STATUTORY RULES.
1914. No. 39.
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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1912.
Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth—Regulations 72a and 74—Amendment.
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 Act 1903-12 should come into immediate operation and further, should be taken to have come into operation on and from the first day of January, 1914, and make the Regulation to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this thirtieth day of April, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E. D. MILLEN.
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FINANCIAL AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Amendments.
Regulation 72 (c)—
In paragraph (a), after “Staff Sergeant (Orderly Room)” insert—
Rank or Appointment. | B.A.C.A. |
Rates of pay consolidated per Annum. | |
Staff Sergeant (Master Tailor).......................... | £183 |
Specialists and Special Duty Pay.
Regulation 74, which reads—
“74. The following shall be the rates of extra pay for Specialists and for special duty, in accordance with the Establishment authorized by the Military Board:—
Appointment. | Rate. |
District Gunners .................................. | 6d. per diem |
Limber Gunners .................................. | 6d. per diem |
Gun Layers...................................... | 3d. per diem |
Gun Layers (automatic and rocking bar sights).............. | 1s. per diem |
Range Takers .................................... | 3d. per diem |
Signallers ...................................... | 3d. per diem |
Telephonists..................................... | 3d. per diem |
Storeman, School of Gunnery ......................... | At 6d. and 1s. per diem |
Specialists and Special Duty Pay—continued.
Appointment. | Rate. |
Clerks, 1st class ......................... | 6s. per week |
Clerks, 2nd class ......................... | 6d. per diem |
Musicians ............................. | 6d. per diem |
Mounted Orderlies........................ | 1s.per diem |
Carters................................ | At 6d. and 1s. per diem |
Master Cooks ........................... | 6d. per diem |
Shoeing Smith (Gunner) .................... | 1s. per diem |
Carpenter (Gunner) ....................... | 1s. per diem |
Gymnastic Instructor...................... | ls. per diem |
Boiler Attendant (Gunner) .................. | 6d. per diem |
Schoolmaster........................... | 6s.per week |
Note.—Not more than half of each of these appointments shall be held by Non-commissioned Officers and no Non-commissioned Officer above the rank of Corporal shall be eligible for any of them, “except that of Schoolmaster, which may be held by a Sergeant.”
is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—
“74. The following shall be the rates of extra pay for Specialists and for special duty, in accordant with the Establishment authorized by the Military Board:—
Appointment. | Rate. |
District Gunners............................ | 6d. per diem |
Limber Gunners............................ | 6d. per diem |
Gun Layers............................... | 3d. per diem |
Gun layers (automatic and rocking bar sights) ........ | 1s. per diem |
Range Takers............................. | 3d. per diem |
Signallers ................................ | 3d. per diem |
Telephonists .............................. | 3d. per diem |
Storeman ................................ | 6s. per week |
Storeman ................................ | 1s. per diem and 6d. per diem |
Clerks, 1st class ........................... | 6s. per week |
Clerks, 2nd class........................... | 6d. per diem |
Musicians................................ | 6d. per diem |
Mounted Orderlies.......................... | 1s. per diem |
Carters.................................. | At 6d. and 1s. per diem |
Carters.................................. | At £12 per annum |
Carpenter (Gunner) ......................... | 1s. per diem |
Gymnastics Instructor ....................... | 1s. per diem |
Boiler Attendant (Gunner) ..................... | 6d. per diem |
Schoolmaster ............................. | s (6s.). per week |
Assistant Tailor ............................ | 9s. per week |
Cook, School of Gunnery ..................... | 1s. per diem |
Lampman for Gas Plant at Thursday Island.......... | 1s. per diem |
Note.—Not more than half of each of these appointments shall be held by Non-commissioned Officers, and no Non-commissioned Officer above the rank of Corporal shall be eligible for any of them, “except that of Schoolmaster, which may be held by Sergeant.”
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