Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 111.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.

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 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith, unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of July, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1924, No. 34)

1. Wherever appearing throughout these Regulations, the words “Chief Writer”, “First Writer”, “Second Writer”, and “Third Writer” are omitted as from 4th March, 1924, and the following words are, respectively, inserted in their stead:— “Chief Petty Officer Writer”, “Petty Officer Writer”, “Leading Writer” and “Writer”.

2. Regulation 50, sub-regulation (9) is amended as from 1st June, 1924, by omitting all the words after the word “duties” in the fourth line and inserting the words “or abroad” after the words “within the Tropics” in the table of rates.

3. Regulation 52 is repealed as from 1st July, 1924, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“Non-substantive Ratings and Allowances.

“52. (1) The rates of allowances to Petty Officers and men shall be as prescribed in the following sub-regulations, and the conditions governing payment of such allowances shall be as laid down by the Naval Board from time to time.

C.9107.—Price 3d.

 

(2) When the continuance of an allowance is dependent upon re-qualification and there has been no opportunity to requalify, the Naval Board shall decide whether payment of such allowance is to continue.

Non-substantive Ratings and Allowances.

No.	Allowance.	Rate per day.
s.d.
Acting as, or performing duty of—
(3)	Butcher..........................................................................................................................................	0	3
(4)	Cook—
(a) In vessels with numbers victualled of less than 15..........................................................	0	3
(b) In vessels with numbers victualled of 15 or more............................................................	0	6
(5)	Naval Schoolmaster......................................................................................................................	0	8
(6)	Victualling Rating—
(a) In a vessel with numbers victualled of less than 15.........................................................	0	3
(b) In a vessel with numbers victualled of 15 or more...........................................................	0	6
(7)	Warrant Officer's Servant.............................................................................................................	0	3
Assisting in clerical duties. See No. (62).
Badge Pay, Petty Officer Boys. See No. (63).
Badges. See No. (19).
Bugler. See No. (37).
Butcher. See No. (3).
Captain of the Heads. See No. (64).
Coxswain—
(8)	Submarine Coxswain....................................................................................................................	0	7
(9)	Coxswain of Torpedo Boat...........................................................................................................	0	7
Diving—
Extra pay whilst employed in Diving. See No. (65).
(10)	Artificer Diver, 1st Class..............................................................................................................	0	9
(11)	Artificer Diver, 2nd Class............................................................................................................	0	6
(12)	Diver, 1st Class.............................................................................................................................	0	6
(13)	Diver, 2nd Class...........................................................................................................................	0	3
(14)	Diving Instructor...........................................................................................................................	0	9
Engine Room—
(15)	Engineer's Writer..........................................................................................................................	0	6
(16)	E.R.A.’s Certificate Allowance—
(a) E.R.A................................................................................................................................	1	0
(b) Chief E.R.A......................................................................................................................	2	0
(17)	Machinery Allowance—
(a) Chief E.R.A., Chief Mechanician and Mechanician.........................................................	1	0
(b) Engine Room Ratings (other than (a)).............................................................................	0	6
(18)	Senior Engineer's Allowance........................................................................................................	1	0
(19)	Good Conduct Pay—For each Good Conduct Badge not exceeding three	0	3
Gunnery—
(20)	Gunlayer, 1st Class.......................................................................................................................	1	0
(21)	Gunlayer, 2nd Class.....................................................................................................................	0	6
(22)	Gunner’s Mate..............................................................................................................................	1	0
Gunner’s Mate—When not holding any other non-substantive rating except Diver, or for Leading Seaman, Seaman Gunner	1	6
(23)	Rangetaker, 1st Class...................................................................................................................	1	0
(24)	Rangetaker, 2nd Class..................................................................................................................	0	6
(25)	Rangetaker 3rd Class....................................................................................................................	0	2
(26)	Turret Director Layer....................................................................................................................	1	3
(27)	Light Director Layer.....................................................................................................................	1	0
(28)	Seaman Gunner............................................................................................................................	0	3
(29)	Seaman Qualified in Ordnance.....................................................................................................	0	2
(30)	Higher Fire Control Allowance....................................................................................................	0	3
(31)	Gunnery Lieutenant’s Writer........................................................................................................	0	3
Hard Lying Money. See No. (66).
Harmonium. See No. (38).
(32)	Instructor (Detention Quarters)........................................................................................................	0	4
Instructor (Diving). See No. (14),

   

Non-substantive Ratings and Allowances—continued.

No.	Allowance.	Rate per day.
s.d.
Instructor (Physical and Recreational Training). See Nos. (40) to (42).
(33)	Lamptrimmer.....................................................................................................................................	0	3
Land Line Operating. See No. (67).
(34)	Library..............................................................................................................................................	0	3
Mechanical Road Transport Driving—
(35)	Driver............................................................................................................................................	0	9
(36)	Driver Mechanic............................................................................................................................	1	0
Mess Traps. (See No. 51).
Music—
(37)	Bugler............................................................................................................................................	0	3
(38)	Harmonium, or other suitable instrument...................................................................... 2s. per week	............
Naval Schoolmaster. See No. (5).
(39)	Photographer—
1st Class........................................................................................................................................	1	0
2nd Class.......................................................................................................................................	0	6
(40)	Physical and Recreational Training—
(a) Staff Physical and Recreational Training Instructor...............................................................	1	6
(b) Senior Staff Physical and Recreational Training Instructor....................................................	2	0
(41)	Physical and. Recreational Training Instructor, 1st Class............................................................	1	0
(42)	Physical and Recreational Training Instructor, 2nd Class............................................................	0	6
Shorthand Instructors. See No. (68).
Sick Berth Ratings—
(43)	Dispensing Allowance..................................................................................................................	0	2
(44)	Laboratory Assistant.....................................................................................................................	0	6
(45)	Masseur.........................................................................................................................................	0	6
(46)	Operating Room Assistant............................................................................................................	0	6
(47)	X-Ray Assistant............................................................................................................................	0	6
(48)	Lunatic Ward Attendant................................................................................................................	0	6
(49)	Zymotic Ward Attendant...............................................................................................................	0	6
(50)	Stenographer.....................................................................................................................................	0	9
Stokers, Men Acting as. See No. (70).
(51)	Mess Traps (Flag Officers, Commanding Officers, Ward Room, Gun Room and Warrant Officers) for charge of when the property of the Crown:—
(a) For care of Flag and Commanding Officers’ sets—
Flag Officer...................................................................................................................	0	6
Flag Captain..................................................................................................................	0	4
Commodore or Captain.................................................................................................	0	5
Commander...................................................................................................................	0	3
Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant in Command.....................................................	0	2
(b) Ward Room Mess (Full Scale)—
Mess of 1 Officer..........................................................................................................	0	1
Mess from 2 to 4 Officers (inclusive)...................................................................	0	2
,, 5 ,, 9 ,, ,,	0	3
,, 10 ,, 14 ,, ,,	0	4
,, 15 ,, 24 ,, ,,	0	5
,, 25 ,, 34 ,, ,,	0	6
,, 35 ,, 44 ,, ,,	0	7
,, 45 ,, 54 ,, ,,	0	8
,, 55 ,, 74 ,, ,,	0	9
,, 75 ,, 94 ,, ,,	0	10
,, 95 ,, 114 ,, ,,	0	11
,, 115 and over....................................................................................................	1	0

   

Non-substantive Ratings and Allowances—continued.

No.	Allowance.			Rate per day.
s.d.
(51)	Mess Traps (Flag Officers, Commanding Officers, Ward Room, Gun Room and Warrant Officers) for charge of when the property of the Crown:—
(c) Officers’ Messes on scales allowed to Destroyers and Flotilla Leaders, also Gun Room and Warrant Officers’ (new scale)
Messes—
Messes of 1 to 4 Officers (inclusive)...................................................................			0	1
,, 5 ,, 10 ,, ,,			0	2
,, 11 ,, 16 ,, ,,			0	3
,, 17 ,, 22 ,, ,,			0	4
,, 23 ,, 34 ,, ,,			0	5
,, 35 ,, 46 ,, ,,			0	6
,, 47 ,, 58 ,, ,,			0	7
,, 59 ,, 70 ,, ,,			0	8
,, 71 ,, 94 ,, ,,			0	9
,, 95 ,, 118 ,, ,,			0	10
,, 119 ,, 142 ,, ,,			0	11
,, 143 and upward...............................................................................................			1	0
(52)	Submarines—			Payable continuously.
Submarine Allowance—
(a) Ratings forming part crews of submarines, including those in Immediate Reserve—			s.	d.
Ratings above A.B. and equivalent ratings...................................................................			3	9
A.B.’s and equivalent ratings........................................................................................			3	0
Ordinary Seamen and equivalent ratings......................................................................			2	3
Boys..............................................................................................................................			1	1½
For each day at sea in Submarine.		For each day not at sea in Submarine.
s.	d.	s.	d.
(b) When appointed to Dépôts as spare crews or undergoing courses in schools—
Ratings above A.B. and equivalent ratings..............................................................................................................................	3	9	2	6
A.B.’s and equivalent ratings..............................................................................................................................	3	0	2	0
Ordinary Seamen and equivalent ratings..............................................................................................................................	2	3	1	6
Boys..............................................................................................................................	1	1½	0	9
(c) Ratings under Training—
Ratings above A.B. and equivalent ratings..............................................................................................................................	3	9	Nil
A.B.’s and equivalent ratings..............................................................................................................................	3	0	Nil
Ordinary Seamen and equivalent ratings..............................................................................................................................	2	3	Nil
Boys..............................................................................................................................	1	1½	Nil
(53)	Surveying Recorder—			s.	d.
(a) Surveying Recorder, 1st Class................................................................................................			1	6
(b) Surveying Recorder, 2nd Class...............................................................................................			1	0
(c) Surveying Recorder, 3rd Class................................................................................................			0	6
Tailor. See No. (71).
Torpedo—
Torpedo Coxswain. See No. (9).
(54)	Torpedo Gunner’s Mate................................................................................................................			1	6
(55)	Leading Torpedo Man..................................................................................................................			0	6
(56)	Seaman Torpedo Man...................................................................................................................			0	3
(57)	Torpedo Lieutenant’s Writer.........................................................................................................			0	3
(58)	Training Allowance—
Petty Officers................................................................................................................................			0	6
Leading Seamen............................................................................................................................			0	3
Tropical Allowance. See No. (72).
Work in Confined Spaces. See No. (73).

   

Non-substantive Ratings and Allowances—continued.

No.	Allowance.						Rate per day.
s.d.
Writer (or supply rating performing dual duties of Writer and Supply rating)—
(59)	Captain’s Writer’s Allowance......................................................................................................						1	0
(60)	Charge Allowance........................................................................................................................						1	0
(61)	Yeoman of Stores—
Battleships, Battle Cruisers, Repair Ships and Dépôt Ships for Destroyers................................						1	0
Cruisers.........................................................................................................................................						0	9
Light Cruisers...............................................................................................................................						0	6
Destroyers.....................................................................................................................................						0	3
(62)	Assisting in Clerical Duties..............................................................................................................						1	3
(63)	Badge Pay—Petty Officer Boys.................................................................................... 1s. per week						............
(64)	Captain of the Heads........................................................................................................................						0	6
Depth in Fathoms.		Time under Water.
From	Up to and including.	For First Hour.		For every subsequent half-hour.
s.	d.	s.	d.
(65)	Diving—Extra pay while actually employed in Diving—
(a) Diver........................................................................................................................................	1	6	4	0	1	0
	6	12	0	6	1	6
	12	20	5	0	2	0
	20	25	6	0	2	6
	Over 25	............	12	0	4	0
(b) Men whether qualified divers or not, working with the life-saving helmet	As for qualified diver
(c) Artificer Diver........................................................................................................................................	1	6	6	0	1	6
	6	12	6	9	2	3
	12	20	7	6	3	0
	20	25	9	0	3	9
	Over 25	............	15	0	5	0
(d) Diving Instructor........................................................................................................................................

1	6	1	6	0	9
6	12	3	0	1	0
12	20	5	0	1	6
20	25	6	0	2	0
(e) Attendant....................................................................................................................................................		............	............	6d. an hour

   

Non-substantive Ratings and Allowances—continued.

No.	Allowance.	Rate per day.
Full rate.		Half rate.
s.	d.	s.	d.
(66)	Hard Lying Money—
(a) Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers.........................................................	1	3	0	7½
(b) Leading Rates, Able Seamen and Stokers.....................................................	1	0	0	6
(c) Ordinary Seamen, Stokers 2nd Class, and others of the shup’s company	0	9	0	4½
(d) Boys...............................................................................................................	0	3	0	1½
s.		d.
(67)	Land Line Operating................................................................................................	0		3
(68)	Shorthand Instructors...............................................................................................	1		0
(69)	Store Allowance—Engineer’s Stores......................................................................	0		3
(70)	Stokers, Men acting as—
(a) Ordinary rate...................................................................................................	1		0
(b) Tropical rate...................................................................................................	1		6
(71)	Tailor........................................................................................................................	0		4
(72)	Tropical pay.............................................................................................................	1		6
(73)	Work in Confined Spaces........................................................................................
(a) Ordinary rate...................................................................................................	0		9
(b) Within the Tropics..........................................................................................	1		0
(c) When in the Red Sea or Persian Gulf between 1st April and 30th November, inclusive.........................................................................................................	1		0”

4. Regulation 72 is amended by omitting from the seventh line the figures “89” and inserting in their stead the figures “62”.

5. Regulation 106 is amended by omitting sub-regulations (7) and (8).

6. Regulation 132 is amended by omitting from the second line the figures “119” and inserting in their stead the figures “120.”

 

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