May 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1169

Regulations under the Naval Defence Act, 1913, amended.

GALWAY, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 7th day of May, 1937.
Present:
THE HON. P. FRASER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him
by section twenty-five of the Naval Defence Act, 1913, and of all
other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency
the Governor-General, with the advice of the Executive Council, doth hereby
amend and supplement the regulations referred to in the Schedule hereto
as shown therein.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND PAYMENT OF THE
NEW ZEALAND DIVISION OF THE ROYAL NAVY, 1929.

DEFINITIONS of terms and abbreviations : Cancel, and substitute—

Minister : The Minister of Defence.
Naval Board : The Naval Board of administration constituted under
the Acts.
Admiralty : Used comprehensively to indicate the Admiralty, London,
and Naval Department, Wellington, in relation to Imperial ships
and ships of the New Zealand Division respectively.
Ships of New Zealand Division : Ships maintained as a charge against
Dominion funds.
Imperial ships (or units) : Ships maintained as a charge against
Imperial funds.
Navy Office, Wellington : The postal address of the Naval Board.
Naval Secretary : Secretary to the Naval Board.
Flagship : Short title to denote the ship wearing the broad pendant
of the Commodore Commanding.
King’s Regulations : The King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (1934) and subsequent amendments.
New Zealand Naval Regulations : The Regulations for the Government
and Payment of the New Zealand Division of the Royal
Navy.

Chapter I.—Cancel, and substitute—

GOVERNMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND GENERAL ORDERS.

1. Designation of the Naval Forces of the Dominion.—The ships and
   personnel comprising the New Zealand Naval Forces shall be described
   respectively as forming and belonging to “the New Zealand Division of
   the Royal Navy,” which shall be the official designation of the Force.

2. Uniform of the Naval Forces of the Dominion.—The uniform to
   be worn by all persons belonging to the New Zealand Naval Forces shall be
   that prescribed in the Uniform Regulations of the Royal Navy, with the
   exception that white duck caps or cap-covers shall be worn throughout the
   year.

3. Government of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.—The
   New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy shall be subject to such Acts as
   have been or from time to time may be passed by the Dominion Parliament,
   and to such regulations in agreement therewith as may be made from time
   to time.

4. The Naval Defence Act, 1913 (reproduced in Appendix V), directs
   that the Naval Discipline Acts and the King’s Regulations for the time being
   in force in relation to the King’s Naval Forces shall, subject to that Act and
   to any modifications and adaptations prescribed by the Regulations, apply to
   the New Zealand Naval Forces.

5. In reading the King’s Regulations in connection with their applicability to the New Zealand Division, the words “Dominion of New Zealand”
   are to be read in lieu of such words as “Home,” “United Kingdom,”
   “England,” and similar words wherever they occur. Whenever reference
   to the Admiralty or Departments thereof is necessary, reference is to be
   made to the Naval Board, Wellington; and where reference to the
   Commander-in-Chief or other Flag Officer is necessary, reference is to be
   made to the Commodore Commanding New Zealand Station.

Article 585, clause 2, of the King’s Regulations shall be amended to read
“limited to boys, and ratings under the age of eighteen years.” Article 540,
Table II, punishment No. 20, shall be similarly amended.