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17 Any permanent employe who may quit the Government Eailway Service without the consent of the authorities having charge of the railways, or who may be dismissed for conviction of any crime, or for drunkenness while on duty, or for gross insubordination, or gross neglect of duty, shall not be entitled to any allowances under this Act, but he shall be entitled to be paid three-fourths of his total contributions to the Insurance Fund up to the date of his dismissal without interest thereon. 18. The authorities having charge of the railways for the time being may make, alter, or revoke regulations respecting the appointment of medical examiners, the conditions to be observed and certificates to be given, and the manner in which medical examinations are to be conducted, the form and routine to be observed before employes or their representatives shall be entitled to receive any allowances, the time for which sick-pay is to be allowed, the times and places when allowances shall be paid, the form of receipt to be given upon the payment of allowances, the issue of moneys for the payment of allowances and expenses, and generally on all matters connected with the administration of this Act as may be deemed necessary 19. The authorities having charge of the railways shall keep a register of the names of all permanent employes contributing to the Insurance Fund, and shall keep an account of all payments into and charges against the fund, and shall at all times and from time to time render all accounts and particulars of the same to the Colonial Treasurer as he may require. 20. All moneys payable to or chargeable against the Insurance Fund shall be dealt with by the authorities having charge of the railways, subject to the provisions of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891," and of its amendments, in all respects as if they were public moneys 21 So much of the Insurance Fund as it may be advisable to invest may be used by the authorities having charge of the railways for the execution of permanent works thereon, and for the use of all sums so used there- shall be paid into the Insurance Fund, from moneys appropriated by Parliament for working the railways, interest at the rate of five pounds per centum per annum. On balances of the fund lying m the Public Account, the current rate of interest received by the Government shall be allowed, and the amounts of such interest shall from tune to time be credited to the Insurance Fund as the Colonial Treasurer may direct. 22 Any deficiency which maybe found to arise in the Insurance Fund from time to time shall be chargeable against the working expenses of the railways, and shall be defrayed from such moneys as may be appropriated by Parliament for working the railways from time to time, and any excess in the fund, over and above what is found to be necessary from actuarial calculation to meet the liabilities entailed by this Act, shall be distributed among the contributors as bonus payable at death. 23. Subsection ten of section sixty-three of " The Government Eailways Act, 1887," and section sixty-six of the same Act, are hereby repealed. 24. The authorities having charge of the railways for the time being may make such arrangements as they think fit for insuring casual employes against accident during their employment on the railways.

Allowance of refunds.

Making of regulations.

Register of contributors.

Insurance Fund to be dealt with as public moneys.

Insurance Fund may be invested.

Deficiencies in Insurance Fund.

Repeal of portions of Government Railways Act.

Insurance of casual employes.