1548
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 43

(f) Cement.—A worker, other than a concrete-worker, shall be paid an allowance of 1s. 6d. for every day he is required to handle dry cement (including cement in bags) for one hour or more.

(g) Coal.—A worker, other than a driver of a steam-propelled machine or a worker already receiving extra pay for handling coal, shall be paid an allowance of 1s. for every day he is employed loading, unloading, or bagging coal, or delivering bagged coal, for one hour or more.

(h) Kerrick.—A worker required to operate a Kerrick cleaner from below, or on Kerrick cleaning work which would be classed as “dirty work” in terms of subclause (e) above shall be paid an allowance of 3s. 4d. a day while so employed. This subclause shall not apply to a worker who casually uses a Kerrick cleaner for cleaning mechanical parts of motor-vehicles under repair.

(i) Sewage.—A worker when required to do work involving contact with sewage or excrement, shall be paid an allowance of 5s. a day.

(j) Spray-painting.—A worker while spray-painting shall be paid an allowance of 3d. an hour.

(k) Tar.—A worker (including tar-sprayer, but excluding the operator of a special mobile spraying-machine) while handling free tar, bitumen, road oil, or bituminous emulsion, not enclosed in barrels or drums, shall be paid an allowance of 2s. a day. A chip-spreader shall be entitled to this allowance when working in conjunction with the use of the above materials.

(l) Welding.—A worker employed on oxy-acetylene or electric welding (except on spot, stud, or butt welding machine) for less than four hours a day shall be paid an allowance of 1s. for that day, or when so employed for not less than four hours a day shall be paid an allowance of 2s. for that day.

15. LOCALITY ALLOWANCE

(a) The Public Service Commission may grant a weekly locality allowance to workers employed in isolated localities.

(b) When a worker arrives on or returns to works, or is dismissed or leaves of his own accord, the allowance shall be reduced in the proportion that the working-days away from the isolated locality or work bear to the working-week.

(c) The allowance shall not be payable in respect of any period during which the worker is absent from such isolated locality or work; Provided that a worker who is absent on leave for not more than three working-days in any week may be paid the full allowance for that week. This provision shall also apply to the commencing and concluding weeks of a Christmas - New Year or annual holiday period.

16. SEPARATION ALLOWANCE : MARRIED WORKERS

(a) A married worker who being employed in a camp and not provided with married quarters is thereby separated from his wife and family (if any) shall be granted an allowance of twenty-five shillings (25s.) per working-week, whether or not he is able to visit his home at week-ends.

(b) When a worker arrives on or returns to work, or is dismissed or leaves of his own accord, the allowance shall be reduced in the proportion that the working-days away from camp or work bear to the working-week.

(c) The allowance shall not be payable in respect of any period during which the worker is absent from camp or work: Provided that a worker who is absent on leave for not more than three working-days in any week may be paid the full allowance for that week. This provision shall also apply to the commencing and concluding weeks of a Christmas - New Year or annual holiday period.

(d) Subject to the provisions of subclauses (a), (b), and (c) above, this allowance may be paid to—

(i) A widower who maintains dependent children who normally reside with him; or

(ii) A worker who has been living apart from his wife but has custody of his dependent children who normally reside with him.

(e) A worker shall not be entitled to this allowance if—

(i) Not being a worker to whom subclause (d) (ii) above applies, he has not been living with his wife and dependent children (if any); or

(ii) His wife and children are residing on the works; or

(iii) He is a regular highway or road maintenance worker.

(f) The failure of a worker to accept married accommodation for himself and his family shall not render him ineligible for the allowance.

(g) Every worker who considers he is entitled to this allowance shall make application in writing, and in doubtful cases may be required to submit evidence of his eligibility.