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

STATUTORY RULES.

1904. No. 52.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Defence,

Melbourne, 3rd September, 1904.

ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1904 (PROVISIONAL), TO COME INTO OPERATION FORTHWITH.

After Part XI. add the following:—

PART XII.—FUEL AND LIGHT.

The following scales of fuel and light are calculated upon the general requirements of the service as are clearly necessary, and do not, except in the case of personal issues, profess to fix rates in exact detail for each service named ; savings on one service can therefore be applied to meet deficiencies on another. District Commandants are held responsible that the fuel and light allowed are economically and fairly distributed to meet all services within their respective commands, and, in order to effect as large a saving as possible, are granted discretionary power to defer the issues of both fuel and light as from the 1st of May to a later date in cases where they consider that the use of fires or illuminants is not necessary.

1.—General Instructions.

Seasons for fuel and light.

216. For the purposes of these Regulations the Winter Season for allowances of fuel and light will be from 1st of May to 30th September ; the Summer Season from 1st October to 30th April.

List of fires and lamps recommended to be submitted to Head-Quarters.

217. On the 1st of October in each year District Commandants will convene a Board of Officers, consisting of the D.A.Q.M.G. and two other officers, who will draw up and submit, in triplicate, to Head-Quarters for the approval of the General Officer Commanding, through the usual channel, a detailed list of fires and lamps on C.M. Forms 147 and 148, recommended to be authorized for quarters, barrack rooms, offices, buildings, and accessories in occupation by, or appropriated for the use of the Permanent Forces within their respective commands for the ensuing year.

Fuel and light will only be allowed for such fires and lamps as may be so authorized.

Fuel and light, to whom not issued.

218. Fuel or light, or commuted allowances in lieu, will not be allowed to those in receipt of a consolidated rate of pay, or receiving lodging allowance in lieu of quarters.

Exceptional cases.

219. In cases of men quartered in isolated forts, batteries, or stations difficult of access, where no contract can conveniently be entered into or reasonable quotations obtained, the District Commandant may temporarily grant such special rate of allowance in lieu of fuel and light as the circumstances of the case may justify, and as may be approved by the Minister.

Commuted allowance.

220. When issues in kind cannot conveniently be made to individuals, the rates to be paid in lieu of fuel and light will be fixed according to the contract rates, and in accordance with the approval of the Minister for the scales of issues in kind.

C.2816.—Price 6d.

 

2.—Fuel.

Daily allowance.

221. The allowance of fuel will be as follows:—

Classification.	Coal (lbs. per authorized fireplace per diem.)		Remarks.
	Winter.	Summer.
Married quarters when occupied	..	..	840 lbs. of coal, or 1½ tons of wood per month, winter and summer, irrespective of number of fireplaces
Unmarried Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers occupying separate quarters or man necessarily quartered in a room by himself	37 One fire only	25	For cooking only. Will not be drawn where messing accommodation is available
Detachments— One man................................................	37	25	For all purposes, one fire only
Two to ten men.....................................	50	40	For all purposes, one fire only
Barrack Rooms...........................................	50	Nil	In rooms occupied by more than 12 men, with only one fireplace, a recommendation should be made as to the quantity considered necessary in such cases
Offices.........................................................	30	Nil
Recreation, Library, and Gymnasium Rooms	50	Nil	In the case of Gymnasium Rooms, fuel to be only supplied when specially authorized by the District Commandant as being absolutely necessary
Workshops (Tailors).................................	25	25	When required
Guard Rooms.............................................	112	40§	§ Summer fuel for cooking when done on guard
Officers’ or Sergeants’ Mess	30	Nil
Court-Martial or Court of Inquiry Rooms	25	Nil	Each day of sitting
Musketry, Lecture, or Board Rooms	25	Nil	When used only
Stores for clothing, bedding, arms, accoutrements, and other articles subject to deterioration by damp	25	25	When required only
Gun sheds, waggon sheds, harness rooms, and shelter sheds	25	Nil	When required only
Hospitals, surgeries, and cells	..	..	As ordered by the Medical Officer in charge thereof
Kitchens or cook-houses (for cooking purposes only)	50	50
Ordnance and engineer workshops, engineer vessels, submarine services, electric or searchlight apparatus, including oil for consumption in oil engines	..	..	Will be supplied in such quantities and kinds as required on demands from Officers concerned
Shoeing and farriery ................................	..	..	To be supplied as required
Browning arms..........................................

Equivalents, scale of.

222. Unless other fuel is cheaper, coal as a rule should be drawn, but to govern cases where it is difficult or expensive to obtain, the following scale of equivalents, each equal to 1 lb. of coal, is authorized:—

1 lb. coke

4 lbs. fuel wood (2-ft. billets).

 

Kindling wood, scale of.

223. In cases where coal only is drawn, firewood, in not less than 2-ft. billets, for kindling purposes may also be drawn at the rate of 56 lbs. of wood for each ton of coal supplied.

Fuel, camp, scales for.

224. When in camps of training or instruction six pounds (6 lbs.) of fuel wood in not less than 2-ft. billets, will be the daily issue for each officer, or soldier (or civilian attached to the camp) of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

When on active service, the troops will, wherever possible, cut and gather the necessary firewood. When wood is difficult and expensive to obtain and the use of coal proves more economical, coal should be issued at the rate of 2 lbs: per diem per officer, soldier, or other person entitled to rations of provisions.

Kindling wood at the rate of 1 lb. for every 20 lbs. of coal issued will be allowed. On active service a quantity of dry kindling wood should always be carried.

3.—Light.

Oil

225. Kerosene oil will be drawn where gas is not available at the following rate for each authorized lamp:—

9 gallons per lamp from 1st April to 30th September.

7 gallons per lamp from 1st October to 31st March.

Lamp chimneys allowed.

226. Ten chimneys per annum per authorized oil lamp will be allowed.

Wick.

227. Wick will be allowed at the rate of six inches per gallon of oil supplied.

Equivalent of candles.

228. When candles are necessarily drawn in lieu of oil, the equivalent is—Six ounces of candles equal one pint of oil.

Candles for minor services.

229. Candles for minor services, such as visiting stables, sentries, &c, may be supplied as actually necessary.

Candles for offices.

230. Candles for use in offices will be issued as actually necessary.

Candles, issue of in camp.

231. When under canvas one candle per Bell tent per diem will be allowed, and two candles per diem per mess, hospital, or Indian marquee (S.S. or E.P. pattern). Candles for hospital tents or for marquees used for medical purposes will be supplied in such quantities as may be requisitioned for by the medical officer in charge, who will be held responsible that no waste occurs.

Lampsticks.

232. When lampsticks are used for lighting lamps 1 gallon of colza oil and 2 ounces of wick may be drawn for each stick per annum.

Miscellaneous services.

233. Illuminants and lubricating oil for the following services will be supplied as required upon demands from officers concerned:—

Engineer machinery, Engineer Workshops, Engineer vessels, Submarine services, Electric light apparatus, Magazines and Defences, Signalling, Ordnance workshops

Light, when issued, authorized.

234. When gasfittings or lamps of any kind are authorized the issue of light may be made at once.

Gas.

235. Officers’ and Sergeants’ messes are allowed a consumption not exceeding 750 cubic feet of gas per month per authorized burner. Where, however, incandescent burners are in use, the consumption allowed shall not exceed 450 cubic feet per month.

4. Accounts.

Accounts.

236. District Commandants will see that proper accounts of all fuel and light authorized and supplied are kept in C.M. Book No. 12.

These accounts should be kept by the Supply Officer, or the Staff Officer, Ordnance Department.

Requisitions.

237. C.M. Form No. 149 will be used as a requisition upon Supply Officers or contractors.

   

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH C.M.F. Form No.147.

District.......................................

Return of Fires recommended for the Year from 1st January to 31st December, 190

Classification.

Allowance per fire per diem.

Number of Fires for each of the following—

Estimated Annual Requirement of Coal

Estimated Cost.

Remarks or Recommendations.

Summer.

Winter.

Summer.

Winter.

Summer.

Winter.

Summer.

Winter.

Summer.

Winter.

£

s.

d.

lbs.

lbs.

Married quarters................................................................

Unmarried Warrant or N.C.O.’s occupying separate quarters...................................

Detachments—

One man...........................................................

Two to ten men....................................

Barrack rooms—

*Large.................................................

*Recommended that...... lbs. of coal be allowed for these fires. Rooms are occupied by ............ men.

Small...................................................

Offices—

Head-Quarter.......................................

Pay......................................................

Ordnance.............................................

&c, &c, &c.

  To be filled in according to local nomenclature, such as “Victoria Barracks,” “Fort Nepean,” “Lytton Fort,” &c., &c.

The A.Q.M.G.,

Head-Quarters, Signature……………………………

Melbourne Date…………………………………

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH C.M.F. Form No. 148.

District.........................................

Return of Lamps recommended to be authorized for the Year from 1st January to 31st December, 190

Classification.

Number of Lamps recommended for—

Quantity of Oil required for Year.

Estimated Cost.

Remarks.

*

*

*

Internal.

External.

Internal.

External.

Internal

External

Total.

9 gallons.

7 gallons.

Total.

per lamp.

per lamp.

£

s.

d.

Married quarters..............

Unmarried Warrant or N.C.O.’s occupying separate quarters

Detachments—

One man.......................

Two to ten men.............

Barrack rooms—

Large............................

Small............................

Offices—

Head-Quarter................

Pay...............................

Ordnance......................

&c., &c., &c.

* To be filled in according to local nomenclature, such as “Victoria Barracks,” “Fort Nepean,” “Lytton Fort,”&c., &c.

The A.Q.M.G.,

Head-Quarters, Signature……………………………………..

Melbourne. Date…………………………………………..

 

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. C.M. Form No. 149.

District....................................................................................

Regiment or Corps...................................................................

Requisition for Fuel, etc.

(To be made out in duplicate, and a press or other copy taken before sending to Contractor.)

Place and date 

Where required.	Coal.	Wood.	Candles	Oil.	To whom to be delivered.	Received by—	Remarks.
Total

This requisition, when completed, will be attached to the Contractor’s claim for payment and filed with the Fuel and Light Account.

Signature

Rank...............

The Contractor for.................................

 

C.M.F. Book No. 12.

*............................................ ACCOUNT.

Classification.	* issued at—
	For month of—	Total Issued.	Cost.			Remarks.
							Quantity.	Quantity.	Quantity.
£	s.	d.
Married quarters................................... Unmarried Warrant or N.C.O.’s occupying separate quarters................
Detachments— &c., &c., &c.
Offices—
&c., &c., &c.

* Here insert Coal, Coke, Wood, Oil, or Candles, as the case may be. A separate account to be kept of each.

  To be filled in according to local nomenclature, such as “Victoria Barracks,” “Fort Nepean,” “Lytton Fort,” &c., &c.

 

By Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer; Melbourne