SEPT. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2413

Regulations under the Naval Defence Act amended.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 10th day of September, 1923.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by section twenty-five of the Naval Defence Act, 1913, and section five of the Naval Defence Amendment Act, 1922, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby amend and supplement the regulations referred to in the Schedule hereto as shown therein.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND PAYMENT OF THE NEW ZEALAND DIVISION OF THE ROYAL NAVY.

1. ADD an additional regulation No. 5A as follows:—

5a. Officers and Men serving in His Majesty's (Imperial) Ships and Establishments.—Notwithstanding any differences between the rates of pay and allowances authorized in the Regulations for the Government and Payment of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy and those authorized by King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, officers and ratings of the New Zealand Naval Forces serving in H.M. (Imperial) Ships and Naval Establishments shall, whilst so serving, receive pay and allowances as follows:—

(a.) Full pay (substantive and non-substantive);
(b.) Deferred pay;
(c.) Marriage allowance;
(d.) Dependant's allowance;

at rates and under the conditions authorized in the Regulations for the Government and Payment of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy: and

(e.) All other allowances; and
(f.) Extra pay for the performance of special duty;

at rates and under the conditions authorized in King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.

2. Cancel regulation No. 9B, made by Order in Council of 28th August, 1922, on the subject of fees for setting and marking of papers for the local educational test.

3. In regulation No. 56 cancel rates of lodging-allowance payable to chief petty officers and below, and substitute, with effect as from 1st October, 1923:—

Chief petty officer .. .. .. .. .. 3 0
Petty officer .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
Other ratings .. .. .. .. .. 2 0

4. Cancel regulation No. 57, and substitute, with effect as from 1st October, 1923:—

5. Compensation in Lieu of Provisions, Fuel, and Light (Provision Allowance).—Officers and ratings borne on ship's books who are not victualled in consequence of being absent from the ship on duty, and who are not in receipt of subsistence allowance, are to be paid provision allowance at the rates of 3s. 6d. per diem in the case of officers and 3s. 0d. per diem in the case of ratings.

6. Regulation No. 56 governing the payment, &c. of lodging-allowance shall apply equally to provision allowance.

REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE (MEN).

5. In regulation No. 50, for “Kit-upkeep gratuity of £1 10s.” substitute, with effect as from 1st October, 1923, “£1 10s. in the case of ratings of Classes I and III, and £1 in the case of ratings of Class II.”

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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