JULY 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1881

Amendments and Additions to the Regulations under the Public Service Act, 1912.

IN pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred on him by the Public Service Act, 1912 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), the Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor-General in Council, doth hereby, in respect of the regulations made under the said Act on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and the amendments thereof made from time to time under the provisions of the said Act, make the amendments shown in the Schedule hereto.

Such amendments shall have effect on and from the date of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATION 24 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

24. No fee, reward, or remuneration of any kind whatsoever, beyond his salary, shall be received and kept for his own use by any officer for the performance of any service for the Government unless specially authorized by the Commissioner.

All fees due to officers attending in their official character, under a subpoena or order to give evidence or to produce papers in any Court, shall be recoverable from the Justice Department by the Department concerned by means of transfer vouchers.

Such officers, however, on application to the Head of their Branch, may be paid all necessary reasonable expenses incurred by them in consequence of being so subpoenaed or called as witnesses.

Regulation 110 (5) is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

110. (5) Where an officer travelling by train uses a sleeping-berth, the cost thereof will be refunded to him on production of a receipt for the amount paid. In such a case the officer is required to reduce his claim for travelling-allowance by one-fourth of one day’s scale rate. If a “special” sleeping-berth is used the additional cost above that of an “ordinary” sleeper must be borne by the officer.

Regulation 111B is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

RELIEVING-ALLOWANCES.

111B. Officers called upon to perform relieving duty which necessitates their absence at night from home may be paid allowances at the following rates:—

To officers drawing salaries not exceeding £145:
Actual and reasonable expenses. Per diem.
To officers drawing salaries exceeding £145 and not exceeding £295 .. .. .. 10 0
To officers drawing salaries exceeding £295 and not exceeding £470 .. .. .. 12 6
To officers drawing salaries exceeding £470.. .. 15 0

Officers entitled to lodging-allowance, when appointed to relieving duty involving separate payment for such duty, will not be entitled to claim lodging-allowance for a longer time than one week after the relieving duty commences.

Officers are not entitled to draw travelling-allowance for any time during which they perform relieving duty, except as follows: When in performing relieving duty an officer is not required to stay more than three nights in the place where such duty is performed, he may be paid travelling-allowance instead of relieving-allowance. But travelling-allowance may be paid for the day occupied in travelling to or from headquarters, provided that the time occupied exceeds six hours on each occasion.

In any special case the Commissioner may authorize payment of an allowance at a higher or lower rate.

An allowance in accordance with this regulation shall be granted only in cases where an officer is required to perform purely relieving duty.