Dec. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3469

railway, or boat fares of an officer required to perform duty at a
distance from his home may be paid where the Permanent Head is
satisfied that a more suitable arrangement cannot be made.

OVERTIME.

69. (1.) In these regulations “overtime” means the time in which
    any official or departmental duty is performed (a) on Sunday or on
    the departmental holidays specified in Regulation 81; (b) in excess
    of forty-four hours weekly from Monday to Saturday inclusive;
    (c) after 10 p.m. when the officer is required to resume duty next
    day before 6 a.m.; (d) in any other case as may be decided by the
    Permanent Head from time to time.

(2.) The rate of payment for overtime shall be as follows :—

Rate per Hour.

To officers drawing salaries exceeding £380 and not s. d.
exceeding £470 ... ... ... ... ... 3 6
To officers drawing salaries exceeding £295 and not
exceeding £380 ... ... ... ... ... 3 0
To officers drawing salaries exceeding £240 and not
exceeding £295 ... ... ... ... ... 2 6
To officers drawing salaries exceeding £180 and not
exceeding £240 ... ... ... ... ... 2 0
To officers drawing salaries not exceeding £180 ... 1 6
To message-boys ... ... ... ... ... 0 8

(3.) Except in special cases, which must be authorized by the
Permanent Head, no payment shall be made for overtime performed
by the senior controlling officer in any office or branch; nor shall any
supervising officer be entitled to such payment unless he is actually
instructed to be on duty in his capacity of a supervising officer.

(4.) Overtime payments shall be computed on the basis of the
salary payable at the time of service. An officer in receipt of an
allowance for acting in a higher position shall not be entitled to claim
overtime on the basis of the salary rate of the higher position.

(5.) Overtime for fractional portions of the first or any hour shall
be computed on the following basis: Payment for overtime shall be
made only when the attendance of an officer exceeds fifteen minutes.
Attendance over fifteen minutes and up to forty-five minutes shall
count as half an hour; over forty-five minutes as one hour: Provided
that any officer who is required to perform duty on a Sunday
or a departmental holiday for less than an hour shall be paid over-
time as for one hour, and that when the attendance of any officer
is required twice on the same Sunday or departmental holiday over-
time shall be paid for a minimum period of two hours.

(6.) Overtime payment shall be made at one and a half times the
rate set out in clause (2) of this regulation for attendance (a) on
Sunday, (b) on the departmental holidays specifically named in
Regulation 81, (c) after 10 p.m. when the officer is required to resume
duty next day before 6 a.m., and (d) on other occasions as may be
decided from time to time by the Permanent Head.

(7.) The rate of payment for overtime to a watchman shall not
exceed 2s. per hour.

(8.) (a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this clause,
during any week in which a departmental holiday or holidays occur,
for the remaining days of the week payment shall be made for over-
time in excess of thirty-six hours; (b) when a departmental holiday
falls on a Saturday but no other departmental holiday occurs in the
same week, for the week in which the holiday occurs payment shall be
made for overtime in excess of forty hours.

(9.) Payment for overtime may be made to an officer called upon
to report for work at 8 a.m. over two miles from his headquarters
for reasonable time occupied by him travelling to such work, and from
such work after 5 p.m., or, if a Saturday, the recognized time of
ceasing work.

(10.) If an officer or other employee is required to proceed to duty
which prevents his returning to headquarters at night he may be
paid overtime in lieu of travelling-allowance for such part of the
time as is occupied in travelling from headquarters on the day of
departure before 8 a.m., and to headquarters upon the day of return
after 5 p.m.

(11.) In cases in which an officer or other employee is employed
away from his home station and his hours of duty exceed forty-four
in a week, he may be paid overtime for the number of hours in excess