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7. The Naval Board may authorize payment of a gratuity, not exceeding a maximum of £8 in each case, to chief petty officers, petty officers, and men invalided or discharged who at the date of discharge are suffering from any disabilities resulting from minor injuries sustained on duty for which a hurt-certificate has been granted in accordance with the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions. Such gratuity shall be payable at the expiration of the rating’s engagement only, and may be in addition to any compensation awarded under the foregoing provisions of this regulation in respect of any other disability.

The following conditions shall apply generally to payment of the gratuity:—

(i) The injury must be one for which a hurt-certificate has been granted, but possession of a hurt-certificate shall not entitle any rating to the gratuity where no disability exists.

(ii) The amount of the gratuity shall be assessed by a Board of Survey consisting of at least two Medical Officers, due regard being given to the rating’s future occupation.

(iii) The Board of Survey shall assess, separately, the gratuity for any disability arising from any previous minor injury for which a hurt-certificate is held, in any case where the rating is being invalided in consequence of a hurt or sickness attributable to the service.

(iv) The Naval Board shall determine the amount of the gratuity, if any, payable; each case being dealt with on its merits.

197. Pensions in respect of Death or Disablement of Members of the New Zealand Naval Forces.—In the event of the death of any member of the New Zealand Naval Forces by misadventure suffered in the performance of his duties, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, to or on behalf of his dependants, an allowance by way of pension at rates not exceeding the rates that would be payable if he had been a member of the Forces within the meaning of the War Pensions Act, 1915, and if his death had been due to service with those Forces.

198. In the event of the disablement of any member of the New Zealand Naval Forces by reason of misadventure suffered in the performance of his duties, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund to that member, and to or on behalf of his dependants, an allowance by way of pension at rates not exceeding the rates that would be payable if he had been a member of the Forces within the meaning of the War Pensions Act, 1915, and if his disablement had been due to service with those Forces.

199. All applications for pensions under this section shall be referred to the War Pensions Board under the War Pensions Act, 1915, and the Board shall, with respect to the hearing of such applications, have the same powers as if the application were an application under that Act.

200. In making any recommendations for the grant of a pension under this section the Board shall take into consideration any amount paid by way of pension, retiring-allowance, compensation, or compassionate allowance out of the Public Account, or out of any superannuation fund, in respect of the death or disablement of the person in respect of whose death or disablement the application is made.

201. For the purposes of this section the term “New Zealand Naval Forces” means the Naval Forces established under the Naval Defence Act, 1913; and the term “dependants,” in relation to a member of the said Force, has the same meaning, with the necessary modifications, as in the War Pensions Act, 1915.

202. Nothing in the foregoing shall reduce the powers conferred on the Naval Board by Article 196.

203. Pensions, &c., payable to Officers and Men lent from Royal Navy.—The rates of pensions and gratuities payable to officers and men lent from the Royal Navy for service in New Zealand Naval Forces, in so far as liability for the payment thereof does not rest with the Admiralty consequent on the payment to them by the New Zealand Government of pension contributions in respect of such service, and pensions and allowances payable to the widows and children of such officers and men who may die during their term of service in the New Zealand Naval Forces, will 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.

204. Religious Ministrations.—The following is the scale of allowances to ministers of religions who are not paid a fixed salary out of Naval