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

STATUTORY RULES.

1904. No. 40.

 

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Defence,

Melbourne, 23rd July, 1904.

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.—AMENDMENT OF FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS, 1904 (PROVISIONAL).

Part VI.—Section V.—Camp or Field Allowances.

Paragraph 136 is cancelled, and the following is substituted therefor with effect as from the 1st March, 1904:—

136. In addition, an allowance of 1s. per diem will be granted for each–

Warrant Officer,

Sergeant,

Corporal of Australian Engineers,

in Sergeants’ mess, when a Sergeants’ mess is formed under canvas. The amount will be paid to Commanding Officers, as it is intended that the allowance shall go to cover mess expenses, and not as a personal allowance to individuals.

Part VII.

After Section II., the following is added, to take effect forthwith:—

Section III.—Employment of Civilian Medical Practitioners.

200a. In special cases, Principal Medical Officers of Districts may employ Civilian Medical Practitioners to medically examine recruits for Regiments or Corps, with payment at a fixed rate of 2s. 6d. per each recruit examined, to be charged to “Medical Examination of Recruits,” in such Districts where no Officer of the Australian Army Medical Corps is available for the duty.

 

By Authority: Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.

C.2384.—Price 3d.