STATUTORY RULES.
1923. No. 128.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.
I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1918 to come into operation forthwith, unless otherwise specified herein.
Dated this twentieth day of September, 1923.
W. H. IRVINE,
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
E. K. BOWDEN,
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendment of Naval Financial Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 248, as amended to present date.)
1. Wherever appearing throughout these Regulations the words “Commissioned Victualling Officer”, “Warrant Victualling Officer”, “Victualling Chief Petty Officer”, “Victualling Petty Officer”, “Leading Victualling Assistant”, “Victualling Assistant”, and “Victualling Boy” are omitted, and the following words are, respectively, inserted in their stead:— “Commissioned Supply Officer”, “Warrant Supply Officer”, “Supply Chief Petty Officer”, “Supply Petty Officer”, “Leading Supply Assistant”, “Supply Assistant” and “Supply Boy”.
2. Regulation 34 is amended as from 1st January, 1923, by omitting from the scale of pay for Armourers in sub-regulation (1) the rates “9/2” and “9/6” for Armourer’s Crew and Armourer’s Mate, respectively, and inserting in their stead the following rates “9/6” and “9/10”.
3. Regulation 35 is amended as follows:—
(1) by omitting sub-regulation (10) as from 1st October, 1922, and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(10) (a) Rations.—Rations shall be supplied to Officers and Men of Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Naval Board.
(b) Victualling Allowance.—Except in such cases as may be approved by the Naval Board, Ships and Establishments shall be victualled under the General Messing System at a rate of 1s. 9d. per head per diem. This allowance may also be paid in lieu of the Standard Ration and Messing Allowance, subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Naval Board. The rates to be charged for provisions issued on repayment to the
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General Mess and to a Repayment Mess shall be as set forth in the Fixed Issuing Price List approved by the Naval Board.
(c) Standard Ration.—The daily Standard Ration for Ships not victualled on the General Messing System shall be as follows:—
Bread, 12 ozs.
Butter, 2 ozs.
Tea, ½ oz., or Coffee, 2 ozs.
Sugar, 3 ozs.
Potatoes, 12 ozs.
Condensed Milk (Unsweetened), 2 ozs., or Fresh Milk, ½ pint.
Fresh Vegetables, ½ lb.
Fresh Meat, 9 to 12 ozs.
Substitutes when fresh provisions are not available—
In lieu of Bread—Biscuit, 8 ozs., or Flour, 12 ozs.
In lieu of Fresh Meat—Preserved Meat, 8 ozs.
In lieu of Potatoes—Rice, 3 ozs., or Flour, 5 ozs.
In lieu of Fresh Vegetables—Dried Peas or Haricot Beans, 3 ozs.
The Naval Board may approve of the above scale being varied in special circumstances provided that the total value of the daily Standard Ration is not exceeded.
(d) Messing Allowance.—In addition to the daily Standard Ration above-mentioned, an allowance of 9d. per head per diem shall be payable in cash to the Messes of Officers and Men who are victualled on the Standard Ration.
(e) Leave Allowance.—When rations in kind are not supplied during periods on leave exceeding 48 hours, an allowance at the rate of 1s. 9d. per diem shall be paid in lieu of rations. This allowance shall not be paid on account of ordinary week-end leave.
(2) by inserting at the end of sub-regulation (10) as from 1st January, 1923, the following clause:—
(f) Provision Allowance.—When rations in kind are not supplied during periods of absence on detached duty, an allowance at the rate of 3s. per diem shall be paid, provided that this allowance shall not be paid to parties of twelve or more persons when working together on detached duty and able to form a mess.
4. Regulation 36 is amended as from 7th December, 1922, by inserting after the words “War Staff” in the first line of sub-regulation (17) the words “Physical and Recreational Training.”
5. Regulation 37, sub-regulation (8) is amended as from 9th November, 1922, as follows:—
(1) by re-lettering clause (i) clause (j).
(2) by inserting new clause (i) as follows:—
(i) If for any reason it is necessary to place Warrant Officers’ Naval Stores in the charge of any rating, as provided for in King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, the foregoing rates of Store Allowance are to apply
6. Regulation 38, sub-regulation (25) is amended as from 1st May, 1923, by inserting after the words “laid down” in the third line of clause (b) the words “and to Main Control Switchboard Watchkeepers in the ‘Melbourne’ Class Light Cruisers”.
7. Regulation 38 is amended, as from 9th November, 1922, by omitting sub-regulation (33) thereof.
8. Regulation 40 is amended, as from 1st May, 1923, as follows:—
(1) by omitting from sub-paragraph (1) of sub-regulation (3) the words “(b) Upon resignation or voluntary retirement.”
(2) by inserting immediately after sub-paragraph (iv) of sub-regulation (4) the following sub-paragraph:—
“(v) discharged at own request whether by voluntary retirement or resignation.”
9. Regulation 41, sub-regulation (3) is amended, as from 11th May, 1923, by inserting after the word “Midshipman ” the words “1s. per diem”.
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