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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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be no objection to their return to England by man-of-war shortly before completion of New Zealand engagements, provided no additional expense to the New Zealand Government is involved.

4. The conditions laid down in Article 260, paragraph 6 (children and adopted children), apply also in the case of ratings.

5. In applying for passages for wives and families to New Zealand applicants must state to what place in the Dominion they wish the passages to be arranged. No subsequent passages of wives and families within the Dominion will be paid.

6. In exceptional cases, as may be decided by the Naval Board, ratings may receive the passage-money and be allowed to make their own arrangements for return to England under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, Article 260, second- or third-class vouchers being produced according to class of accommodation to which the rating travelling is entitled. This privilege will not be allowed if a passage Home by man-of-war is available.

(NOTE.—Normally passages to and from the Dominion are being made by man-of-war for the present, and whilst this arrangement is in force paragraph 2 will be held in abeyance).

262. Ranks and Ratings discharged in New Zealand: Deferment of Return Passages to United Kingdom.—Officers and men who are entitled to a return passage to the United Kingdom under Articles 260 and 261 of these regulations, and who, on the termination of their engagement in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, elect to remain in New Zealand, will be allowed to defer their return passage for a period not exceeding eighteen months from the date of the expiration of their term of service in the New Zealand Naval Forces, provided application is made accordingly prior to discharge and approved by the Naval Board.

263. It must, however, be understood—

(i) That in the event of an increase in the cost of passages to the United Kingdom the Naval Department will only be liable to the amount that the return passage would have cost the Department had the passage been arranged at the time of discharge from the New Zealand Division, and officers and men who are permitted to defer their return passage will be required to pay the difference in cost.

(ii) That in the event of an opportunity occurring of sending officers and men to England by man-of-war in time for discharge at the expiration of their engagements in the New Zealand Division, applications for deferment of return passages will not be entertained.

3. Except as provided for above, officers and men on loan or transferred from the Royal Navy who are permitted to take their discharge in the Dominion forego all claim to a passage Home at the public expense, and they are to be required to sign a statement to that effect prior to their discharge.

4. Officers and men on loan or transfer from the Royal Navy who on discharge in New Zealand are permitted to defer their return passage to England are not to be issued with railway or steamer warrants to any part of the Dominion, the port of discharge being regarded as the town in which the officer or man is domiciled.

CHAPTER XII.—TRAVELLING-EXPENSES, SUBSISTENCE, LODGING, AND PROVISION ALLOWANCES.

PART I.—TRAVELLING-EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.

280. Journeys on Public Service.—All personnel of the New Zealand Division proceeding to carry out orders to meet service requirements are entitled to travel at the public expense.

281. The expense of first joining the service from the shore in New Zealand will be borne by the public at the scales laid down herein. Travelling-expenses and allowances will be paid at the rates in force for the rank or rating for which the person concerned is a candidate. Travelling-expenses will similarly be allowed in cases of persons definitely requested to make a journey for the purposes of interview, whether they are accepted for service or not. (For rejected recruits see Article 54.)

282. Route Order.—When an officer or man has occasion to travel on public service he is to be furnished by his Commanding Officer with a route order, accompanied, where applicable, by the requisite travelling-