2002
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

of the sender of a registered letter or of a money-order must not be
complied with until the identity of the sender of the telegram is
established.

56. Except in the case of inquiries made by the General Post
    Office, or by Chief Postmasters, officers must not give any informa-
    tion relative to the movements of departmental Inspectors in their
    districts. Any breach of this important regulation may be visited
    by dismissal from the service.

57. (a.) No person unconnected with the Department, other
    than a duly accredited Government auditor, who must have sub-
    scribed to the Post and Telegraph declarations, may be admitted
    into any permanent post, telegraph, or telephone office, or telephone
    exchange (except a public telephone-bureau room), or into any part
    of the building other than the public office or the Postmaster’s
    private office, without the authority of the Secretary, the Chief
    Telegraph Engineer, or an Inspector of the Department. This rule
    also applies to Government Insurance agents, who must transact
    their business either in the Postmaster’s private office or over the
    public counter. The duty of preserving the secrecy of Post Office
    business is a most important one, and any failure will be seriously
    noticed. The Permanent Secretary and the Assistant Secretary
    of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association are authorized to
    enter any of the Department’s offices in the company of the officer
    in charge of the office. Controlling officers are to afford the Perma-
    nent Secretary and the Assistant Secretary every opportunity to
    view the conditions under which officers are required to work.
    It is to be distinctly understood that officers are not to be
    interrupted in their work. Officers who wish to interview the
    Permanent Secretary or the Assistant Secretary are to do so in their
    own time.

(b.) No person representing himself to be an inspecting officer
is to be permitted to have access to any office, or in any way to
deal with the cash, forms, or books, unless he is known as such,
or can produce satisfactory credentials. Should any unauthorized
person attempt to obtain entry into any office the fact must be
immediately telegraphed to the Chief Postmaster. The police
should also be informed.

(c.) When it becomes necessary for inspectors of works or
tradesmen to enter any part of an office except the public room,
the name of any such person is to be noted, and the date of his
access, and the circumstances reported to the Chief Postmaster.
Every such person must, while so employed, be under the observation
of an officer of the Department, and must on no account be left
alone in the office.

DISCIPLINE.

58. At each of the larger offices local orders are to be written
    in a book (called the “order-book”) provided for the purpose, and
    are to be initialled by the officers to whom they apply. The local
    order-book should be examined during January in each year, and
    all orders which are still current should be repeated in writing,
    and initialled by the staff in the ordinary way. Important local
    orders are to be noted by all new officers without delay.

59. It is the duty of a Chief Postmaster to see that Post-
    masters in his district observe the rules laid down for their guidance.
    He should suffer no breach thereof to go unnoticed; and, if
    such breach be flagrant, or if his admonitions are neglected, he
    must report the case to the Secretary.

60. (a.) A Postmaster is responsible for the good order and
    efficient state of his office. He is expected to be familiar with
    and proficient in the various duties of the office, and he must