STATUTORY RULES.
1905. No. 54.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 1903-1904.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Defence Acts 1903-1904 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this first day of September, One thousand nine hundred and five.
NORTHCOTE,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
T. PLAYFORD.
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financial and allowance regulations for the military forces of the commonwealth.
Part II.—Pay of Permanent Forces.
I.—Royal Australian Artillery.—Married Establishment.
Sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 60 is cancelled and the following is substituted therefor:—
(b) The married establishment shall not exceed the following proportion:—
Warrant Officers and Staff-Sergeants, 100 per cent. of establishment not drawing consolidated pay.
Sergeants, 50 per cent. of establishment not drawing consolidated pay.
Rank and file, 10 per cent. of establishment not drawing consolidated pay.
In the event of a Corporal on the married establishment being promoted to Sergeant, and there being no vacancy on the married establishment of Sergeants to which he could be appointed, he will be permitted to draw the lodging allowance, as provided for the rank and file, pending his absorption on the married establishment of Sergeants.
By Authority: Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.
C.8978.—Price 3d.