Attendance.

1. The hours of attendance shall be from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., with an interval of one hour for dinner, except on Saturdays, when the hours shall be from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. continuously. If, during the parliamentary session, it may be found necessary to organize a staff of night-hands, the hours of attendance shall be from six o'clock p.m. to two o'clock a.m., one hour being allowed for supper.

2. Punctual attendance must be strictly observed, The Overseer (or, in his absence, the Sub-Overseer) will be required carefully to note late arrivals and absentees, and report them to the Government Printer every morning by ten o'clock. Five minutes after the proper time will be considered late: when lateness in arriving extends to twenty minutes one hour will be deducted.