STATUTORY RULES.
1917. No. 142.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902-1916.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1916, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of June, 1917.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E. J. RUSSELL,
for the Prime Minister.
Amendment of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.
The Public Service Regulations are amended by the repeal of Regulation 202, and the insertion in lieu thereof of the following:—
202. The subjects of examination for candidates for appointment as Telegraph Messenger, Telephonist, or any other office or position where, in the opinion of the Commissioner, a special examination is not necessary, shall be those specified in Regulation 198, and all candidates to whom the examiners award one-half of the maximum number of marks therein in each subject set forth shall be declared qualified for appointment. Provided that candidates for the position of Telegraph Messenger shall be held to be qualified for appointment if they obtain half the maximum number of marks in spelling and in handwriting, but their order of merit shall be determined by the number of marks obtained for these subjects and arithmetic. A person appointed as Telegraph Messenger shall not be eligible for transfer or promotion in the General Division unless he has obtained half marks in arithmetic at any examination for appointment (a) as Telegraph Messenger, (b) as Messenger in training, or (c) as Junior Mechanic in training, or (d) at an examination to enable Telegraph Messengers to qualify for promotion in the General Division to be held half-yearly.
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