave, and men reporting themselves from other stations. A note must also be made in the “Occurrence” column of all reports of serious crime, accidents, fatalities, &c., received during the twenty-four hours. All entries in the diary shall be made by the Senior or other Sergeant in charge, or under his immediate supervision, who will be responsible for the accuracy of all entries therein, that they are legibly written and free from erasures, and that the whole book is kept clean and in good order. A Constable in charge of a station shall be responsible for the entering-up of the diary at his station. The duties performed during the twenty-four hours ending at 4.45 a.m. must be entered up not later than 10 a.m. each day, except where a Constable in charge of a station by himself is absent from his station, when he must enter up his duties as soon as possible after returning home. Any member of the Force damaging or defacing a diary shall be punished severely.

Districts.

254. For Police and public purposes New Zealand is divided into Police districts, the districts into sub-districts, and these again into stations and beats.

255. The number and boundaries of districts and sub-districts may be altered from time to time as circumstances require.

District and Native Constables.

256. District Constables are appointed at places where there is not sufficient Police work to warrant a regular member of the Force being stationed.

Native Constables are appointed, as a rule, to assist the general Police in districts where Natives are numerous. They shall act under the instructions of the Constable or officer in charge of the station to which they are attached.

The duties and responsibilities of District and Native Constables shall be in every respect similar to those of a regular Constable, with the exception that they may engage in business or accept employment from persons outside the Department.

They must, however, take care that their business or employment does not clash with their duties as Constables, for if it does their services will be dispensed with.

They shall be paid at such rate as may be fixed by the Commissioner in each case: Provided that extra payment not exceeding the current rate of pay for permanent Constables may be authorized by the Commissioner for duties they may be called upon to perform beyond the limits of the sub-district to which they are appointed, but only one rate of pay shall be payable.

They shall be deemed to be monthly servants, and their appointment may be terminated by the Commissioner at any time after one month’s notice.

They should remember that their position is an official one, and that the public expect the same good behaviour from them as from any other member of the Force; it therefore behoves them to carefully avoid anything that would shake the public’s confidence in them, or in any way bring discredit upon the Department.