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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 5th day of March, 1927.

K. S. WILLIAMS, Minister of Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

(P.W. 51/1026.)

Amendments to the Regulations under the Government Railways Act, 1926.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 21st day of February, 1927.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Government Railways Act, 1926, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, 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 amend or further amend the regulations made under the Government Railways Act, 1908, on the twelfth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, by making the following alterations therein:—

By adding, in the second line of Regulation 53, immediately after the word “capacity,” the words “in Division II.”

By omitting Regulations 56 and 57.

By omitting paragraph (a) of Regulation 67, and substituting therefor the following:—

“To every employee (not otherwise specified) for whom no sleeping accommodation is provided by the Department, 10s. per night up to and including six nights: Provided that in any case where the period of continuous absence exceeds six nights the rate of allowance shall be 8s. per night: Provided further, that in any case where allowance is payable for a period of seven consecutive nights, the total of such allowance shall not be less than the total allowance payable hereunder for a period of six nights. Where sleeping-accommodation is provided by the Department the allowance shall be at the rate of 5s. 6d. per night.”

The foregoing amendment to Regulation 67 shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 14th day of November, 1926.

By omitting from paragraph (1) of Regulation 93 all the words after the words “lower rate than,” and substituting therefor the words “the following rate; that is to say,—

(a.) In the case of a member who is in receipt of an annual rate of pay, £210 8s. 1d. per annum.

(b.) In the case of a member who is in receipt of a weekly rate of pay, £4 0s. 8d. per week.

(c.) In the case of a member who is in receipt of a daily rate of pay, 13s. 5½d. per day.

(d.) In the case of a member who is in receipt of an hourly rate of pay, 1s. 10d. per hour.”

By omitting from paragraph (3) of Regulation 93 all the words after the words “classification of the Department to,” and substituting the words “the particular rate of pay specified for him in the said preceding paragraphs.”

The foregoing amendments to Regulation 93 shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1926.

By omitting from paragraph (5) of Regulation 100 the word “or,” immediately preceding the words “Good Friday,” and adding after the last-mentioned words the following: “Anzac Day, Sovereign’s Birthday, or Labour Day.”

By omitting paragraph (2) of Regulation 101.

By omitting from paragraph (3) of Regulation 101 the word “and,” immediately preceding the words “Good Friday,” and adding immediately after the last-mentioned words the following: “Sovereign’s Birthday and Labour Day.”

By adding after the word “Sunday” in paragraph (4) of Regulation 101 the words “Christmas Day, Anzac Day, Good Friday, Sovereign’s Birthday, or Labour Day.”

The foregoing amendments to Regulations 100 and 101, save and except the amendment relating to paragraph (2) of Regulation 101, shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 6th day of September, 1926.

By omitting Regulation 103, and substituting therefor the following:—

“103. Wherever in any regulation it is provided that a member shall be paid at his ordinary rate of pay or at a rate which is a multiple thereof, such ordinary rate of pay shall be deemed to be the member’s classified rate of pay in each case.”

By omitting from Regulation 107 the word “and,” immediately after the word “storemen,” and inserting immediately after the word “train-examiners” the words “crane-drivers (in the Traffic and Locomotive Branches), gasmen, and coalmen.”

By adding to Regulation 109 the following provisions:—

“Provided that where the rate specified herein becomes operative such rate shall be paid to all members so engaged whether or not they have worked for more than eight hours: Provided further, that this regulation shall not apply to time occupied in travelling to or from the landslip or breakdown.”

Regulation 111 is hereby omitted, and the following substituted therefor:—

“111. Members employed in the locomotive workshops, and fitters, turners, boilermakers, blacksmiths, strikers, apprentices, holders-up assisting boilermakers, labourers assisting fitters, turners, or boilermakers, and shop-engine-men employed in locomotive running sheds will, in respect of any time worked between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. forming part of their ordinary day shift, be paid at one-and-a-half times the member’s ordinary rate of pay in each case: Provided that the members aforesaid will, in respect of all time worked during a night shift, be paid in accordance with the provisions here following:—

(a.) Where a night shift is worked on less than three nights, the whole of such time will be paid for at one-and-a-half times the member’s ordinary rate of pay in each case.

(b.) Where a night shift extends over any period from and including three nights up to and including four weeks, the time so worked will be paid for at the members’ ordinary rate of pay in each case, except any time worked between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., which will be paid for at one-and-a-half times the member’s ordinary rate of pay.

(c.) Where a night shift extends over any period exceeding four weeks, the time so worked will be paid for at the member’s ordinary rate of pay in each case, except any portion of such time which may be subject to payment at overtime rates under the provisions of any regulation.

(d.) A night shift shall be deemed to include any time not forming part of a regular day shift.”

By adding the following regulation:—

“115A. Every employee in the Traffic Branch (Division II) who, being at his home station, is booked off duty for less than eight hours between shifts shall be granted two hours standing time at his ordinary rate of pay: Provided, however, that any such period of two hours shall not be taken into account in computing overtime.”

This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 12th day of December, 1926.

By adding to Regulation 138 the following proviso:—

“The provisions of this regulation shall be deemed to apply to regular casuals and to term casuals.”

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amendments to the Regulations under the Government Railways Act, 1926.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 21st day of February, 1927.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Government Railways Act, 1926, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, 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 make the following amendments to the regulations made under the said Act consolidating the Government Railways Act, 1908, and the amendments thereto:—

(a.) By omitting from the regulations made on the 9th day of August, 1926—

(1.) The classification of guards (Grades 1 and 2), and substituting therefor the following:—

Minimum per Hour. Maximum per Hour. Annual Increment.

s. d. s. d.

“Guards .. 2 2½ 2 3 1 of ¾d. per hour.”

(2.) The rate of pay (2s. 9¾d. per hour) for depot-chargemen, and substituting therefor “2s. 10¾d. per hour.”

The foregoing amendments shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 12th day of December, 1926.