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Post and Telegraph Department Act 1894

Public Act		1894 No 58
Date of assent		24 October 1894

	Title
1	Short Title.
2	Post and Telegraph Department.
3	Appointment of Secretary and Superintendent.
4	Duties of Secretary.
5	Board of Appeal.
6	Repeal.
7	Construction of Act.

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Post and Telegraph Department.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act is “The Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1894.”

2 Post and Telegraph Department.

The Post and Telegraph Departments of the public service are hereby declared to be combined into one department, called the “Post and Telegraph Department,” which shall be administered by the Minister holding the offices of Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs (hereinafter called “the Minister”).

3 Appointment of Secretary and Superintendent.

The Governor may, from time to time, appoint such persons as he shall think fit to be respectively the Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, and the Superintendent of Electric Lines.

4 Duties of Secretary.

The Secretary shall, under the direction of the Minister, have the control of the Post and Telegraph Department, save in so far as the Superintendent of Electric Lines (hereinafter called “the Superintendent”) has the administration of “The Electric Lines Act, 1884” (which is to be read with this Act); and the Governor may, from time to time, define the respective functions of the Secretary and the Superintendent.

5 Board of Appeal.

(1.)

There is hereby constituted a Board of Appeal, to which shall be referred all appeals in relation to any question of classification, status, or salary arising under “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890,” or any amendment thereof.

(2.)

Such Board shall consist of the Commissioner of Taxes for the time being, the Superintendent for the time being, one officer of the Postal branch of the department (to be elected by officers of that branch), and one officer of the Telegraph branch of the department (to be elected by officers of that branch).

(3.)

The elective members of the Board shall hold office for two years, and the Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the time and method of election of such members, and also all matters connected with the conduct of the business of the Board and the procedure in cases of appeal.

Powers thereof.

(4.)

The Board shall inquire into every such appeal, with power to summon and examine witnesses (upon oath if need be), and to call for the production of papers and documents; and shall make report thereon to the Minister, whose decision shall be final.

6 Repeal.

Scale of salaries and increments.

The First and Second Schedules of “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890,” and section four of “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act Amendment Act, 1891,” are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following is enacted, that is to say:—

FIRST SCHEDULE

Officer or Class.	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increment.
First Division.
	£	£
Secretary		700
Superintendent of Electric Lines	525	650
Assistant Secretary and Inspector	525	600
Clerical Division.
First Class—
1st Grade	470	500	Two annual increments of £15 each.
2nd Grade	420	450	Two annual increments of £15 each.
Second Class	370	400	Two annual increments of £15 each.
Third Class	315	355	Two annual increments of £15 each, and one of £10.
Fourth Class	260	300	Two annual increments of £15 each, and one of £10.
Fifth Class—
1st Grade	235	250	One annual increment of £15.
2nd Grade	190	220	Three annual increments of £10 each.
Sixth Class	115	180	Three annual increments of £15 each, and two of £10 each. Officers in this class who have served more than twenty years to have two additional annual increments of £10 each, commencing not earlier than 1st April, 1895, but without being transferred from the class: but salary in next class to start at same rate as that received in this class at time of transfer.
Cadets	40	100	One annual increment of £10, one of £15, one of £20, and one of £15; with lodging-allowance of £26 a year for the first two years, and £13 the third, when officer stationed from home.
Chief Postmasters—
1st Grade	445	500	Two annual increments of £20 each, and one of £15.
2nd Grade	370	425	Three annual increments of £15 each, and one of £10.
3rd Grade	310	350	Two annual increments of £15 each, and one of £10.
Postmasters—
1st Grade	260	300	Two annual increments of £15 each, and one of £10.
2nd Grade	220	250	Three annual increments of £10 each.
3rd Grade	185	210	One annual increment of £10, and one of £15.
4th Grade	140	175	Two annual increments of £10 each, and one of £15.

SECOND SCHEDULE—Non-clerical Division

Officer or Class.	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increment.
	£	£
Cadettes	40	120	Three annual increments of £10 each, one of £15, and seven of £5 each; with lodging-allowance of £26 for the first year, £20 the second, £15 the third, and £10 the fourth year, when cadette stationed from home.
Cadettes (Telephone Exchange)	40	80	Four annual increments of £10 each; with lodging-allowance of £20 for the first year, £10 the second, and £5 the third, when cadette stationed from home.
Linemen—
1st Grade	130	140	Two annual increments of £5 each.
2nd Grade	110	125	Three annual increments of £5 each.
Letter-carriers—
1st Grade	130	140	Two annual increments of £5 each.
2nd Grade	95	120	Two annual increments of £10 each, and one of £5.
3rd Grade (country offices)	50	85	Two annual increments of £10 each, and three of £5 each.
P.O. Messengers—
1st Grade	85	120	Two annual increments of £10 each, and three of £5 each.
2nd Grade	50	80	Two annual increments of £10 each, and two of £5 each.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Officer or Class.	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increment.
	£	£
Counter-clerks (Telegraph)	110	150	Four annual increments of £10 each.
Assistant counter-clerks (Telegraph)	50	100	Two annual increments of £10 each, and six of £5 each.
Assistant Exchange clerks	130	150	Two annual increments of £10 each.
Junior Exchange clerks	60	120	Four annual increments of £10 each, and four of £5 each.
Assistant despatch-clerks	50	120	Two annual increments of £10 each, and ten of £5 each.
Distributors	50	80	One annual increment of £10, and four of £5 each.
Night-watchmen			8s. 6d. per diem.
Post-office boy messengers	26	36	One annual increment of £5, one of £3, one of £2.
Telegraph message-boys	26	36	One annual increment of £5, one of £3, one of £2.
			In addition to a gratuity of £5 by way of clothing-allowance at the end of the first year’s service, if favourably reported upon.

7 Construction of Act.

This Act shall be read with “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890,” and “The Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act Amendment Act, 1891.”

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