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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 37

officers and men who may die during their terms of service in the New
Zealand Naval Forces, shall be determined in accordance with the
regulations applicable to the Royal Navy. In no case shall the pension,
gratuity, or allowance awarded and paid to such officer or man, or to
his widow and/or children, be less than would be payable were such
officer or man serving in the Royal Navy proper at the time of the
occurrence calling for the award of a pension, gratuity, or allowance.

3. In regulation No. 41, for rates of messing and victualling allowances of ls. and 1s. 11d. per diem respectively, substitute 11d. and
   ls. 10d. per diem respectively.

4. In regulation No. 42, for rate of general mess allowance of 2s.
   per diem, substitute 1s. 11d. per diem.

5. Add an additional regulation No. 49A as follows:

49A. Compensation for Losses of Uniform, &c.—Officers and men
who, being on duty, may lose, in action with the enemy, by fire, by
shipwreck, or by other casualty of the Service, any necessary articles
of clothing or equipment, or any books, instruments, or tools used in
connection with their duties, will be compensated for such loss, subject
to a certificate being furnished that the following conditions have been
fulfilled, viz.:-

(a.) That the claimants are acquitted of all blame as to the cause
of the loss;

(b.) That the loss occurred in circumstances altogether unavoidable
by them;

(c.) That it was not by neglect nor fault of the applicant; and
(d.) That every exertion was used by them to prevent the loss.

(2.) No claim will be admitted for losses sustained when proceeding
on or returning from leave of absence, nor for the loss of money or
civilian clothing the property of individuals.

(3.) Claims are to be submitted within one month from the date of
loss to the commanding officer, who will arrange for a thorough investigation and forward the claim, together with complete details, for the
consideration of the Naval Board. It should be clearly indicated in
this report whether the loss is considered to be due to default by the
officer or rating himself, or by any other person serving on board at
the time the loss occurred.

(4.) In the case of the loss of uniform clothing and tools by chief
petty officers, petty officers, and men, any absolutely necessary articles
may be issued immediately with the approval of the commanding
officer, and value charged on the ship's ledger against the ratings
to whom the issues are made. These charges need not, however, be
actually abated from pay pending the result of the investigation, and
may be carried forward, if necessary, to subsequent ledgers as debts
until the decision of the Naval Board is communicated.

(5.) The amount of compensation will be determined in each case
by the Naval Board, who, in giving a decision, will be guided generally
by the provisions of article 1559 and appendix VIII of King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.

(6.) Unless otherwise approved, amounts awarded as compensation
are to be credited to officers and men concerned in the ship's
ledger in "Other Credits" column.

6. In appendix III, under heading "Seamen Ratings: Gunnery,
   Torpedo, &c.," insert:-

Seamen qualified in ordnance (Q.O.) … 2d. per diem.
(Open to able seamen and leading seamen.)

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations relating to Spirits.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 1st day
of May, 1922.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING
IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon him by the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke

the amended regulations made under the said Act on the sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and published in the Gazette of the eighteenth day of the same month, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulation:-

49. STANDARD OF STRENGTH FOR SPIRITS.
    The standard of strength for spirits shall be as follows:- Brandy, not more than thirty-five degrees underproof. Whisky, " thirty-five " Rum, " thirty-five " Gin, " thirty-five "

And doth declare that the aforesaid regulation shall come into force on the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.