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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

2. In the case of stores shipped from England by the High Commissioner, or received from Australia, a claim for the value of missing or damaged items should at once be made against the shipping company concerned by the Commanding Officer of the ship arranging removal. In assessing the value of stores missing or damaged the usual establishment and administrative charges should be added plus a further 10 per cent. on the total to cover freight charges. The percentage charges should not be shown separately in the claim.

3. In the case of stores shipped by the Director of Transports and Shipping, Board of Trade, London, a receipt for the stores should be given on the master’s copy of the bill of lading at the time of delivery, showing the condition of packages when received, and any short deliveries, leaving the recovery of the amount for damages or deficiencies to be made by the Director of Transports and Shipping.

4. A similar procedure should be followed, so far as applicable, in regard to stores received by rail or any other means of transport.

343. Sale of Old and Surplus Stores.—When approval has been given for the sale of old and surplus stores, condemned provisions, &c., tenders are to be invited locally and the various lots disposed of individually to the best advantage, provided the prices offered are considered reasonable. Should this not be the case in any particular instance, such lots should be reserved from sale pending action being taken to procure further tenders.

2. Imported goods should not be sold without first advising the Collector of Customs at the port at which the sale is to take place, so that arrangements may be made for the payment by the purchasers of any duty chargeable thereon.

3. No sales of old stores are ever to be included as a credit in vouchers for purchases. Accounts of sales are invariably to be kept separately and rendered to the Naval Secretary, Navy Office, Wellington, as soon as possible after the various accounts have been settled. The amount realized is to be taken on charge by the Accountant Officer. The supporting credit voucher should include a list of the stores disposed of.

344. Return of Stores supplied to other Governments or Departments.—A return (in duplicate) on N.Z. Form 48 is to be rendered quarterly showing particulars of stores of any description which have been supplied to Imperial ships, to the services of other Governments, to other departments of the New Zealand Government, or returned to Home Yards. The return is to be supported by copies (in duplicate) of the receipt-notes for the stores supplied or returned. The values of the articles shown on the receipt-notes are to be computed at the prices charged to the New Zealand Government for the stores, or, in exceptional cases where such prices are not available, the current rate-book prices. Establishment charges raised by the Admiralty, freight, and administrative charges will be added in Navy Office. Stores of local manufacture or purchased locally should be charged at the contract prices. In the case of stores returned to Home Yards after survey, their description, quantity, estimated value, and method of return only should be inserted in the quarterly statement. Stores received from Australia and supplied to Imperial ships, &c., from New Zealand stocks should be specially designated on the return. The return is to comprise a quarterly statement of stores supplied by all storekeeping departments—i.e., Central Stores, Shipwrights, Gunners, Gunner (T) and Whitehead, Armament, Medical, Victualling and Clothing—and should be rendered divided into sections to cover these headings; each responsible officer is to certify on the section concerning his stores that the stores shown thereon have been supplied, or that no stores have been supplied, as the case may be. Returns from a single department are not to be forwarded until all the storekeeping officers have reported. The completed return is to be signed by the Commanding Officer and forwarded to Navy Office as soon as possible after the end of each quarter.