Force Orders 1937_22
X
No. 22.
l4h May, 1937.
TO BE CIRCIILATEDTO
ALL RAM SOF THE
CIEkIIRECONkTABULARY.
RE3T D YS.
A casehas been broughtto the Ch1efConstable's
attentionin which the privilegeoP havinga weekly"Restday"was
grosslyabused. Recreatlonby playinggames or visitingfriendsia
the vicinityob iouslycomplywith the spiritof the concession,on
the otherhand longand tiriagjournaysobviouslydefeatthe whole
objectof the concessionwhichaa its name impliesdenotesrest.
• In £utureany memberof the Forcewho intendsto leave
his districtwi11 informhis senior0£ficerthe day be£orehis allotted
"Restday"where he is going,and if in the opinionof u h eenior
Of£icer,beingan Inspectoror Sergeant,such a journeyseemsuarea
onabla,he wi11 bringthe matterto the noticeof the Superiateadent,
who will» if he agreeswith such opinion,give instructions
that eucha journeymust not be undertaken. In like manner
kuperintendentswi11 dealwith proposedjourneysby Inspectors.
If a membero£ the Forceintendsto be awayfor one
or more nightshe wi11 givea definiteadd éss.
Officerswho completetheirtour of duty at or before
12 Midnightwi11 ccamueixcetheir "Reetday" at 6 a.m.,the following
morning,and thosewho oompletetheir duty after 12 Midnlghtaad
before6 a.m.,wi11 commencetheir "Restday" aia hours after
oompletingnight duty,i.e.,.a Constableparadingoff du6y at 1.0
a.m.,would commencehie "Restday"at 7.0 a.in.,and a Conetable
.paradingoff duty at 2.0 a.m.,would commenceat 8.0 a.m.,
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Superintendentasre authorisedto so varytha hoursof
dutyon the daythe "Restday"endseo ae to fit inwith the hour
the Coastableresumesduty.
Shoulda specialapplicationbe occasionally made fora
"Restday"to commenceearlierthanbefore-mentioaefdo,r aay
exceptioaaplurpoee,Suparintendantmaay use theirdisaretionaa
to allowiagsame.
Itmust be understoodthatunderany circumstancetshe
"Restdaÿ"endsat the semehourtwenty-fourhourslater.
An entryof tha "Restday"and, in the eventof his leaving
hie district,of the,exacthourat whichhe leaveshia Statioaand
returnsto it,wi11 be enteredby each.Officerin hie Polioenotebook,
aa f ol1 :-
"Reetday"allotted,from 8 a.m. 13thKay to 8 a.m.14thbiay.
"Didnot 1eavedistrict"
or
"LefbStationat 9 a.m.,for Liverpool.
Returnedat 11 p.m. (asthe casemay be)"
It ehouldbe clearlyunderstoodthat Officerswho 1eave
theirdistricton their"Restday"do so on the distinctunderstanding
thattheyreturnto thelrStationsin suf£icientimeto enablethem to
performtheirnexttour of duty effectively.