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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

4. Discharge by Purchase.—Travelling-warrants are not to be granted to men and boys discharged by purchase or at their own request.

287. Receipts.—All items of travelling-expenses (except railway fares, but not sleeping-berths) in excess of 5s. must be supported by actual receipts.

288. Freight on Baggage.—Freight on baggage according to Admiralty scale is allowed at Government expense.

2. Furniture and other personal effects are not conveyed at the expense of the Government, but where passages are provided for wives and families, expenditure towards the cost of packing and carriage, not exceeding the sum of £10, will be refunded on production of receipts. Expenses in removing effects from ship to residence in New Zealand, or from ship to residence in England, as the case may be, up to a limit of £2, will also be allowed on production of receipts.

289. Class of Accommodation.—The following shall be the classes of accommodation by rail and sea when travelling on duty in, or to and from New Zealand :—

(NOTE.—In vessels having two classes of accommodation only—viz., saloon and steerage—chief petty officers are to be provided with saloon passages.)

2. Commanding Officers may assign a superior class of accommodation to invalids upon medical recommendation ; and, in special cases, to others when suitable accommodation of the lower class is not available in merchant vessels.

3. The following officers shall be entitled to deck berths in steamers and sleeping-berths on trains at Government expense when travelling on duty :—

The Commodore Commanding.*
Members of the Naval Board.
Naval Secretary.
Commanding Officers of H.M. ships of and above the rank of Commander.
Officers conveying confidential books and documents; but only where such documents cannot be conveniently carried on the person. Officers are not entitled to this privilege when returning after having delivered confidential documents.
Officers attending Courts-martial, either as members or witnesses, when required to travel on the night preceding the trial. Under special circumstances an extension of this privilege may be granted by the Naval Board.

290. Cab-hire.—Cab-hire shall be allowed to officers and men only when travelling with baggage, or provided no other and more reasonable mode of conveyance is available and the distance and service warrant the use of such conveyance.

2. Claims for cab-hire must be supported by a statement showing the necessity for using cabs and the distance travelled.

3. Cab-hire for the paying of official calls will be permitted only for such calls as are compulsory for official purposes, and in the case of officers not in command claims must be certified by the Commanding Officer on the voucher.

4. When cab-hire for more than 5s. is claimed a receipt for payment must accompany the claim.

5. In New Zealand, unless in exceptional circumstances, which are to be explained, motor-cars and lorries for use on the public service are to be obtained from the Post and Telegraph Department.

• When travelling on duty by rail in New Zealand the Commodore Commanding, or the officer in charge of the New Zealand Station, if not below the rank of Captain R.N., shall be entitled to the sole use of a two-berth sleeping-compartment. When, however, such senior officer is accompanied by an officer of his staff no further payment of sleeping-berth accommodation in respect of the latter officer will be made.