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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 86

Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 14th day of December, 1925.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE J. G. COATES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations made under the said Act on the twenty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and the regulations made under the said Act on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and all additions thereto and amendments thereof; and doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth order and declare that such revocation and the regulations hereby made shall have effect from the date of publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

1. OFFICERS are required to acquaint themselves with the provisions of the said Act and of these regulations.

2. These regulations shall be construed with reference to the terms and interpretations of the said Act. In addition to the interpretations there given, “Permanent Head” means the Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department or the officer for the time being acting for or on his behalf. “Employee” includes officer (as defined in the said Act), temporary employee, casual employee, and workman.

CLASSIFICATION, ETC.

3. The Post and Telegraph Department shall, for the purposes of these regulations, be divided into four divisions, that is to say,—

(a.) The Administrative Division.

(b.) The Clerical Division.

(c.) The Engineering Division.

(d.) The General Division.

4. The Administrative Division shall include the officers mentioned in section 5 (1) of the said Act, to be appointed by the Governor-General, and no others.

The officers of the Administrative Division shall be paid such emoluments, salaries, and allowances as may be provided in the annual estimates and authorized by Parliament.

5. The Clerical Division shall include the positions of all such officers as the Permanent Head directs to be included in that division.

The Clerical Division shall be divided into the classes shown in the First Schedule attached hereto, and the officers included in that division shall, subject to passing any prescribed efficiency test or examination, and subject to any provisions in these regulations relating to good conduct and the diligent and efficient performance of their duties, be paid the salaries with annual increments set forth in that schedule as provided in Regulation 11 hereof.

6. The Engineering Division shall include the positions of all such officers as the Permanent Head is satisfied to have qualified by examination and directs to be included in that division.

The Engineering Division shall be divided into the classes shown in the First Schedule attached hereto, and the officers included in that division shall, subject to any provisions in these regulations relating to good conduct and the diligent and efficient performance of their duties, be paid the salaries with annual increments set forth in that schedule as provided in Regulation 11 hereof.

7. The General Division shall include the positions of all officers not included in the Administrative, Clerical, or Engineering Divisions.

The General Division shall be divided into the classes shown in the Second, Third, and Fourth Schedules attached hereto, and the officers included in that division shall, subject to passing any prescribed efficiency test or examination, and subject to any provisions in these