Naval Financial Regulations 1926 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 209.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1939 AND THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910–1934.*

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 Defence Act 1903-1939 and the Naval Defence Act 1910–1934.

Dated this twenty fifth day of September, 1940.

(SGD.) GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for the Navy.

Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations.

Officers of, and promoted from, Warrant rank.

1. Regulation 21 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation and of regulation 25 of these Regulations, the daily rates of Active Pay of officers of, and promoted from, warrant rank, except those referred to in regulation 22 of these Regulations., shall be as specified in the following table:—

Rank.	Mechanical Branch.			Non-Mechanical Branch.
Rate per day.			Rate per day.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Warrant Officer—
On promotion..................................................................	0	17	0	0	16	0
After 3 years....................................................................	0	18	0	0	17	0
After 6 years....................................................................	0	19	0	0	18	0
After 9 years....................................................................	0	19	6	0	18	6

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on ,

1940.—Fifty-sixth amendment.

Statutory Rules 1926, No. 198, as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos. 23, 59 and 102; 1928, Nos. 18, 49, 87 and 138; 1929, Nos. 35, 64, 90 and 136; 1930, Nos. 30, 88 and 153; 1931, Nos. 52 and 97; 1932, Nos. 32, 33, 78 and 89; 1933, Nos. 5, 50, 100 and 130; 1934, Nos. 32, 44, 58, 108 and 118; 1935, Nos. 6, 27, 86, 110 and 135; 1936, Nos. 40, 70, 77, 118 and 159; 1937, Nos. 5, 51 and 80; 1938, Nos. 17, 47, 66, 92, 116 and 121; 1939, Nos. 28, 53, 70, 71 and 131; and 1940, Nos. 3 and 124.

Rank.	Mechanical Branch.			Non-Mechanical Branch.
Rate per day.			Rate per day.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Commissioned Officer from Warrant rank—
On promotion.................................................................	1	2	0	1	1	0
After 3 years...................................................................	1	4	0	1	3	0
After 6 years...................................................................	1	5	0	1	4	0
After 9 years...................................................................	1	7	0	1	6	0
Lieutenant—
On promotion.................................................................	1	9	0	1	8	0
After 3 years...................................................................	1	10	0	1	9	0
After 6 years...................................................................	1	11	0	1	10	0
Lieutenant-Commander—
On promotion.................................................................	1	13	0	1	12	0
After 3 years...................................................................	1	17	0	1	16	0
Commander—
On promotion.................................................................	2	5	0	2	0	0
After 3 years...................................................................	2	9	0	2	4	0
After 6 years...................................................................	2	13	0	2	8	0
After 9 years...................................................................	2	17	0	2	12	0.”

2. Regulation 22 of the Naval Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Schoolmaster Branch.

“22.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation and of regulation 25 of these Regulations, the daily rates of Active Pay of officers of the Schoolmaster Branch shall be as specified in the following table:—

Rank.	Rate per day.
Rank.	£	s.	d.
Schoolmaster Candidate....................................................................	0	13	0
Probationary Schoolmaster................................................................	0	13	6
Schoolmaster (after one year from entry, or on confirmation, if later)...	0	14	0
After 2 years from entry..................................................................	0	14	0
Thereafter by annual increments of 6d. per day to.............................	1	6	0
Senior Master—
The rate to which the officer would be entitled as a Schoolmaster according to the time served from date of entry, with an addition of.................	0	3	0
Headmaster Lieutenant—
On promotion.................................................................................	1	9	0
After 3 years..................................................................................	1	10	0
After 6 years..................................................................................	1	11	0
Headmaster Lieutenant-Commander—
On promotion.................................................................................	1	13	0
After 3 years..................................................................................	1	17	0

(2) Advancement of a Schoolmaster under this regulation beyond the rate of 18s. per day shall be subject to such conditions as are determined by the Naval Board.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, the rate of Active Pay of an officer who was promoted to the rank of Senior Master prior to the twenty-eighth day of May, 1936, shall, on and from the date of commencement of this regulation, be the rate appropriate to his seniority in the rank of Senior Master specified in the following table:—

Rank.	Rate per day
£	s.	d.
Senior Master—
After 8 years.....................................................................................................................	1	8	0
After 9 years.....................................................................................................................	1	8	6
After 10 years...................................................................................................................	1	9	0.”.

3. Regulation 23 of the Naval Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulations inserted in its stead:—

Rates of pay and allowances, &c.—Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers, Men and Boys (Sea-going).

“23. The daily rates of Active Pay prescribed in regulation 23a, the rates of allowances prescribed in regulations 33 to 50 and the rates of Deferred Pay prescribed in regulation 52 of these Regulations shall, where not otherwise stated, be the rates of Active Pay, Allowances or Deferred Pay of Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers, Men and Boys, borne for service in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

Active Pay.

“23a. Subject to these Regulations, the daily rates of Active Pay of Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers, Men and Boys of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) shall be as specified in the following table:—

Rating.	Active pay per day.
Seaman Branch.
Boy—	s.	d.
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	1	0
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	1	9
Ordinary Seaman, 2nd Class—
Under 17 years of age...............................................................................................................................	1	9
17 years of age or over.............................................................................................................................	2	0
Ordinary Seaman..........................................................................................................................................	4	0
Able Seaman................................................................................................................................................	7	0
After 3 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	2
After 6 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	6
Leading Seaman...........................................................................................................................................	8	2
After one year’s service as such, if passed for Petty Officer....................................................................	8	4
After 3 years’ service in rating.................................................................................................................	8	6
Petty Officer	9	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	0
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	4
Chief Petty Officer.......................................................................................................................................	11	0
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	11	6
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day.
Signal Branch.
Signal Boy...................................................................................................................................................	1	9
Ordinary Signalman, 2nd Class—	1
Under 17 years of age...............................................................................................................................	1	9
17 years of age or over.............................................................................................................................	2	0
Ordinary Signalman.....................................................................................................................................	4	0
Signalman.....................................................................................................................................................	7	3
After 3 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	5
After 6 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	9
Leading Signalman.......................................................................................................................................	8	8
After one year’s service as such, if passed for Yeoman-of-Signals.........................................................	8	10
After 3 years’ service in rating.................................................................................................................	9	0
Yeoman-of-Signals	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	10

Rating.	Active pay per day.
s.	d.
Chief Yeoman-of-Signals............................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................
Telegraphist Branch.
Boy Telegraphist..........................................................................................................................................	1	9
Ordinary Telegraphist, 2nd Class—
Under 17 years of age...............................................................................................................................	1	9
17 years of age or over.............................................................................................................................	2	0
Ordinary Telegraphist...................................................................................................................................	4	0
Telegraphist	7	3
After 3 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	5
After 6 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	9
Leading Telegraphist....................................................................................................................................	8	8
After one year’s service as such, if passed for Petty Officer Telegraphist or higher standard.................	8	10
After 3 years’ service in rating.................................................................................................................	9	0
Petty Officer Telegraphist............................................................................................................................	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	10
Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist..................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day
Stoker Branch.
Stoker—
3rd Class...................................................................................................................................................	2	0
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	4	6
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	7	6
After 3 years’ man’s time......................................................................................................................	7	8
After 6 years’ man’s time......................................................................................................................	8	0
Leading Stoker.............................................................................................................................................	8	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	9	0
Stoker Petty Officer	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such, if in possession of stokehold certificate...................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such if in possession of stokehold certificate....................................................	10	10
Chief Stoker	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................
Mechanicians.
Ratings who qualify for Mechanician after the thirtieth day of June, 1932—
Mechanician, 2nd Class............................................................................................................................	10	8
Mechanician, 1st Class.............................................................................................................................	11	6 0
After 2 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	12	6 0
After 5 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	12	6
After 8 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	13	0
After 11 years’ service as such..............................................................................................................	13	6
Ratings who qualified for Mechanician prior to the first day of July, 1932—	11
Mechanician..............................................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	12	0
After 6 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	12	6
After 9 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	13	0
After 12 years’ service as such..............................................................................................................	13	6
Chief Mechanican—	0
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	0	14
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	15	0
Artificer Branch.
Engine Room Artificer, Electrical Artificer, and Ordnance Artificer—
5th Class...................................................................................................................................................	9	5
Acting 4th Class.......................................................................................................................................	11	8
4th Class...................................................................................................................................................	11	8
3rd Class...................................................................................................................................................	12	6
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	13	0
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	13	6

Rating.	Active pay per day.
Chief—	s.	d.
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	14	0
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	15	0
Shipwrights—
Shipwright—
5th Class................................................................................................................................................	9	5
4th Class................................................................................................................................................	11	8
3rd Class................................................................................................................................................

12	6
2nd Class...............................................................................................................................................	13	0
1st Class.................................................................................................................................................	13	6
Chief Shipwright—	14	0
2nd Class...............................................................................................................................................	14	0
1st Class.................................................................................................................................................	15	0
Artisan Branch.
Blacksmith—
5th Class...................................................................................................................................................	8	5
4th Class...................................................................................................................................................	10	1
3rd Class...................................................................................................................................................	10	8
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	11	0
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	11	4
After 3 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	11	8
Chief Blacksmith..........................................................................................................................................	12	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	13	0
After 6 years’service as such....................................................................................................................	13	6
Plumber, Painter, Joiner, and Dental Mechanic—
5th Class...................................................................................................................................................	8	2
4th Class...................................................................................................................................................	9	10
3rd Class...................................................................................................................................................	10	5
2nd Class..................................................................................................................................................	10	9
1st Class....................................................................................................................................................	11	1
After 3 years’ service as such................................................................................................................	11	5
Chief Plumber, Chief Painter, Chief Joiner, and Chief Dental Mechanic...................................................	12	3
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	9
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	13	3
Sailmaker.
Sailmaker’s Mate.........................................................................................................................................	8	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	9	0
Sailmaker......................................................................................................................................................	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	10
Chief Sailmaker............................................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................
Sick Berth Staff.
Sick Berth Attendant Probationer, 2nd Class..............................................................................................	2	0
Sick Berth Attendant Probationer................................................................................................................	4	0
Sick Berth Attendant....................................................................................................................................	7	3
After 3 years’ service as such, if passed for Leading Sick Berth Attendant.............................................	7	5
After 6 years’ service as such, if passed for Leading Sick Berth Attendant.............................................	7	9
Leading Sick Berth Attendant	8	8
After 3 years’ service as such, if passed for Sick Berth Petty Officer.....................................................	9	0
Sick Berth Petty Officer...............................................................................................................................	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
	10	10
Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer.....................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................
Writer Branch.
Writer Probationer, 2nd Class......................................................................................................................	2	0
Writer Probationer........................................................................................................................................	4	6
Writer...........................................................................................................................................................	7	6
After 3 years’ man’s time in Writer Branch.............................................................................................	7	8
After 6 years’ man’s time in Writer Branch.............................................................................................	8	0

Rating.	Active pay per day.
s.	d.
Leading Writer.............................................................................................................................................	8	11
After 3 years’ service as such, if passed for Petty Officer Writer............................................................	9	3
Petty Officer Writer......................................................................................................................................	10	5
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	9
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	11	1
Chief Petty Officer Writer............................................................................................................................	11	9
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	3
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................
Supply Branch.
Supply Probationer, 2nd Class.....................................................................................................................	2	0
Supply Probationer.......................................................................................................................................	4	6
Supply Assistant..........................................................................................................................................	7	6
After 3 years’ man’s time in Supply Branch............................................................................................	7	8
After 6 years’ man’s time in Supply Branch............................................................................................	8	0
Leading Supply Assistant............................................................................................................................	8	11
After 3 years’ service as such, if passed for Supply Petty Officer...........................................................	9	3
Supply Petty Officer....................................................................................................................................	10	5
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	9
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	11	1
Supply Chief Petty Officer...........................................................................................................................	11	9
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	3
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................	12	3
Cooks.
Asssistant Cook, 2nd Class..........................................................................................................................	2	0
Assistant Cook.............................................................................................................................................	4	0
Cook.............................................................................................................................................................	7	6
After 3 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	8
After 6 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	8	0
Leading Cook or Officers’ Cook, 2nd Class	8	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	9	0
Petty Officer Cook or Officers’ Cook, 1st Class	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	10
Chief Petty Officer Cook or Officers’ Chief Cook......................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................	12	0
Butchers.
Butcher.........................................................................................................................................................	7	3
Leading Butcher...........................................................................................................................................	8	8
Petty Officer Butcher...................................................................................................................................	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such, if recommended by the Commanding.....................................................
Officer....................................................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such, if recommended by the Commanding
Officer....................................................................................................................................................	10	10
Chief Petty Officer Butcher.........................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................	12	0
Regulating Branch.
Regulating Petty Officer..............................................................................................................................	10	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	11	0
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	11	4
Master-at-Arms............................................................................................................................................	12	0
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	13	0
After 9 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	13	6
After 12 years’ service as such.................................................................................................................	14	0
Stewards.
Assistant Steward, 2nd Class.......................................................................................................................	2	0
Assistant Steward.........................................................................................................................................	4	0
Steward........................................................................................................................................................	7	3
After 3 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	5
After 6 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	9

Rating.	Active pay per day.
s.	d.
Leading Steward..........................................................................................................................................	8	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	9	0
Petty Officer Steward...................................................................................................................................	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	10
Chief Petty Officer Steward.........................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................	12	0
Band.
Bandsman, 2nd Class...................................................................................................................................	2	0
Bandsman.....................................................................................................................................................	7	0
After award of efficiency certificate.........................................................................................................	7	5
After 3 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	7	7
After 6 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	8	0
After 9 years’ man’s time.........................................................................................................................	8	3
After 12 years’ man’s time.......................................................................................................................	8	6
Band Corporal..............................................................................................................................................	8	7
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	8	11
Bandmaster...................................................................................................................................................	9	10
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	0
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	2
Chief Bandmaster.........................................................................................................................................	11	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	11	8
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	2
Printers.
Leading Printer.............................................................................................................................................	8	8
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	9	0
Petty Officer Printer.....................................................................................................................................	10	2
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	10	6
After 6 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................

10	10
Chief Petty Officer Printer...........................................................................................................................	11	6
After 3 years’ service as such...................................................................................................................	12	0
and, thereafter, triennial increments of 6d. per day...............................................................................	12	0
Wireman.
Wireman—
On entry, if under 21 years.......................................................................................................................	7	3
On entry, if age not less than 21 years or on attaining age of 21 years....................................................	7	5
After three years’ service from age of 21 years, or later entry.................................................................	7	7
Leading Wireman.........................................................................................................................................	8	11
After three years’ service as such.............................................................................................................	9	3”.

Adjustments of pay.

4.Where, in respect of the period from and including the fourteenth day of March, 1940, to the date upon which these Regulations came into operation, any officer or rating was paid at a rate less than the rate of Active Pay prescribed in respect of his rank, rating or seniority by the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by regulation 1, 2 or 3 of these Regulations, any payment so made shall be adjusted by payment to the officer or rating concerned of the difference between the rate paid and the rate prescribed by those Regulations, as so amended.

Free issue of kit.

5.Regulation 33 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by inserting, after sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation:—

“(3a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, a former rating of the Royal Navy or the Royal Australian Navy who, within five years of his discharge therefrom, engages, in time of war, for service in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) for a period of two years or the duration of the war and six months thereafter (whichever is the longer) may be supplied gratuitously with the kit of the rating in which he is entered in accordance with the scale approved by the Naval Board.”.

Auxiliary Services— Rates of Active Pay.

6.—(1.) Regulation 64 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph(a)of the table in sub-regulation (1) the words and figures—

“Captain-Director of Naval Reserves and Naval Reserves Mobilization..............................		..	900
Captain....................................................		..	826
Commander—
District Naval Officer—
Queensland............ New South Wales Victoria.................. Western Australia	786	864	Three annual increments of £26
South Australia...................................		766	844	Three annual increments of £26
Commander..........................................		706	784	Three annual increments of £26
Lieutenant-Commander—
District Naval Officer—
Tasmania............... Northern Territory		616	720	Four annual increments of £26
Lieutenant-Commander		576	680	Four annual increments of £26”

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

“Captain...............................................	..	905
Commander..........................................	760	865	Three annual increments of £35
Lieutenant-Commander.........................	580	725	Three annual increments of £35 and one of £40”;

(b)by omitting from paragraph (b)of that table the words and figures—

“Commander—
Officer-in-Charge................................	786	864	Three annual increments of £26
Telegraphist Lieutenant-Commander	608	712	Four annual increments of £26”

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

“Commander—
Officer-in-Charge................................	760	865	Three annual increments of £35
Telegraphist Lieutenant-Commander	615	725	Two annual increments of £35 and one of £40”;

(c) by omitting from that table the words “Members of the Naval Dockyard Police” and inserting in their stead the words “Members of the Naval Dockyard Police other than members of the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section)”;

(d) by adding at the end of that table the following words and figures:—

“(d) Members of the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section).
Constable 1st Class	..	215
Constable 2nd Class	..	209	” and

(e) by inserting in sub-regulation (8), after the word “Police” (first occurring), the words “(other than the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section))”.

(2.) The rate of pay of a member of the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section) who was entered and served therein for any period from the twenty-second day of April, 1939, to the date upon which these Regulations came into operation shall, in respect of that period of service, be the rate of pay prescribed in regulation 64 of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation.

(3.) If in respect of the period from and including the eleventh day of April, 1940, to the date upon which these Regulations came into operation, any officer was paid at a rate less than the rate of Active Pay prescribed in respect of his rank or appointment by regulation 64 of the Naval Financial Regulations, as amended by sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, any payment so made shall be adjusted by payment to the officer concerned of the difference between the rate paid and the rate prescribed by that regulation as so amended.

(4.) Where, at the date immediately prior to the date upon which these Regulations came into operation, an officer was, under regulation 64 of the Naval Financial Regulations, paid at a rate of Active Pay higher than the rate payable to him, in respect of the rank or appointment which he holds, under that regulation, as amended by sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, he shall, so long as he continues to hold that rank or appointment, be paid and be eligible for incremental advancement at the rate prescribed by that regulation or that regulation as so amended, whichever is the higher.

Deferred pay.

7. Regulation 74 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by adding, at the end of sub-regulation (1), the words “other than the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section)”.

8. Regulation 83 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

Extra issues.

“(1) Additional rations may be issued in special circumstances in accordance with such scale and under such conditions as are determined by the Naval Board.”.

Scale of travelling allowances (sea-going).

9. Regulation 92 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words and figures—

“Captain and higher rank...........................................

6”

and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

“Members of the Naval Board...................................	30	0	30	0
Captain or rank higher than Captain........................	30	0	25	0”

Scale of travelling allowances for Auxiliary Services.

10. Regulation 97 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words and figures—

“ Captain and higher rank...................

*”

and inserting in their stead the following words and figures:—

“Captain or rank higher than Captain...

*”

Travelling allowances.

11. Regulation 102 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation 7), after the words “Auxiliary Services”, the words “(other than to the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section))”.
(b) by inserting in sub-regulation 8), after the words “Auxiliary Services”, the words “(other than in the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section))”.

Travelling warrants on discharge.

12. Regulation 110 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Service” and inserting in its stead the words “ Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going)”.

Removal of families.

13. Regulation 115 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1), after the word “Services”, the words “(other than a member of the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section))”.

Removal on discharge.

14. Regulation 116 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) On discharge on account of having been found medically unfit for further service or on completion of the term of service for which he was engaged or appointed, a member of the Auxiliary Services (other than a member of the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section)) may be provided at Commonwealth expense with rail, steamer or coach transport for himself, his wife and children to his home port, or in lieu thereof, to any other place in Australia, if the cost of such transport does not exceed the cost of transport to his home port.”.

Allowance where quarters or residence not available.

15. Regulation 117 of the Naval Financial Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word “member” (first occurring), the words “of the Auxiliary Services (other than a member of the Naval Dockyard Police (Guard Section))”.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.