allowance instead of relieving-allowance in respect of the
time during which he is relieving at such place: Provided
further that if an employee is occupied for not less than six
hours in travelling to or from his headquarters on relieving
duty, he may be paid travelling-allowance instead of relieving-
allowance in respect of each day on which he is so occupied.

( $f$.) Paragraphs $(a)$ and $(b)$ of this regulation shall be
deemed to have come into operation on the lst day of January, 1922, on which date paragraphs $(a)$ and $(b)$ of regulation 1
of the regulations made under the Government Railways
Act, 1908, on the 27th day of April, 1921, shall be deemed to
have been revoked.

65. When an employee in Division I leaves his headquarters
    on duty and returns thereto on the same day, actual and
    reasonable expenses will be paid him instead of travelling
    or relieving allowance.

66. In any special case the Permanent Head may authorize
    payment of travelling or relieving allowance at a higher rate
    than that which would be payable under the provisions of
    regulation 64 .

67. Employees in Division II when absent on duty from
    their headquarters at night shall be paid night allowance at
    the following rates for such periods as the Permanent Head
    may determine, but, except in the case of apprentices, the
    payment to any unmarried employee shall not extend over a
    period exceeding six weeks in any one locality :-

(a.) To every employee not otherwise specified, $8 ext { s. }$ per
night when no sleeping-accommodation is provided
by the Department ; $5 ext { s. } 6 ext { d. }$ per night when sleeping-
accommodation is provided by the Department.

(b.) To gangers in charge of relaying gangs and gangers
working on ballast and work trains, if provided by
the Department with sleeping-vans or huts, $5 ext { s. } 6 ext { d. }$
per night.

(c.) To other employees in the Maintenance Branch, if
provided by the Department with sleeping-vans or
huts 2s. per night.

Provided, however, that in respect of any time during which
any employee in Division II is absent from his headquarters
at night travelling by sea, the rates of night-allowance shall
be - For the first night, 5s.; for each subsequent night on
the same journey, $2 ext { s. } 6 ext { d. }$.

68. When in the opinion of the Permanent Head the
    allowances specified in regulation 67 are insufficient in any
    particular case to cover the actual expenses incurred by the
    employee concerned, the Permanent Head may, at his discretion, increase the amount of such allowance to such sum
    as he considers the circumstances warrant, but in no case
    shall the amount of such increased allowance exceed the
    amount actually disbursed by such employee as disclosed by
    receipts.

69. If and whenever any employee in Division II is located
    at one station for a continuous period of less than six weeks’
    duration he shall be paid night allowance for such period at
    the rate prescribed in regulation 67 , notwithstanding that
    during such period such station may in fact have been the
    headquarters of such employee: Provided, however, that in
    no case shall any employee be paid night allowance both
    under this regulation and under regulation 67 in respect of
    the same time.

70. Employees in Division II stationed and residing at
    isolated places as determined by the Permanent Head may be
    paid an allowance of 9/1lths of $1 ext { d. }$ per hour in the case of
    those employees whose classified rate of pay is a rate per
    hour and $6 ext { d. }$ per day in the case of other employees.

71. Any apprentice who, in his own time, gains any diploma
    or certificate of proficiency in his trade (which diploma or
    certificate is of a standard satisfactory to the Permanent
    Head) from any public technical school or college may be paid
    an allowance of 9/l1ths of $1 ext { d. }$ per hour, such allowance to
    be payable from the date on which such diploma or certificate
    is produced to the master of such apprentice : Provided,
    however, that not more than one such allowance shall be
    paid to the same apprentice.

72. (1.) Fitters, boilermakers and apprentices employed in
    ocomotive running-sheds and the assistants of such fitters
    and boilermakers may, on the approval of the Permanent
    Head, be paid an allowance of 9/llths of $1 ext { d. }$ per hour while
    so employed.

(2.) An allowance not exceeding $1 ext { d. }$ and 7/l1ths of $1 ext { d. }$ per
hour in the case of employees whose classified rate of pay is
a rate per hour, and $1 ext { s. }$ per day in the case of other employees,
may, on the approval of the Permanent Head, be paid to
any employee in Division II when such employee is engaged
on work of a more than ordinarily dirty nature.

(3.) No employee shall be paid the allowances mentioned
in both paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of this regulation in
respect of the same time.

73. If and whenever an employee in Division II is on duty
    for a continuous period of not less than eleven hours, and

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(being at his home station) is not allowed time off duty at such
station for the purpose of taking a meal during such period,
he will be paid an allowance of $2 ext { s. }$

74. Travelling or night allowance will not be payable to
    employees in respect of any time during which they are
    travelling on transfer.

75. In all cases where an employee is travelling on the
    business of the Department and in the discharge of his duty
    the least expensive means of conveyance must be used, but
    if any Government means of conveyance is available it must
    be utilized.

76. When employees are transferred to meet the exigencies
    of the Department the cost of conveyance of employees, their
    families and effects, by land and sea, will be paid by the
    Department, together with such actual personal contingent
    expenses as the Permanent Head may decide are fair and
    reasonable. When any portion of the expense herein
    authorized to be borne by the Department is met by the
    employee concerned the same will be recouped to him on
    production of proper vouchers.

77. The maximum period for which personal expenses
    shall be allowed in the case of employees on transfer shall
    be

(1). Prior to the commencement of the journey-

(a.) For employees who are married, two days;

(b.) For employees who are unmarried, one day.

(2.) After arrival at destination-

(a.) For employees who are married, one week;

(b.) For employees who are unmarried, two days.

Provided, however, that the Permanent Head may, in any
case extend or reduce any period of time herein mentioned
if in his opinion the circumstances of such case warrant
such extension or reduction.

This regulation shal be deemed to have come into operation on the 30th day of May, 1920, on which date regulation 70
of the revoked regulations shall be deemed to have been
revoked.

78. When transport by land and sea is involved in the
    transfer of any employee, such employee shall, where
    practicable and before removal, obtain and submit to his
    controlling officer offers from at least two reputable carriers
    for an over-all charge for such removal, excluding the cost
    of carriage on the Government railways, which will be free
    of charge. The Permanent Head may, at his option,
    authorize the acceptance of any such offer, or in lieu thereof
    he may authorize payment to the employee concerned of a
    sum not exceeding the amount prescribed in regulation 79
    to cover all expenses of removal of and damage to such
    employees' furniture and effects, or he may decide that the
    Department will itself undertake such removal.

79. The maximum amount which may be paid to any
    employee under the provisions of regulation 78 in respect
    of the expense of the removal of such employee's furniture
    and effects shall be

Employees' Classified Rate of Pay.

Maximum Amount Payable.

Not exceeding £200 per annum ... 35
Over £200 and not exceeding £400 per annum .. 45
Over £400 and not exceeding £525 per annum .. 50
Over £525 per annum ... ... 60

80. When an employee is transferred at his own request,
    free passes for himself and his wife and family will be granted,
    and free carriage of his household furniture and effects will
    be allowed for any journeys over the Government railways
    involved in such transfer, but all other expenses of such
    transfer shall be borne by such employee. Employees
    transferred at their own request will not be paid for any
    time during which they are off duty or are occupied in
    travelling in the course of such transfer.

81. For the purposes of regulations 76, 78, 79, and 80 an
    employee's furniture and effects shall be deemed to consist
    of such employee's own bona fide household furniture and
    effects, but shall not include fuel or provisions, boats, vehicles,
    or live-stock of any kind, timber, or other material forming part
    of or connected with outside structures of any description.

82. Saloon passages will be furnished to employees who
    are required to travel by sea at the expense of the Department.

83. In no case will any employee or other person be allowed
    to occupy any sleeping-berth on the railway free of charge,
    or be entitled to be recouped the expense incurred by the
    occupation of any such sleeping-berth, notwithstanding that
    such employee or other person may otherwise be travelling
    at the expense of the Department.

84. Whenever a claim is made for reimbursement of any
    item of expense amounting to not less than $5 ext { s. }$, the claim
    must be supported by a receipt for the amount actually paid
    by the claimant.

85. The Permanent Head may grant to any employee for
    special work performed in the course of such employee's