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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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(ii) The officer in charge and the union representative shall agree upon the rate to be paid for time worked where in the opinion of the officer in charge any work being performed is of an unusually dirty, dusty, unpleasant, or dangerous nature or, in the case of boilers, where the temperature is excessive. Such rate shall not exceed ordinary time rate in addition to the rate appropriate to the time.

(f) Ship-work :—While employed on repair work aboard ship (other than on the types of work provided for in subclause (e) above) tradesmen and their recognized assistants shall be paid allowances as follows:—
(i) Ship-work 1d. an hour.
(ii) Dirty work 2s. a day.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

10. (a) Overalls.—A worker while employed on dirty work, as detailed in subclause 9 (e) hereof, shall be supplied with overalls.

(b) Gumboots.—A worker while working in water shall be supplied with gumboots.

(c) Oilskins.—Leading seamen and deckhands while required to work in the rain shall be supplied with oilskins.

PAYMENT OF WAGES

11. (a) All workers shall be paid fortnightly in the Department’s time.

(b) Accident compensation shall be paid fortnightly to injured workers entitled to compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1922, provided satisfactory medical certificates and addresses of such workers are supplied to the officer in charge.

TRAVELLING PROVISIONS

12. (a) Daily.—Where a worker is required to work more than one mile outside the Borough of Westport he shall be conveyed by the Department to and from work in the Department’s time or be paid an allowance of 1s. 6d. a day in lieu of such transport.

(b) Other.—A worker while working away from Westport, thus necessitating his absence from home overnight, shall be paid allowances as follows:—
(i) 10s. for each of the first two nights ashore, and 7s. 6d. a night ashore thereafter;
(ii) 2s. 6d. for each meal not supplied by the Department; and
(iii) Sea-going allowance at the rate of £6 a month (computed on a daily basis) provided the worker is a member of the crew of a vessel proceeding to or from another port.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

13. (a) Employment shall be deemed to be weekly employment and deduction shall be made from the weekly wages only for time lost through the worker’s own default or absence from work through no fault of the employer.

(b) Not less than one week’s notice shall be given by either party of the termination of the employment. Nothing in this clause shall prevent the Department from dismissing any worker for wilful misconduct or other sufficient reason: Provided that a worker so dismissed may appeal against such dismissal in the manner prescribed by the Public Service Commission.

WATCHMEN/NIGHT FIREMEN

14. Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses 2 and 5 hereof, the following special conditions shall apply to watchmen/night firemen:—
    (a) Hours of Work.—The ordinary hours of work shall be forty a week and eight a day (inclusive of meal period) and shall be worked consecutively commencing at any time on any five days of the week.

(b) Overtime.—
(i) Time worked in excess of the hours prescribed in subclause (a) above shall be paid for at time and one-half rate for the first three hours and double time rate thereafter, computed on a daily basis.
(ii) A watchman/night fireman who is required to work overtime for less than two hours shall have the option of being paid for the overtime actually worked or of working and being paid for a minimum of two hours.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of May, 1950.

W. F. STILWELL (Judge), Chairman.
J. E. ENGEL, Member.
B. HOPE, Assessor.