New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 44

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✨ Military Rations and Bridge Construction

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

SECTION VIII.—Rations and Forage.

Paragraph 186, as amended by Gazette No. 85, dated 17th December, 1925, is hereby revoked, and the following substituted :—
“ 186. When rations are authorized to be issued by the Army Service Corps one complete field ration per day may be drawn for every officer, W.O., N.C.O., and man, and also for every authorized civilian attached to the troops ; likewise, one complete forage ration will be drawn for each authorized horse.

Scale of Rations.

Description.	Quantity.	Remarks.
(1) Bread ..	1¼ lb.
(2) Or biscuits, cabin Or flour	1 lb.
(3) Fresh meat (beef or mutton)	1½ lb.	Fresh meat to be beef in quarters, mutton in car-cases, excepting that for officers’ messes, and for camps and courses where ration strength is less than seventy-five, this meat may be in joints.
(4) Or preserved meat	1 lb.	Twice weekly in lieu of equal quantities of fresh meat.
(5) Sausages ..	8 oz...	Twice weekly in lieu of fresh meat : 5 oz. bacon equal 10 oz. fresh meat.
(6) Bacon ..	5 oz...
(7) Cheese ..	2 oz.
(8) Coffee ..	¼ oz.
(9) Jam ..	4 oz.
(10) Fresh milk ..	½ pint.
(11) Or condensed milk	⅓ tin.
(12) Flour ..	1½ oz.
(13) Baking-powder ..	3 lb. for each 100 lb. flour issued.
(14) Oatmeal ..	1 oz.	(When available).* Fresh vegetables to consist of vegetables in season. Other vegetables will be classified as extra unless procurable at full-season rates.
(15) Onions ..	4 oz.
(16) Fresh vegetables ..	8 oz...
(17) Potatoes ..	1 lb. (old) or ¾ lb. (new)
(18) Salt ..	½ oz.
(19) Sugar ..	4 oz.
(20) Tea ..	¾ oz.
(21) Butter ..	4 oz.
(22) Pepper ..	3½ oz.
(23) Dried fruits ..	¾ oz...	Prunes, evaporated apples, or peaches.
(24) Rice ..	¾ oz.
(25) Currants ..	¾ oz.
(26) Tapioca ..	¼ oz.
(27) Sago ..	¼ oz.
(28) Curry-powder ..	3⅓ oz.
(29) Treacle ..	1 oz. weekly ..	In lieu of jam.
(30) Candles ..	3⅛ lb.	When electric light or other light not available.
(31) Coal or ..	2 cwt. per cooker per day, plus 2 lb. wood per man	1 lb. coal equals 2 lb. wood.
(32) Wood ..	8 lb. wood per man per day	When cookers are not available.

Equivalents to be issued only when fresh vegetables are not available ; 2 oz. haricot beans, or 2 oz. rice, or 2 oz. barley, or 2 oz. peas, equals 8 oz. fresh vegetables.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 25th day of June, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Warrant authorizing the Lower Hutt Borough Council to construct a Bridge over the Hutt River at Lower Hutt (together with Approaches thereto), and apportioning the Cost.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by section one hundred and nineteen of the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Lower Hutt Borough Council to construct the bridge (together with approaches thereto) described in the Second Schedule hereto ; and I do also declare that the cost thereof, less such contribution (if any) as may be made thereto by the Government of New Zealand, shall be borne by the Lower Hutt Borough Council, the Wellington City Council, the Petone Borough Council, the Hutt County Council, and the Upper Hutt Borough Council in the proportions set out in the First Schedule hereto ; and I do further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Wellington City Council, the Petone Borough Council, the Hutt County Council, and the Upper Hutt Borough Council shall be paid from time to time out of the funds of the said Councils within a period of one month after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the

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🛡️ Amendment to Financial Instructions and Allowance Regulations for NZ Military Forces (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated25 June 1927
KeywordsFinancial Instructions, Allowance Regulations, Rations, Forage, New Zealand Military Forces
👩‍💼 Officials

F. J. Rolleston, Minister of Defence

🏗️ Warrant for Bridge Construction over Hutt River

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsBridge Construction, Hutt River, Lower Hutt Borough Council, Public Works Act
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Fergusson, Governor-General

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