Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2897

Amendments and Additions to the Regulations made by the Public Service Commissioner in respect to Officers or other Persons employed as Workmen in the Public Works Department.

IN pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred on him by the Public Service Act, 1912 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), the Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor-General in Council, doth hereby, in respect of the additional regulations (applying to officers or other persons employed as workmen in the Public Works Department) made under the said Act on the third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the eighth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and the amendments thereof made from time to time under the provisions of the said Act, make the amendments shown in the Schedule hereto.

Such amendments shall have effect on and from and after the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATION 25 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

25. The Permanent Head, Public Works Department, may grant leave of absence for recreation to workmen on the following scale :—

(a.) Temporary workmen whose length of continuous service is less than two months, no annual leave and no statutory holidays.

(b.) Temporary workmen with over two months’ continuous service but under two years’ continuous service, seven statutory holidays but no annual leave.

(c.) Temporary workmen with over two years’ continuous service, twelve working-days annual leave and nine statutory holidays.

(d.) Permanent workmen with over one year’s continuous service, twelve working-days annual leave and nine statutory holidays.

Regulation 26 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

26. The granting of any such annual leave of absence shall be subject to the express conditions :—

(a.) That the behaviour of the workman has been in every way satisfactory ;

(b.) That the total sick-leave during the previous twelve months has not exceeded twelve working-days ; and

(c.) That his duties have been satisfactorily performed.

All the days of absence in excess of the number of days allowed for sick-leave shall be deducted from the annual leave of absence granted for recreation ; but in special cases the Commissioner may, on the recommendation of the Permanent Head, grant further leave.

Regulation 27 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

27. The Permanent Head or any officer authorized by him may, in case of pressing necessity, grant any workman leave of absence without pay for any period not exceeding one week. For the purpose of this regulation leave granted for Saturday shall (in places where it is customary to work a short day on Saturday) count as one-half of a working-day.

Regulation 28 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

28. Sick-leave up to one month may be granted by the Permanent Head, but a report of all leave granted under this regulation shall be submitted every two months to the Commissioner.

Regulation 30 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

30. Where sick-leave for more than one month is applied for, the application must be referred to the Commissioner.

Regulation 31 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

31. Where, in case of illness, any workman who has received leave of absence for one month is not so far recovered as to be able to resume his duties, further extensions of leave may be granted by the Commissioner; provided that on each such extension of leave the