STATUTORY RULES.
1915. No. 250.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER TIIE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.
Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.—Regulations 78 (a), 130, 131, and 133—Amendments.
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 1903-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith, unless otherwise stated, as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this twenty-second day of December, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE.
Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Military Forces of the Commonwealth.
Amendment.
Regulation 78 (a).—Under heading “Sapper” delete:—
Storeman and Caretaker ... £134 to £156. (One annual increment of £4, and three annual increments of £6.)
This amendment to Regulation 78 (a) shall be taken to have come into operation as from the 26th day of November, 1914.
Regulation 130.—Paragraph (c) which reads—
“(c) One half of the annual rate of pay shall be paid to members of the Militia Staffs and Intelligence Corps at the close of the Annual Camp of Continuous Training, and a moiety of the balance at the end of December and June of each financial year, provided, however, that if a member does not attend the Annual Camp of Training for the full period which the efficiency Regulations require officers and soldiers of the Arm to which he belongs to attend in order to be classified as efficient, such member shall forfeit a proportionate amount of the pay allotted to him for the Camp of Training for each day of absence.”
is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—
“(c) One half of the annual rate of pay shall be paid to members of the Militia Staffs at the close of the Annual Camp of Continuous Training, and a moiety of the balance at
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the end of December and June of each financial year, provided, however, that if a member does not attend the Annual Camp of Training for the full period which the efficiency Regulations require officers and soldiers of the Arm to which he belongs to attend in order to be classified as efficient, such member shall forfeit a proportionate amount of the pay allotted to him for the Camp of Training for each day of absence.”
Paragraph (d), which reads—
“(d) The foregoing division of the annual rate of pay shall not, however, apply to members of Militia Staffs who are retired or discharged other than of their own request during the financial year ending 30th June, 1912.
“is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—
“(d) In the case of officers in the Intelligence Section of the General Staff in a Military District, one half of the annual pay shall be issued at the close of the Annual Camp of Continuous Training upon the certificate of the General Staff Officer that their duties during camp have been efficiently performed, provided, however, that if an officer does not attend the Annual Camp of Continuous Training for the full period of eight days, he shall forfeit for each day of absence a proportionate amount of the pay allotted to him for the Camp of Training. One quarter of the annual pay shall be issued at the end of December and one quarter at the end of June in each financial year.”
Regulation 131 is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—
“131. Horse allowance, as under, may be issued to members of the Militia Forces in consideration of their providing horses suitable for the service, provided that in cases where required by Commandant in writing to be mounted for any period in excess of that herein provided for, such case shall be submitted to Head-Quarters for decision:—
(а) Light Horse (Militia).—An allowance shall be made in accordance with the scale laid down in Regulation 132.
(b) Non-Commissioned Officers and men of the Militia Field Artillery, Army Service Corps, and Light Horse Field Ambulances, providing their own horses for mounted parades may be paid horse allowance on the approval of the Commandant, in accordance with the rates laid down for members of the Light Horse in Regulation 132.
(c) Field Officers of the Militia Infantry, Engineers, Army Service Corps, Army Medical Corps, Army Veterinary Corps, all officers of the Militia Field Artillery, Field Troops Engineers, and Light Horse Field Ambulance, who are required to provide suitable chargers, shall receive an allowance at the rate of £16 per annum, payable half-yearly. Officers of the Field Artillery, excepting acting Adjutants, may in addition be paid 15s. for each whole-day and 10s. for each half-day mounted paid parades attended in excess of attendance at 16 days ordinary paid parades.
Note.—Horse allowance as provided in (c) will not be paid for any half-year unless one whole-day mounted parade, or its equivalent, be attended during each period, except as provided in (e).
In the event, however, at no mounted parades having been ordered during any half-year for the unit of which he is a member, an officer drawing horse allowance under (c) may be paid the allowance for such half-year provided he owns a suitable horse which has been available for military duty. When an officer has paid a retaining fee for the use of a suitable horse, and the Officer Commanding certifies to that effect on the claim, such fee, not exceeding £8 for the half-year, may be paid upon production of necessary voucher.
(d) Other officers of the Militia Forces, who are not in receipt of horse allowance, when detailed by the Commandant, in writing, for mounted duty, may hire a horse at a rate not exceeding 15s. for each whole-day parade, and 10s. for each half-day parade, the total amount not to exceed £12 per annum. Claims for hiring must be supported by vouchers. In the case of officers riding their own horses, a certificate of ownership must be attached to claim.
(e) An officer who draws horse allowance under (c) may be paid the same when on leave of absence or when, with the approval of the Military Board, he has proceeded abroad to undergo Courses of Instruction and is granted pay under Regulation 124, provided that he leaves a horse available for military duty and the claim be so certified by the Commanding Officer.
(f) In the case of Commanding Officers requiring an officer, not entitled to horse allowance, to be mounted and no horse is available under (e), approval of the Commandant must be obtained, in writing, before incurring the expense.
(g) Members drawing horse allowance under (a) and (b) can be paid the same if on leave of absence for six months, on the recommendation of Commanding Officers. Members who do not attend any parades during the currency of a half-year shall not receive any horse allowance for such half-year unless on leave, duly approved, for such period.
(h) All approvals of leave of absence under (e) and (g) are to be forwarded to the District Paymaster without delay.
This amendment to Regulation 131 shall be taken to have come into operation as from the 8th day of March, 1915.
Regulation 133.—the heading to Regulation 133, which reads:—
“Field and Garrison Artillery, Infantry, Intelligence and Departmental Corps.”
is cancelled, and the following substituted therefor:—
“Field and Garrison Artillery, Infantry, Intelligence Section and Departmental Corps.”
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