Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1910. No. 75.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903-1904

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Acts 1903-1904 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this 16th day of August, One thousand nine hundred and ten.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendments.

Regulations 155, 156, 157, 158, and 159 are cancelled, and the following substituted therefor—

instruction abroad.

Permanent Forces.

155. (a)Permanent Officers, Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers sent abroad for Courses of Instruction or exchange shall continue in receipt of their consolidated rates of pay, and shall draw, in addition, the following allowances:—

Passages—Officers, 1st class return fare.

W. and N.C. Officers, 2nd class return fare.

(b)The passage money may, if so desired, be paid to the Officer, Warrant, or Non-Commissioned Officer direct, to enable him to make his own arrangements, but he must produce, in support, shipping companies’ voucher for the full amount of the passage money.

156. (a)While travelling on board steamer from and to the Commonwealth the following allowances shall be paid:—Officers, 3s. 9d. per diem; Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers, 1s. 9d. per diem.

While in India—Officers, 12s. per diem.

While in England or Canada—Officers, 7s. 6d. per diem; W. and N.C. Officers, 5s. per diem.

(b) On embarkation and disembarkation in Australia carriage of necessary luggage to and from steamer may be allowed. These allowances cover cab hire and all other expenses other than rail and steamer fares.

(c) In the case of Officers attending the Staff College Course in England or India, the Minister may, under special circumstances, approve of payment of such other allowances as may, in his opinion, be necessary.

C.9718—Price 3d.

Outfit Allowance.

157. A grant for Outfit Allowance may be paid before embarkation without production of vouchers as follows:—

Officers to India and Canada...................................................................	£25
Officers to England................................................................................	£10
Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers to England...............................	£5

Citizen Forces.

158. Officers of the Citizen Forces sent to India for Courses of Instruction shall be granted 1st Class Passages to and from India, and shall be paid—

(a) An allowance of 18s. per diem while in India, and of one-fourth that rate while on board ship proceeding to and from India. The allowance of 18s. per diem is intended to cover all “living expenses,” such as hotel and mess bills, servant’s wages, rent of quarters, hire of furniture, conservancy tax, &c.

(b) A grant for Outfit Allowance of £25 will be paid before embarkation without production of vouchers, to cover cost of necessary articles of outfit and equipment.

In addition to the foregoing, actual railway and steamer fares while travelling on duty in India may be paid, but no other allowance or payments of any kind will be allowed.

 

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