War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 129.

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General, 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 sixth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

War Financial Regulation.

Australian Imperial Force.

Regulation No. 39 of War Financial Regulations (Australian Imperial Force), dated 28th February, 1917 (Statutory Rules 1917, No. 49), is amended as under:—

In the first paragraph after the word “troops” insert “beyond the Commonwealth.”

After the third paragraph insert the following:—

“When troops numbering over 100 are embarked on a steamer from the 5th Military District to an Eastern State, the following arrangements will be made, viz.:—

“(a) If a ship’s doctor is on board, arrange for treatment by him at the rate of £1 per diem.

“(b) If no ship’s doctor on board, a Medical Officer to be placed on board at rate of pay for rank of Captain.

“When less than 100 troops are being carried from one district to another by sea, it is not necessary to specially employ a Medical Officer or civilian doctor, but should there be a ship’s surgeon on board he may be paid in accordance with Naval Transport Regulations.”

 

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