War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 221.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation, under the Defence Act 1903-1915, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Regulation 50 of War Financial Regulations dated 28th February 1917 (Statutory Rules 1917 No. 49), is repealed and the following new Regulation made in lieu thereof:—

50. Soldiers, on discharge, if not in possession of plain clothes, will be given an open order for a suit of plain clothes and a cap to the value of 30s. If, however, the soldier prefers to be supplied with the plain clothes, these will be provided by the Ordnance Department at a cost not exceeding 30s. and issued free, except in the case of men with less than three months’ service in the Australian Imperial Force, discharged for disciplinary reasons, in which case the plain clothes, if required, will be issued and a deduction of 30s. made from the soldier’s pay.

 

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