Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 144.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1917.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1917 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-ninth day of May, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Regulations 257, 258, 259, 262 and 263 of Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets are repealed and the following regulations made in lieu thereof:—

257. Issues shall be made to patients as provided in the following scales, according to the diet upon which each patient may be placed:—

Articles Comprising the Different Diets for a Day—

Avoirdupois Weight.

Article.	Milk Diet.	Milk Foods Diet.	Half Diet.	Full Diet.	Remarks.
Meats (without bone) oz.	..	..	12	..	White meat
Meats (Beef or Mutton) with bone............................................. oz.	..	..	..	20
Bread....................................... „	..	8	16	16
Salt........................................... „	..	..	¾	¾
Tea........................................... „	..	½	½	½
Sugar........................................ „	..	2	2	2
Milk......................................... „	60	30	15	15
Butter....................................... „	..	2	2	2
Potatoes.................................... „	..	..	8	8
Vegetables................................ „	..	..	8	8
Jam.......................................... „	..	3	3	3
Oatmeal.................................... „	..	4	4	4
Eggs......................................... „	..	2	1	..
Jelly Crystals  packets	..	1	..	..
Pepper (every 100 diets).......... oz.	..	..	2	2
Mustard (every 20 diets)............ „	..	..	..	1
Soup.................................... pint	..	..	1	1
Pudding	..	Vide Reg. 259	Vide Reg. 259	Vide Reg. 259

 

258 (a) Extras may be ordered when considered necessary for the treatment of the case, on all diets.

(b) Spirits shall not be considered an extra but will be provided for by the Dispenser.

(c) Milk, wines and malt liquors are to be calculated at 20 ozs. to Imperial pint. The reputed quart bottle should contain 5⅓ gills, or 26 ozs.

259. (a) When any of the following items are ordered they shall be made and charged to the following proportions:—

Barley-water.—Barley 2 ozs., sugar 2 ozs.	For every 5 pints.
Rice-water.—Rice 2 ozs., sugar 2 ozs.
Lemonade.—Lemons, large, 2, sugar 1½ ozs.	To every 2 pints.
Gruel.—Oatmeal 2 ozs., sugar 1½ ozs.

Rice Pudding.—Rice 2 ozs., milk 15 ozs., sugar ½ oz., egg, 1.

Sago Pudding.—Sago 1½ ozs., milk 15 ozs., sugar ½ oz., egg, 1.

Custard Pudding.—Milk 20 ozs., sugar 1 oz., eggs, 2.

Cinnamon, cloves, or other spices ½ oz. may be issued for fifteen puddings, or one lemon to twelve puddings.

Arrowroot 2 ozs., sugar 1 oz.

Sago 2 ozs., sugar 1 oz.

Egg Flip.—Eggs, 2, sugar ½ oz.

Tea (per pint).—Tea 1/8 oz., sugar ¾ oz., milk 3 ozs.

Beef Tea (per pint).—Meat (with bone) 13⅓ ozs., extractum carnis ½ essence of beef 4 ozs. Salt and pepper as required.

Soup (per pint).—Meat (with bone) 8 ozs., vegetables 4 ozs., barley 2 ozs.; salt and pepper as required.

Oatmeal.—Salt as required.

(b) The following rates shall be allowed for substitutes:—

Lime-juice—2 ozs., equals lemon (1).

Flour—3 ozs., or rice 3 ozs., or bread 8 ozs., equals potatoes 16 ozs.

Condensed milk—1 tin equals cows milk 21/4  pints.

Preserved potatoes—1 oz. equals fresh potatoes 5 ozs.

Preserved vegetables—1 oz. equals fresh vegetables 10 ozs.

Coffee—1½ ozs., or tea ½ oz., equals cocoa 2 ozs.

Rice—2 ozs., or split peas 1 oz., or lentils 1 oz., or haricot beans 1 oz., equals barley 1½ ozs.

Calves’ feet (fresh)—2, equals jelly crystals 1 packet.

Meat (white)—12 ozs., or fish 12 ozs., or half a rabbit equals half a fowl.

262. Patients absent with or without leave for more than 24 hours shall not be dieted.

263. Patients will be placed on diet for the day of admission notwithstanding the time of such admission.

 

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