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2. He is not, however, to be paid more than the sum of £10 10s. for any one day during which he officiates, whatever number of Courts-martial he may attend on that day.

3. Provost-Marshal.—The allowance to the Provost-Marshal at a Court-martial or Disciplinary Court is as follows:—

   £ s. d.
   (a) For each day the Court shall sit, for each Court 0 10 0
   (b) For each day, exclusive of those days on which
   the Court has sat, during which he may have
   an offender in his charge : for each offender 0 4 0

subject, however, as regards (b) to a maximum of £1 a day. He is not to be paid for the custody of any one or more of the offenders after the Court is dissolved.

172. Disciplinary Courts : Clerk of Court.—The allowance to the Clerk of the Court officiating at a Disciplinary Court, subject to the maximum daily limit of £10 10s., is as follows:—

£ s. d.
If the Court shall sit one day only  ..  ..  ..  2  0  0
If the Court shall sit more than one day, then for
each day  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  1 10  0

173. Shorthand-writer at Courts-martial, &c.—An allowance at the rate of 9d. per folio of 100 words (to cover both notes and transcription), with a minimum payment of 5s., shall be payable to any officer or man acting under competent authority as shorthand-writer at Courts-martial, Disciplinary Courts, Courts of Inquiry, and other important investigations.

174. Paragraph 1 applies to Naval personnel only. Where it is likely that the services of a civilian shorthand-writer will be necessary an application should be made to Navy Office as early as possible in order that a suitable shorthand-writer may be obtained. Payment to civilian shorthand-writers will be made at the rates payable generally to shorthand-writers employed on New Zealand Government reporting-work.

175. Civilian Witnesses at Courts-martial.—Allowances will be made to civilian witnesses at Courts-martial as follows:—

£ s. d.
To persons giving evidence, strictly as experts, for
every day’s attendance or necessary absence
from usual place of abode  ..  ..  ..  1  1  0
Except as above, to every witness for every day’s
attendance or necessary absence from usual
place of abode  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  0 10  0
And in addition thereto, for every night’s necessary
absence from such place of abode  ..  ..  0  4  0

2. Provided that persons in receipt of salary or wages from the General Government will only be entitled to such allowances if necessarily absent at night from their usual place of abode. If not so absent such persons will be allowed their actual personal expenses only. (See paragraph 5.)

3. Witnesses residing beyond three miles from the port in which the Court is held will also be allowed their coach, railway, or steamboat fares. Second-class fares will be allowed to mechanics, labourers, and persons of similar rank, and first-class fares to others. Receipts must be furnished for coach and steamer fares over 5s.

When there is no public conveyance witnesses will be allowed a mileage rate of 9d. per mile one way.

4. Medical practitioners using their own motor-cars, or motor-cars hired for their personal use, whether public conveyances are available or not, will be allowed mileage at the rate of 1s. per mile one way for every mile between their place of residence and the place at which evidence is required to be given; provided, however, that in no case will mileage be paid for a greater distance than fifty miles.

5. Police witnesses and prison officials should be paid the allowances of their respective Forces, and the Court may accept a certificate by a responsible police or prison officer indicating the rates to which they are entitled.

6. Civilian witnesses attending a Court of Inquiry are to be paid, so far as may be possible, at the rates prescribed above, but as their attendance is voluntary it may be necessary for the rate of payment, if any, to be arranged beforehand.

7. Playing Harmonium, &c.—In all ships an allowance of 2s. a week is payable to any properly qualified person of the ship’s company, selected by the Commanding Officer, who plays the harmonium or other suitable instrument and conducts the choir during Divine service. The allowance is payable whether a Chaplain officiates at the service or not.