(d) Dirty Work.—(i) A worker employed in demolition of a building where excessive dust is caused by the falling of brick walls or plaster or old wooden ceiling, or in repairs to or demolition of any building or fittings destroyed or damaged by fire which necessitates the handling of charred timber, shall be paid an allowance of 3d. an hour while so employed.

(ii) A worker employed on forms of demolition work other than described in (i) above or required to handle materials on which tar, oil, or creosote is wet shall be paid an allowance of 2d. an hour while so employed.

(iii) A worker engaged in the handling or spreading of manure for one hour or more shall be paid an allowance of 3d. an hour while so employed.

(e) 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.

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

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

(h) Underpinning.—A worker while required to work under floors on underpinning or reblocking work to existing buildings where such floors are less than 3 ft. from ground level shall be paid an allowance of 2d. an hour.

11. 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 works, 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 regularly employed on the construction or maintenance of buildings.

(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.

12. GUM BOOTS

(a) Where necessary, the Department shall provide gum boots, and a worker shall be paid an allowance of 1s. 6d. for every working-day on which he requires to wear them for not less than four hours. Where, however, a worker supplies his own gum boots by arrangement with the officer in charge he shall be paid an allowance of 2s. 6d. for every working-day on which he requires to wear them for not less than four hours.

(b) On land drainage and reclamation or similar work a worker shall be paid the allowance in terms of subclause (a) above even though he may not actually be working in water. Thus a worker working in wet slurry in the bottom of a drain and having to wear gum boots is entitled to the allowance.

(c) The officer in charge shall be the sole judge as to the necessity or otherwise for wearing gum boots.

(d) A gum-boot allowance shall not be paid if the work has been declared a “wet place” in terms of clause 4 hereof or if an allowance is being paid in terms of subclause (f) of clause 10 hereof.

(e) When gum boots are handed in by a worker who no longer requires them the Department shall disinfect the gum boots before they are issued to another worker.