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

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 240.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.

Financial and Allowance Regulations (Provisional) for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulation 166—Amendments.

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 1903-1912 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this tenth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN.

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

Amendments.

Regulation 166 (1)—Sub-paragraph (b) is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“(b) Except where otherwise provided, travelling allowance, under this Regulation shall not apply to members of the Citizen or Cadet Forces, or to Topographers of the Survey Section, Royal Australian Engineers.”

After sub-paragraph (r) insert:—

(1a) Field Allowance.

“(a) A field allowance may be paid monthly in arrear to Topographers of the Survey Section, Royal Australian Engineers, at the following rates:—

Warrant Officers.........................................................	£84 per annum.
Non-commissioned Officers	£72 per annum.

The above allowance is to cover all expenses other than train, steamer, or coach fares, and to cover also the provision and transport of a personally-owned bicycle for the use of the topographer in the performance of his duty. This allowance may be drawn for periods of sick leave not exceeding one month in each year.”

 

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