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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE:

No. 86

the Department twenty-one days before the day on which the extraordinary election is to be held. Candidates must be nominated in the same manner as is required for an ordinary election, and nominations must be received by the Returning Officer not later than twenty-one days before the day of election.

57. The election shall be carried out in the same manner as is provided for an ordinary election.

ALLOWANCES.

58. An allowance not exceeding £6 per annum (to be fixed by the Permanent Head) may be made for the use by an officer of his own bicycle on official business.

59. (1.) Where members of a line party are detailed for duty away from headquarters and a camp is established the following allowances may be paid :—

Line foreman, 4s. per diem :
Married workman, 2s. 6d. per diem :
Unmarried workman on permanent staff, 1s. per diem :

Provided that a higher rate may be paid in special cases, but only on the authority of the Permanent Head.

(2.) The cost of conveyance of food and firing to the camp, and from camp to camp, shall be paid by the Department, if in the opinion of the Engineer in charge of the camp the circumstances appear to warrant such payment.

(3.) Where members of a line party are detailed for duty away from their headquarters, and it is not in the best interests of the Department to establish a camp, the following allowances may be paid :—

Line Foreman, 5s. per diem.
Married workman, 4s. per diem.
Unmarried workman on permanent staff, 2s. per diem.

(4.) Any cable-jointer, plumber, mechanic, mechanician, or other skilled workman on the permanent or temporary staff who is detailed to perform duty away from his headquarters may be paid an allowance as follows :—

Married Officers. Unmarried Officers.
Per Diem. Per Diem.
s. d. s. d.
For the first two weeks' absence or fraction thereof .. .. 12 6 8 0
For each day in excess of two weeks .. .. .. 5 0 2 6

(5.) Any workman who is detailed to assist a cable-jointer or other skilled workman away from headquarters for a period not exceeding four weeks may be paid, while so employed, a daily allowance not exceeding 5s.

(6.) Prior to arrangements being made for the setting-up of a camp, or for any skilled or unskilled workman being detailed to perform duty away from his headquarters, particulars shall be furnished to the Permanent Head of the work to be done and of the probable duration of the absence from headquarters of the men required.

In an emergency a workman may be sent away from headquarters prior to the Permanent Head's authority being obtained.

60. An allowance, which shall be fixed by the Permanent Head, may be granted to officers at Chief Post-offices and at other offices where savings-bank ledger-accounts are kept, for the work involved in the compilation of interest and savings-bank balances.

61. A teller's risk allowance may be authorized by the Permanent Head at the rate of £10 per annum for payment at offices where the aggregate number of the transactions of money-orders issued, money-orders paid, deposits, and withdrawals exceeds 8,000 for one calendar year. The amount shall be divided amongst the officers required to perform money-order and savings-bank duties proportionately to the time spent on such duties. At offices where two or more tellers are employed exclusively and continuously in the performance of money-order and savings-bank counter duties a separate allowance shall be paid for each of such duties.

62. In any case where an officer is directed to commence duty at least two hours before the ordinary time, or is required to perform at least two hours' duty after the time he ordinarily obtains release, without an interval sufficient to admit of his travelling to his home, or who, without previous warning of the circumstances of his employment on any particular day, cannot be given the opportunity to