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duty such allowance in respect of the performance of such
which he is entitled under the Schedules for the time being
work as the Permanent Head may deem proper.
in force relating to the classification of the Department to
86. (1.) When any member of Division I who is classified
£219 2s. per annum in the case of such member becoming
in a grade above grade 7 and not above grade 2 of Sub-
entitled to such allowance under paragraph (1) hereof, and
division II relieves any other member in a higher grade than
to £90 per annum in the case of such member becoming
himself in that division for a continuous period of not less
entitled to such allowance under paragraph (2) hereof.
than three months, and actually carries out to the satisfaction
(4.) Such additional sum shall, in the case of each such
of the Permanent Head all the duties appertaining to the
member, be paid in the same manner and be subject to the
position of the member so relieved, such first mentioned
same conditions as his salary under the aforesaid Schedules.
member may, on the approval of the Permanent Head, be
(5.) The right to receive such additional sum shall be
paid an allowance while so relieving at a rate not exceeding
deemed to commence on the date on which the member
the difference between such member's classified salary and
concerned furnishes to the Permanent Head satisfactory
the minimum salary of the grade in which the member so
evidence that he possesses the qualifications entitling him
relieved was classified at the time of the commencement of
thereto.
such period of relief : Provided that if such period shall be
This regulation shall be deemed to have come into opera-
continuous for not less than twelve months the rate of such
tion on the lst day of January, 1922, on which date regula-
allowance may, in respect of any time during which such
tion 7 of the regulations made under the Government Rail-
period continues over twelve months, be increased by an
ways Act, 1908, on the 27th day of April, 1921, shall be
amount not exceeding the difference between the lowest and
deemed to have been revoked.
the next highest subgrade (if any) in the grade in which the
94. Every employee in the Lake Wakatipu steamer service
member relieved as aforesaid was at the time aforesaid
shall, while actually on duty on board ship, be supplied with
classified.
his meals free of charge to such employee, and every such
(2.) No member of Division I shall, without the previous
employee shall, for every day on which he is laid off duty as
approval of the Permanent Head, be assigned for a longer
compensation for overtime worked by him or for the purpose
period than two months the work of relieving any other
of adjusting his hours of duty so as to prevent his working
member in a higher grade in that division than such relieving
overtime, and for every Sunday, be paid an allowance of
member.
4s. 6d. : Provided, however, that such allowance shall not
(3.) If any member of Division I who is relieving another
be paid in respect of any day on which any such employee
member in a higher grade as aforesaid is granted ordinary
is on leave of absence or is off duty on his own account, or
leave of absence, such leave of absence shall be deemed
on which he is supplied with meals in pursuance of this
not to interrupt the period of relief duty if, on the expiry
regulation.
of the period of such leave of absence, such first-mentioned
This regulation shall be deemed to have come into opera-
member resumes the work of relieving the member whom
tion as to captains, mates, and engineers on the 27th day of
he was relieving immediately before the granting of such
June, 1920, and as to the other employees to whom it applies
leave of absence. No payment in addition to his classified
on the 12th day of December, 1920.
salary shall, however, be made to any member granted leave
as aforesaid in respect of the period during which he is on
leave.
87. Any employee in Division I who is ordered by his
controlling officer to commence duty at least two hours
before the usual time for commencement of duty by such
member, or to remain on duty for at least two hours after
the usual time for ceasing duty by such employee, shall, if
compelled by reason of such earlier commencement or later
cessation of duty (as the case may be) to take a meal away
from home, be paid an allowance of 2s. in the case of any
employee whose classified rate of pay is less than £430 per
annum, and 2s. 6d. in the case of any other employee, in
respect of each such meal.
88. If and whenever an employee of Division I is specially
ordered on duty on Sunday he shall be paid-
(a.) In case the nature of his duties prevents such employee
returning to his home for meals, an allowance of
2s. 6d. for each meal which he requires to take away
from home;
(b.) In any other case, the amount of expense incurred by
him in travelling by tram between his home and
place of duty.
89. When any employee, with the consent of his district
controlling officer, regularly uses his own bicycle to facilitate
departmental business he may be granted such allowance
as the Permanent Head may determine, but not exceeding
£5 per annum.
90. Employees in Division II who ordinarily work under a
leading hand may be placed temporarily in charge of a gang,
and whilst so in charge may be paid such allowance as the
Permanent Head may direct.
91. Porters and horse-drivers shall when actually engaged
in shunting operations for not less than four hours a day
be paid an allowance of 9/11ths of ld. per hour in the case
of those employees whose classified rate of pay is a rate per
hour, and 6d. per day in the case of other employees for each
day on which they are so engaged.
This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation
on the 30th day of May, 1920.
92. Surfacemen, and regular casual and permanent
labourers whose ordinary duties do not include the unloading
of coal, shall while employed in unloading coal at locomotive-
depots at an hourly or daily rate of pay, be paid an allowance
of 1d. per hour.
This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation
on the 30th day of May, 1920.
93. (1.) No member who is married, or who is a widower
with a child or children under the age of sixteen years living
with and dependent upon him, shall be paid at a lower rate
than £219 2s. per annum.
(2.) No member who is not less than twenty-two years of
age shall be paid at a lower rate than £90 per annum.
(3.) For the purpose of giving effect to the last two preceding
paragraphs any such member as is mentioned therein shall
receive such additional sum as will raise the rate of pay to

Hours of Duty, Overtime, Standing-time, &c.

95. Every employee will be required to perform public
    duty involving working overtime whenever the exigencies
    of the Department so require. Controlling officers must,
    however, make every endeavour to so arrange the duties
    of the various employees that, having regard to the safe
    and efficient conduct of the business of the Department, the
    amount of overtime required to be worked shall be reduced
    to a minimum. When the working of overtime cannot be
    avoided it must be distributed as evenly as circumstances
    permit among the various employees so as to avoid any
    employee being kept on duty continuously for a longer
    period than is necessary.
    As far as is reasonably practicable, every employee shall
    be allowed at least one period of not less than twenty-four
    consecutive hours free of duty in each week.
96. Apprentices will not be required to work overtime,
    but may be called upon to work when shops are closed for
    holidays.
97. (1.) The ordinary hours of duty (exclusive of meal-
    hours) of employees in Division I and casual employess in
    the Clerical Branch shall be-(a) At such centres as shall
    be specified in that behalf by the permanent Head, thirty-
    eight hours per week; (b) at all other places, forty-eight
    hours per week.
    (2.) All time worked by any such employee in excess of
    forty-eight hours in any week shall be overtime.
    (3.) At stations and offices where employees in Division I
    are regularly booked on duty all night the middle night
    shift (as hereinafter defined) shall be a shift of seven hours.
    Any time worked by any employee in Division I in excess
    of seven hours in any such shift shall be overtime.
    (4.) In no case shall the provisions of paragraph (3) hereof
    apply to more than one shift at the same station or office on
    the same night.
    (5.) The middle night shift shall be the shift comprising
    the time between midnight and 4 a.m., or the greater portion
    of such time.
98. Except at stations where the work is, in the opinion
    of the Permanent Head, intermittent, there shall not be
    more than one break not exceeding in any case one hour in
    the continuity of any member's time between the time of his
    being first booked on duty and the time of his being finally
    booked off duty in the same shift : Provided, however, that
    when any member is booked off duty in any shift to enable
    him to obtain meals, for a period not exceeding one hour for
    each meal, such booking off shall be deemed not to be a
    break in the continuity of such member's time in such shift:
    Provided further, that in no case shall the time deductible
    from the total time computed from the commencement to
    the end of any shift in respect of time during which any
    member is booked off duty for meals, or for any other purpose
    than his own convenience, exceed three hours.
    "Member" in this regulation means any employee in
    Division I.