Naval Financial Regulations 1926 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 87.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this twenty-third day of August, 1928.

D. R. S. de CHAIR

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 198, as amended to present date.)

(Sixth Amendment.)

1. Regulation 34 is amended as from 1st October, 1928, by omitting Sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) Kit Upkeep Allowance at the following rates shall be credited to ratings:—

(a) Chief Petty Officers, and Petty Officers wearing the special uniform of that rating, viz., Class III. dress with gilt buttons and Patt. 49 cap badge	8½d. per diem.
(b) Men dressed as Class II......................................................	7½d. per diem.
(c) Men dressed as Class III.....................................................	8d. per diem.
(d) All band ratings.................................................................	8d. per diem.

2. Regulation 35, sub-regulation (1) is amended as from 1st October, 1928, by omitting the amounts of “£17 10s.”, “£15 15s.”, “£14 15s.”, and “£11 10s.”, and inserting in their stead the amounts “£15,” “£13 5s.”, “£12 5s.”, and “£10 10s.”, respectively.

1771.—Price 3d.

3. Regulation 92 is amended as from 1st October, 1928, as follows:—

(1) by omitting sub-regulations (l) and (2) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) When travelling on duty, or detached for temporary duty, and required to be absent from ship or depot overnight, travelling allowance at the following rates may be paid to members of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going):—

Rank or Relative Rank, or Rating.	Daily Rate.			Hourly Rate.
	Capital Cities in Australia.	All Other Places.
s. d.	s. d.	l-24th of daily rate
Captain and higher rank.........................	30 0		25 0
Commander..........................................	25 0		21 0
Lieutenant-Commander.........................	21 6		18 0
Lieutenant............................................	19 0		16 0
Other Commissioned Officers (including Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank) .....................................................	17 6		14 6
Warrant and Subordinate Officer............	15 6		13 0
Chief Petty Officer................................	15 0		12 6
Petty Officer and Lower Rating..............	14 6		12 0

(2) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) after the word “detention” in the eighth line, the words, “waiting to join a sea-going ship.”

4. Regulation 93 is repealed as from 1st October, 1928, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“93. (1) When travelling on duty or detached for temporary duty for periods which do not necessitate absence overnight from their ships or temporary head-quarters, members of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may be paid meal allowance at the following rates. The amount payable shall be the actual amount necessarily expended, but in no case shall the rate shown be exceeded:—

Rank or Rating.	Morning Meal.	Mid-day Meal.	Evening Meal.
s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
Commissioned Officers (including Commissioned Officers from Warrant Rank)...................................	2 6	3 0	4 0
Warrant and Subordinate Officers......................	2 6	2 6	3 0
Chief Petty Officers and other ratings.................	2 6	2 6	2 6

(2) The amount payable in respect of meals shall be additional to victualling allowance, if any, credited.

(3) No payment shall be made for a morning meal if the member arrives at ship or depot at or before 7 a. m., for a mid-day meal if he arrives at or before 1 p.m. or for an evening meal if he arrives at or before 6 p.m.”

5. After regulation 93 the following regulation is inserted as from 1st October, 1928:—

93a. Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 92 and 93 special arrangements for supply of meals shall be made in circumstances such as drafts travelling or in other cases where more economical means than payment of travelling allowances are possible. Where such arrangements are made, the allowance prescribed in regulations 92 and 93 will not be payable.”

6. Regulation 103 is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a) When travelling in Great Britain, Chief Petty Officers and other ratings shall travel in the class of accommodation allowed for ratings of the Royal Navy.”

7. Regulation 140 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) The Naval Board may grant to any person whose period of continuous service is less than twenty years, who is ineligible for furlough under the last preceding regulation, immediately prior to his retirement from the service on, or subsequent to, his attaining the prescribed age for retirement, leave of absence on full pay for a period not exceeding that appropriate to his continuous service, as specified in the following scale:—

Service of sixteen years and less than twenty years—five months.

Service of twelve years and less than sixteen years—four months.

Service of eight years and less than twelve years—three months.

Service of four years and less than eight years—two months.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.