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

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 165.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1912.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1912 to come into operation on and from the dates specified therein.

Dated this twenty-sixth day of June, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. POYNTON,

for Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth.

Amendments.

PART IV.

Pay of Permanent Forces.

Regulation 42 (III.).—Special Allowances—Subordinate and Commissioned Officers—is amended by inserting after clause (e) the following, as from 1st April, 1917:—

“Torpedo Control Allowance—Commissioned Officers performing torpedo control duties............................................................................. 1s. per diem.”

Regulation 43 (V.).—Miscellaneous Allowances—Petty Officers and Men—is amended as follows:—

After “Coxswain of Torpedo Boat” and immediately preceding “Engineer’s Writer” insert the following, as from 1st July, 1917:—

“Torpedo Lieutenant’s Writer—Payable in ships in which a Lieutenant (T) is borne 3d. per diem.”

After “Tropical Pay” and immediately preceding “Bugler Pay”, insert the following, as from 1st July, 1917:—

“Watchkeeping Allowance—

Ordinary Telegraphists.....................................  6d. per diem.

Boy Telegraphists............................................  3d. per diem.”

(Payable during duration of the war only.)

  

Pay and Allowances of Naval Dockyard Police.

Regulation 50 (e) is amended by cancelling the following:—

“Senior Constable, £156—£180 per annum; biennial increments of £12. Constable, £144—£156 per annum; annual increments of £6”;

and substituting the following in lieu, as from 1st August, 1916:—

“Senior Constable..... On promotion, £168 per annum.

 After 2 years, £180 per annum.

 After 4 years, £186 per annum.

Constable ................  On entry, £144 per annum.

After 1 year, £156 per annum.

After 2 years, £162 per annum.”

Add, at end of regulation 50 (e), the following, “as from 1st August, 1916:—

“Lodging Allowance at the rate of 1s. per diem stall be paid to all members of the Naval Dockyard Police.”

 

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