1990
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

bers of the public have interested themselves is to communicate
with persons concerned. Such persons are to be informed of the time
at which the officer will be in the district, in order to afford them
an opportunity of conferring with him should they wish to do so.

17. (a.) On the opening of a telephone-office the District Telegraph Engineer recommends the appointment of the Telephonist,
    and forwards the declarations to the Chief Postmaster. Every
    subsequent recommendation of appointment of a Telephonist while
    the office remains open will be made by the Chief Postmaster after
    conference with the District Telegraph Engineer. The Chief Postmaster is the medium of communication on any desired alteration
    in the status or management of any office.

(b.) A Telephonist is required, immediately after appointment,
to make a declaration on form P.O. 14 that he will not use on his
private business or allow any other person to use, except in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department, any telephone set apart for public business. The form is to be forwarded
to the Telephonist with other declaration forms, and the District
Telegraph Engineer or the Chief Postmaster, as the case may be,
must see that it is signed by the Telephonist and returned without
delay. The declarations are to be filed with the declarations of
secrecy.

18. (a.) As a general rule no person under the age of eighteen
    years should be recommended for appointment as Postmaster or
    Telephonist. Any proposal to appoint a person who has not attained
    the age of eighteen years is to be specially referred to the Secretary.

(b.) Unless any special arrangement is authorized to be made
to the contrary, a non-permanent Postmaster at a newly opened
office is to act gratuitously for six months, and a Telephonist
gratuitously until the revenue reaches £10 per annum; and thereafter scale salary will be paid. In consideration of the performance
of money-order and savings-bank duties, the salary of a Postmaster
will be increased at the end of six months from the opening of the
branch, provided the salary already paid does not exceed the total
scale salary by the amount due for the additional work.

(c.) When a change of non-permanent Postmaster or Telephonist is proposed, the Secretary is to be asked for the scale
salary, if more than a year has elapsed since any previous
change.

19. When a post or telegraph or telephone office is opened,
    or a Postmaster transferred, the Chief Postmaster or District
    Telegraph Engineer, as the case may be, must satisfy himself
    that the officer appointed is fully instructed in the duties of his
    office, and as in every way suitable and trustworthy. Whenever
    practicable the transfer of a non-permanent office and the instruction
    of the incoming Postmaster must be carried out by a permanent
    officer.

20. Before the work at non-permanent post-offices can be performed by persons other than Postmasters duly appointed by the
    Postmaster-General, the Chief Postmaster’s permission must first
    be obtained, and the persons desired to perform the work must
    sign the secrecy declarations.

21. (a.) Chief Postmasters must see that all changes, permanent
    or temporary, of officers in charge of railway offices are duly
    notified to them by the District Railway Traffic Manager. They
    should also obtain quarterly, from the District Traffic Manager,
    for record at their own offices, the names of all employees who
    have access to railway post or telegraph (or telephone) offices,
    or are required to do any post or telegraph business whatever.

(b.) When a railway officer, or the near relative of a railway
officer is recommended for appointment at a non-permanent