Dec. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3167

6. Uniform gratuities are not payable to officers lent from the Imperial or a Dominion Navy.

7. Officers transferred permanently from the Imperial or a Dominion Navy, or from other branches of the New Zealand Division, will receive no uniform gratuity on transfer if transferred direct or within twelve months of such previous service.

233. Kit-upkeep Allowance.—A free kit will be issued on entry, and an allowance for its upkeep paid at the rates promulgated in Navy Orders from time to time.

2. In the case of ratings lent from the Imperial or a Dominion Navy, kit-upkeep allowance shall be payable from the date of temporary engagement in the New Zealand Division.

3. Kit-upkeep allowance shall not be credited during any period that deferred pay is stopped under these regulations, except during sentences of detention during which uniform is worn. It shall not be credited during sentences served at Auckland Civil Prison.

4. Recovered deserters are not to be treated as new entries. The kit of a deserter, if not sold before his recovery, may be restored to him. If his kit has been sold he should be supplied with a reduced kit as laid down in the Uniform Regulations, to be charged against his pay.

5. The following procedure is to be adopted in dealing with the kit and bedding of men and boys discharged, and, in the case of discharge within two years of entry, in regard to charges against active pay in respect of free kit issued on entry:—

(a) The cases of all boy ratings under training are to be dealt with under the Training Service Regulations, with the exception of boys discharged for misconduct. In the case of boys discharged for misconduct all uniform kit is to be forfeited and a civilian suit issued as provided for in Article 236. All articles of kit withdrawn from boy ratings on discharge are to be sold for the benefit of the Crown, with the exception of bedding, which should be returned to the Accountant Officer for issue as “loan bedding,” except as provided for in clause (d) of this Article.

(b) In the case of discharge by purchase, or free discharge, no charges are to be made against a man or boy in respect of free kit issued on entry. The case of a man under training who may be allowed to purchase his discharge within one month of entry is to be dealt with under the Training Service Regulations, Article 70.

(c) In the case of all men, whether under training or otherwise, and boys who have completed their harbour training, discharged for misconduct, all uniform kit and bedding are to be forfeited. When discharge for misconduct occurs within two years of entry, a charge is to be made against the man’s account in the ledger of £1 5s. a month in the case of Classes I and III ratings, and £1 a month in the case of Class II ratings, for each full month of the unexpired period of two years; less the sum of £10 in the case of ratings discharged before receiving the final issue of kit on being discharged to sea service.

(d) In all cases (including those dealt with under Training Service Regulations) in which kit, or any portion thereof, is forfeited, articles of uniform clothing suitable for the purpose, as well as bedding, may be converted to Loan Account at the discretion of the Accounting Officer, and (except in cases dealt with under Training Service Regulations) the assessed value, together with the amount realized from sale of kit, is to be credited to the man’s or boy’s account.

234. Charges for Clothing, &c.—Clothing, soap, and tobacco are to be charged for at the issuing prices current in the Imperial Navy.

2. The establishment charges and cost of freight on clothing obtained from Victualling-yards in England or elsewhere will be borne by Naval funds.

3. The dates on which clothing price-lists are to be brought into force in the New Zealand Division will be promulgated by Navy Order.

235. Clothing Gratuities.—Clothing gratuities shall be payable on the occasions specified in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions at the rates promulgated in Navy Orders from time to time.

2. Ratings who transfer or re-enter (counting their previous service) are not to be given any free kit, or gratuity on account of kit, unless they transfer to or re-enter in a rating the uniform of which is of a different class from the uniform of the rating they last held. In this event they are to be allowed a free issue of any articles included in the free kit of their new rating which are not in the free kit of the rating they last held.