Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Home Affairs,

Melbourne, 27th May, 1903.

AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION 155, RESPECTING TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES TO CERTAIN OFFICERS.

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IS Excellency the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, has been pleased to approve that Regulation 155, made under the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902, be amended to read as under :—

PART II. —ALLOWANCES TO CERTAIN OFFICERS.

155. The following shall be the scale for the undermentioned officers :—

Postmaster-General’s Department.

—	Rate under one week.	Rate if one week or over at same place.
Relieving Postmasters and Postmistresses and other officers on regular Relieving Staff at country offices .......	6s. daily ....	30s. a week.
Officers relieving in suburbs away from home .................. .	1s. 6d. daily	1s. 6d. daily.
Letter-carriers relieving in suburbs, including those relieving in suburbs on deliveries which are made direct from G.P.O. ............... .	1s. daily ....................... .	1s. daily.
Railway mail guards and relieving railway sorters—
For first eight hours or portion thereof while travelling on duty ........	2s.
For each additional hour or portion thereof .............	3d.

The Permanent Head, with the approval of the Commissioner, may reduce the foregoing allowances in cases where the circumstances appear to justify such a course.

WILLIAM JOHN LYNE,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.