War Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 128.

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, 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.

Paragraph (d) of Regulation 75 (1) of War Financial Regulations dated 28th February, 1917 (Statutory Rules 1917 No. 49) is repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

“(d) With reference to paragraph 1 (a) of this Regulation German prisoners of war who are Acting Officers (Offizier Stellvertreter) Ensigns (Fähnriche) Aspirant Officers or Cadets (Vizefeldwebel, Vizewachtmeister, Fahnenjunker) or midshipmen are not entitled to receive the pay laid down for Commissioned Officers; provided however that by special reciprocal arrangement with the Imperial German Government, German Fähnriche-Zur-See (Midshipmen) are entitled to recognition and treatment as officers below the rank of Captain and shall be paid accordingly.”

 

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C.6411.—Price 3d.