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Lyttelton Times, Volume III, Issue 151, 26 November 1853, Page 5

Government Offices, which more particularly concern the Public. Superintendent's Office, Christchurch, Nov. 18, 1853. TTIS HONOR THE SUPERINTEND-J-L ENT directs the following Rules and Regulations for the Management of the Offices of the Provincial Government to be publicly notified for the information of those whom they concern. Edward Ptjckle, Private Secretary. Office Hours, and attendance of Officers. All Government Offices shall be open for six hours every clay, that is to say, from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Tlie Ordering of Articles, or Work. No Article shall be supplied, or work performed, for any Office of the Government without a written agreement signed by the person undertaking the same, and by the Head of the Department for which the work shall be required. And in all cases, if such contract shall have been issued without the proper authority, the officer issuing it shall be personally liable for the expense incurred. All such contracts shall be made out upon one of the printed forms, "Provincial Form, No. 2," or "Provincial Form, No. 4," as the case may be. No Contract for any work to be done, or Article to be supplied, shall be entered into by any Officer of' the Government, unless he shall have received authority to issue such order from the Superintendent. Whenever it may be absolutely necessary to issue such orders immediately, and before the authority of the Superintendent can be obtained, the Head of the Department shall, as soon as possible, bring the case before the Superintendent, in order to receive his sanction to the same. Payment of Bills. All Tradesmen, or other persons supplyino- Articles, or performing1 work for the Provincial Government, are required to apply for payment within one mouth after such work has been done, or article supplied, and all the Heads of Departments are to take care that the persons receiving their orders fully understand that such application for payment is considered to be part of the Contract into which they enter with the Government. Upon the application of any tradesmen or other persons for the payment of any sum due to them, the contract for the work or article must be presented at the Department from which it was issued. If the work has been properly performed, the Head of the Department shall sign the certificate at the foot of the contract attesting the same. It shall be the duty of the Head of such Department, or Clerk authorized by him, immediately to make out the bill for the same in the printed form, "Provincial Form, No. 3," or " Provincial Form, No. 5," as the'case may be, and to attach the order for the work to it. The applicant shall then be., informed of the day after which the bill will be paid at the Treasury. It shall be the duty of every Head of a Department immediately to transmit to the Audit-Office, all bills for payment, with the contract for the work or articles, attached to each. It shall be the duty of the Head of every Department to take care that the authority for the contract shall appear on the face of it, and also on the face of the bill, before they are sent into the Amut Office. It shall be the duty of the Auditor, as soon as such bills shall have been properly audited by him, to transmit the saaie to the Treasury, but to retain the contract in Ins own Office. It shall be the duty of the