War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 236.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, 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 nineteenth day of September, 1917.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Regulation 2 of War Financial Regulations dated 28th February 1917 (Statutory Rules 1917 No. 49) is amended as follows, to take effect as from 21st July, 1917:—

(i) Delete the words “all Drivers in Motor Transport Units and of all Motor Lorries’’ and substitute in lieu thereof “Motor Transport Drivers.”

(ii) For “Shoeing Smith and Driver (including Drivers of Motor Vehicles other than Motor Cycles and those specified above)” read “Shoeing Smith and Driver*”.

(iii) After the words “Cleaners and Wagonmen (Mechanical Transport)” insert “Motor Cyclists.”

(iv) Add the following footnote:—

“*The Minister may approve of any Motor Driver (other than a Motor Cyclist) being paid at the rate of either 7s. or 8s. per diem for any period subsequent to embarkation from Australia and prior to the 21st July. 1917.”

 

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

C.11260.—Price 3d.