Dec. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3165

money as if they were ward-room officers; but to meet the increased expense they will be allowed the difference between £1 17s. 6d. for each calendar month and the amount contributed monthly by the officers of the mess, which amount, however, is never to exceed the prescribed limit of £3 for each complete calendar month.

2. Sub-Lieutenants and Mates in command are also to be paid this allowance.

3. The maximum amount payable under this regulation is not to exceed £1 2s. 6d., for each complete calendar month. For broken periods payment is to be made at a rate not exceeding 9d. a day.

4. The allowances referred to in this article are only to be paid for the period during which mess contributions are actually and properly paid, and not during the whole period of an officer’s leave, but they may be continued when the absence does not extend beyond seven days, provided mess contribution is paid.

5. This allowance is to be credited on the ledger.

224. Commissioned Officers from Warrant Rank and Warrant Officers.—Where there is no warrant officers’ mess, commissioned officers from warrant rank and warrant officers are required to join the mess which includes the other officers, and to meet the increased expense they will be allowed the difference between £1 10s. for each complete calendar month and the amount contributed monthly by the officers of the mess, but the maximum amount payable under this Regulation is not to exceed £1 10s. for each complete calendar month. For broken periods payment is to be made at a rate not exceeding 1s. a day.

2. This allowance is only to be paid for the period during which mess contributions are actually and properly paid, and not during the whole period of an officer’s leave; but they may be continued when the absence does not extend beyond seven days, provided mess contribution is paid. The allowance is to be credited in the ledger.

225. Entertainment of Civil Authorities.—The New Zealand Government have agreed to adopt the Colonial Office Regulations, which are identical with the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Chapter XLVII, concerning scales of allowances for the entertainment of Officers Administering the Government, and other officials of the New Zealand dependencies and Mandated Territory of Samoa, when embarked in H.M. ships; with the proviso that in special circumstances an amicable arrangement may be made between the Commanding Officers of H.M. ships and the Officer Administering the Government.

2. In every case the approval of the officer in command of the New Zealand Station should be obtained, if possible, before any arrangements are made.

3. Superintendents and senior operators of radio-stations embarked in H.M. ships of the New Zealand Division for training in Naval procedure are to be received in the ward-room and warrant officers’ messes respectively, and the mess concerned shall be entitled to receive allowances for their entertainment at the scale included in Article 1682 of the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions applicable to officers of the Army—i.e., 7s. 6d. per diem in the case of Superintendents and 5s. per diem in the case of senior operators.

226. Rates of Messing and Victualling Allowances.—The rates of these allowances, which are subject to periodical revision, will be promulgated from time to time by Navy Order.

227. General-mess Allowance.—The authorized maximum overhead rate allowed in respect of each person victualled on the general-mess system will be promulgated from time to time by Navy Order.

2. In regulating the cost of daily messing an average over the period of the financial year can be worked to, and any under or over expenditure in one quarter can be adjusted in subsequent quarters within this limit of time.

228. General-mess Reports.—A report is to be forwarded to the Naval Secretary at the end of each quarter showing—
(a) Total number victualled in the general mess:
(b) Total maximum overhead allowance:
(c) Value of provisions used:
(d) Debit or credit balance:
(e) Explanation as to difference.

2. A statement of numbers victualled in the general mess, and the amount of credit or debit balance to date, is to be handed to the Commanding Officer weekly when the weekly reports of heads of Departments are made.

E