Naval Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 17.

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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 sixth day of February, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 248, as amended to present date.)

1. Regulation 33 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (11).

2. Regulation 34 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (7).

3. Regulation 37 is amended by adding, at the and thereof the following sub‑regulation:—

(9) Surveying Pay—Payable under conditions approved by the Naval Board to Officers appointed as Surveying Officers to Ships employed on surveying duties, for the period during which the Ship is actually on the surveying grounds, viz., inclusive of and from the date of arrival at the Surveying Base Port until the date of finally leaving Surveying Base Port, at the following rates:—

Rate per Diem.
Ordinary.		Within the Tropics.
s.	d.	£	s.	d
Captain or Commander, when in charge of survey............................	13	6	1	0	0
Lieutenant‑Commander or Lieutenant when in charge of survey........	10	0	0	15	0
Assistant Surveyor, 1st Class..........................................................	7	0	0	8	0
Assistant Surveyor, 2nd Class.........................................................	5	0	0	6	0
Assistant Surveyor, 3rd Class..........................................................	3	0	0	4	0
Assistant Surveyor, 4th Class..........................................................	2	0	0	2	6

C.17768.—Price 3d.

4. Regulation 38 is amended as from 1st January, 1921, by omitting sub‑regulation (51) and inserting in its stead the following sub‑regulation:—

(51) Charge of Mess Traps (Officers’ Messes)—

For care of Flag and Commanding Officers’ sets;—

Flag Officer.................................................................	6d.	per day
Flag Captain................................................................	4d	„
Commodore, or Captain................................................	5d.	„
Commander.................................................................	3d.	„
Lieutenant‑Commander or Lieutenant in Command........	2d.	„

Ward Room Mess (full scale):—

Mess of 1........................................................................	1d.	per day
„ from 2 to 4 Officers (inclusive).....................................	2d.	„
„ „ 5 to 9 Officers (inclusive)...........................................	3d.	„
„ „ 10 to 14 Officers (inclusive).......................................	4d.	„
„ „ 15 to 24 Officers (inclusive).......................................	5d.	„
„ „ 25 to 34 Officers (inclusive).......................................	6d.	„
„ „ 35 to 44 Officers (inclusive).......................................	7d.	„
„ „ 45 to 54 Officers (inclusive).......................................	8d.	„
„ „ 55 to 74 Officers (inclusive).......................................	9d.	„
„ „ 75 to 94 Officers (inclusive).......................................	10d.	„
„ „ 95 to 114 Officers (inclusive).....................................	11d.	„
„ „ 115 and over..............................................................	1s.	„

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)....................................	ld.	per day
„ 5 to 10 Officers (inclusive)..............................................	2d	„
„ 11 to 16 Officers (inclusive)............................................	3d	„
„ 17 to 22 Officers (inclusive)............................................	4d	„
„ 23 to 34 Officers (inclusive)............................................	5d	„
„ 35 to 46 Officers (inclusive)............................................	6d	„
„ 47 to 58 Officers (inclusive)............................................	7d	„
„ 59 to 70 Officers (inclusive)............................................	8d	„
„ 71 to 94 Officers (inclusive)............................................	9d	„
„ 95 to 118 Officers (inclusive)..........................................	10d	„
„ 119 to 142 Officers (inclusive)........................................	11d	„
„ 143 and upwards.............................................................	1s	„

5. Regulation 59 is repealed.

6. Regulation 60 is amended as follows:—

(1) by omitting the words “subject to the provisions of regulation 59” in the third and fourth lines.

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following words “provided that the Naval Board may, in special circumstances, approve of Sea‑going rates of pay and allowances being paid in lieu.”

7. Regulation 74 is amended as follows:—

(1) by inserting after sub‑regulation (11) the following sub‑regulation:—

“(11a) Passage at Government expense of the wife and family of on Officer of the Sea‑going Forces travelling oversea to take up an appointment on shore shall be subject to the conditions prescribed in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty instructions.”

(2) by omitting sub‑regulations (20) and (21) and inserting in their stead the following sub‑regulations:—

“(20) Notwithstanding that ordinary public conveyance may be available, motor cars may be utilized in the case of Officers required to travel on duty through the public streets in No. 3 or No. 4 dress with swords, in connexion with the paying of official calls, attendance at funerals, special church parades and police courts, or in the case of Aides de Camp on duty when required to wear the dress aforementioned.”

“(21) In the case of Officers not in command, the Commanding Officer shall certify on the voucher that the Officers for whom the cars were hired under the provisions of sub‑regulation (20) were officially detailed for the duty.”

(3) by inserting after sub‑regulation (26) the following sub‑regulation:—

“(26a) Deferred Passage of ratings proceeding Overseas.—A rating where steamer passage has been booked for draft overseas who, consequent upon a medical examination, is found to be medically unfit for draft owing to his own default may, at the discretion of the Naval Board, be debited with any charges made by the Shipping Company arising out of the cancellation of his passage.”

8. Regulation 75 is amended by omitting from the fifth line of sub‑regulation (13) the figures “(27)” and inserting in their stead the figures “(28)”.

9. Regulation 85a is amended by inserting at the beginning thereof the words “Except where the Naval Board may otherwise direct.”

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