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.

A relieving-allowance shall not be paid to an officer for any period
in excess of one month, or in cases where the period of relief is likely
to be in excess of one month, without the previous approval of the
Commissioner thereto. In such cases, where practicable, a commuted
allowance will be payable .

Regulation 117 is hereby amended by deleting the words “ Officers
receiving £344 5s. a year and over, 2s. 3d. ; under £344 5s. a year,
1s. 9d.,” and substituting therefor the words “ Officers receiving
£361 10s. a year and over, 2s. 3d. ; under £361 10s. a year, 1s. 9d.”

Regulation 197 is hereby amended by deleting the figures
“ £162 9s.,” and substituting therefor the figures “ £170 12s.”

Regulation 201 is hereby amended by deleting the figures
“ £271 7s.,” and substituting therefor the figures “ £284 19s.”

Regulation 209 (1) is hereby amended by deleting the figures
“ £8 2s.,” and substituting therefor the figures “ £8 11s.”

Regulation 209 (3) is hereby revoked, and the following substituted
in lieu thereof :-

209. (3) An officer of the Seventh Class of the Clerical Division
     who is in receipt of a salary of not more than £139 4s. per annum
     shall be deemed to be performing the duties of a position of a higher
     class or grade than that in which he is classified if he performs the
     duties ordinarily performed by an officer of the same class who is in
     receipt of a salary of not less than £224 9s. per annum, and may be
     granted, on the approval of the Commissioner, and subject to the
     provisions of this regulation, payment in addition to salary at a rate
     of not more than £22 9s. per annum : Provided that no such payment
     shall be authorized unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the duties
     so performed have been actually taken over by the officer claiming
     from an officer in receipt of a salary of not less than £224 9s. per
     annum, and are such as are ordinarily allotted only to officers of the
     Seventh Class in receipt of salaries of not less than £224 9s. per annum,
     and that such duties have been performed in a proper and efficient
     manner by the officer claiming payment of an allowance in respect
     thereof.

Regulation 213 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted
therefor :-

LODGING-ALLOWANCE.

213. In addition to the salary payable to officers in Subdivisions 1,
     2, and 3 of Class VII $(c)$ of the Clerical Division, there shall be paid,
     if the officer is stationed away from his home, a lodging-allowance at
     the following rates :-

If in the first subdivision .. .. £31 9s. per annum.
,, second ,, .. £22 9s. ,,
,, third ,, .. £9 ,,

Regulation 214 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted
therefor :-

LODGING-ALLOWANCE.

214. In Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of Class F of the Professional
     Division the lodging-allowance shall be as follows :-

If in the first subdivision .. .. £31 9s. per annum.
,, second ,, .. £22 9s. ,,
,, third ,, .. £9 ,,

As witness my hand, this 18th day of October, 1934.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Public Service Commissioner.

In pursuance of the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912,
His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand,
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
Dominion, approves the foregoing amendments.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

Approved in Council, this 29th day of October, 1934.

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