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

STATUTORY RULES.

1915. No. 29.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1914.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulation 205 (j)—Amendment.

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 Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1914 should come into immediate operation, and, further, should be taken to have come into operation on and from the 1st day of July, 1914, and make the Regulation to come into operation accordingly as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this tenth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

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

Amendment.

That portion of Regulation 205 (j) which reads—

“(j) Warrant and Non-commissionedOfficers of the Permanent Forces (not including Survey Section, R.A.E.) not in receipt of horse allowance who usetheir own bicycle when travelling distances exceeding 3 miles on military duty, may, in cases where it is certified by the officer authorizing the journey that the use of the bicycle will result in greater efficiency and saving than would be the case if other means of conveyance were employed, be granted on allowance in respect thereof at the rate of 3d. per mile for journeys of 20 miles and under, but where the distance travelled exceeds 20 miles the allowance shall be at the rate of 1½d. per mile for each additional mile.”

is cancelled, and the following substituted therefore:—

“(j) Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers of the Permanent Forces (not including Survey Section, R.A.E.) not in receipt of horse allowance, who use their own bicycle when travelling distances exceeding 3 miles on military duty, may, in cases where it is certified by the officer authorizing the journey that the use of the bicycle will result in greater efficiency and saving than would be the case if other means of conveyance were employed, be granted an allowance in respect thereof at the rate of 3d. per mile for journeys of 20 miles and under, but where the distance travelled exceeds 20 miles, the allowance shall be at the rate of 1½d. per mile for each additional mile, except where a motor cycle in used, when the allowance for each additional mile shall be at the rate of 2½d. per mile.”

 

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