infirmity from earning wages exceeding £2 per week. Such allowance shall not be payable where there are unmarried sons (not serving in the Naval or Military Forces) or daughters in receipt of wages exceeding £2 per week, or when the allottee possesses income of like amount. A war pension shall not count as income in this connection.

(b.) An allowance at the minimum rate may also be approved by the Naval Board in any other special case where marriage allowance is not already paid and where dependence is clearly established, subject to residence in New Zealand and to the above limitations as to private income.

(c.) The dependent parent will be required to sign a statutory declaration before a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Declarations as to the extent of his or her dependence for support upon the officer or man concerned, and will also be required to furnish any other information desired by the Naval Board before approval will be given for the payment of the allowance.

13. Deferred Pay.

Deferred pay in lieu of pension shall be allowed to accumulate to the credit of every man entered for service in the New Zealand Division, at the following rates:-

2. Interest will be credited annually on the 30th June on deferred pay standing to credit on the previous 30th June

3. Persons dismissed from the service for misconduct, either with or without disgrace, and persons discharged "Run" or "Services no longer required" on account of misconduct, will forfeit all claim to deferred pay; but the Naval Board may in exceptional circumstances authorize payment of the whole or a portion of the amount that would otherwise be payable.

4. Deferred pay shall not be credited in any of the following circumstances:

(a.) During imprisonment or detention (summarily, by Court-martial or following a conviction by Civil power):

(b.) During confinement in cells:

(c.) During sick-leave granted without pay.

Mulcts for leave-breaking, &c., or deductions on account of being in the 2nd class for conduct, shall not affect deferred pay.

5. The amount which has accrued on account of deferred pay shall be payable as follows:-

(i.) On completion of each engagement:

(ii.) On discharge, except as prescribed in clause 3 of this regulation.

The Naval Board may, however, authorize payment being made at other times in very special circumstances, when the applicant can prove to the satisfaction of the Board that it would be materially to his advantage to be allowed to draw the whole or a portion of the sum that has accrued, as, for example, to purchase property shortly before discharge is due to take place.

In the case of the death of an individual whilst in the service the full amount of accumulated deferred pay, together with interest thereon, shall be payable to his estate.

6. Contributions by the Dominion towards the pension rights of men lent from the Royal Navy shall be deducted from amounts credited to them on account of deferred pay, any balance in favour of such men being payable to them on the occasions given in paragraph 5.

14. Pension Contribution : Men.

The following rates of pension contributions are payable to Admiralty funds in respect of men lent for service in the New Zealand Division:-

Active Service ratings-

Per Annum. |
£ s. d. |
Petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men who are serving under their first engagement | 24 0 0
Petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men who have re-engaged to complete time for pension | 36 0 0

Reservists-

Royal Fleet Reserve, Class A | .. 7 6 8
Royal Fleet Reserve, Class B | .. 2 0 0