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

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

STATUTORY RULES.

1904. No. 29.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Defence,

Melbourne, 24th June, 1904.

NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations, 1901 (Provisional), to come into Operation on the 1st July, 1904.

Part II.—Pay of Permanent Forces.

In para. 51 the words—

“In addition to their pay, rations will be drawn for officers, petty officers, seamen, and others, in accordance with seals.”

“Members of the Permanent Forces who from the nature of their duties or from the exigencies of the service cannot be rationed, will be paid compensation in lieu of same at such a rate, based on the annual contract rate for rations as the Minister may decide.”

are cancelled, and the following words are substituted therefor:—

“In addition to their pay, rations will be drawn for officers, petty officers, seamen, and others in accordance with authorized seals when on duty on board ship or in Naval Depot; but in cases in which, from the exigencies of the service, rations in kind are not issued, these members of the Permanent Force may be paid compensation in lieu of same at such a rate not exceeding the annual contract rate for rations as the Minister may decide.”

“Rations will not be drawn after forty-eight hours’ absence of any member of the Force from duty.”

 

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

C.6865.—Price 3d.