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13. Regulations 165 to 180 of the principal regulations (as amended by Gazettes No. 67 of 30th September, 1926, No. 12 of 28th February, 1929, and No. 81 of 5th December, 1929) are revoked, and the following substituted, with effect from 1st June, 1937:—

“165. Grants may be made to the regimental funds of units each training-year consisting of a preliminary lump sum payment at the commencement of the year upon a scale to be approved annually by the Minister of Defence, and a further payment at the end of the year of 2s. per head for each officer and man certified to have carried out the prescribed training during the year and to be efficient.

“166. The regimental funds granted to each unit will be administered by a regimental committee of officers and men, of which the Officer Commanding and Adjutant shall be ex officio members, and may be expended in providing sports and recreational facilities, promotion of rifle shooting, engraving of medals and trophies, expenses of regimental colours and guidons, unit printing and stationery, advertising, publications, or any other purpose deemed by the Committee to be for the general benefit and welfare of the unit or in the interests of recruiting.

“If any doubt exists in the minds of the Committee as to whether certain expenditure can be admitted as a charge against the regimental funds account, it shall be decided by the Officer Commanding the Military District on reference of the matter to him.

“Minutes of the proceedings of every Regimental Committee, signed by the O.C. and Adjutant or Staff Officer, shall be kept and produced when required for audit purposes.

“167. All grants will be paid into a separate official bank account for each unit upon claim submitted by unit Adjutants and certified as required by paragraph 165, and all payments from these accounts shall be made by cheque, signed by a regular officer who is approved by the O.C. District, and countersigned by the Commanding Officer of the unit.

“168. No moneys other than the regimental funds and bands grants shall be paid into the bank accounts opened for these moneys, and no payments other than those approved in the minutes of regimental committees may be made from these accounts. Advances or loans from regimental funds grants are strictly forbidden.

“169. All official regimental funds accounts shall be kept in book No. 9, provided for the purpose, and all receipts and payments must be entered therein and supported by the requisite vouchers.

“170. The Regimental Funds Grants Accounts shall be prepared annually on Form N.Z. 258, and forwarded, with requisite books and documents, to the District Accountant, who shall examine them and certify to their correctness and that all payments are in accordance with these regulations. Any payments which appear to the District Accountant to be irregular shall, if not concurred in by the O.C. District, be referred back to the unit for adjustment, and if not immediately adjusted will be reported by Command Headquarters to Army Headquarters for instructions.

“When finally certified, the accounts, books, and documents shall be submitted by the District Accountant to the local Audit Inspector for audit.

“171. In addition to the regimental funds grants authorized by paragraph 165, a further annual grant of £50 may be made for each approved regimental band towards the upkeep and maintenance of such bands.

“The Officer Commanding the Military District may, at his discretion, authorize the payment by the O.C. unit of the whole or any portion of this grant as an honorarium to the bandmaster of an approved regimental band.

“172. Bands’ grants to approved bands will be paid in advance at the commencement of the training-year upon a certificate being given that the band has carried out its training during the previous year.”

14. Regulation 186 of the principal regulations (as amended by Gazettes No. 85 of 17th December, 1925, and No. 44 of 30th June, 1927) is hereby further amended as follows:—

Scale of Rations.

Item (3), fresh meat (beef or mutton): In remarks column add new sentence as follows:—

“Fish may be issued on one day per week up to the value of the meat underdrawn on that day.”

Item (10), fresh milk: Delete “½ pint,” and substitute “¾ pint.”

Insert “(a)” in remarks column against the following:—
Item (15) Onions.
Item (16) Fresh vegetables.
Item (17) Potatoes.
Item (23) Dried fruits.

Add new footnote—

“(a) Underdrawals in any of the items (15) onions, (16) fresh vegetables, (17) potatoes, and (23) dried fruits may be made up by—

“(i) Issue of fresh fruit, and/or

“(ii) Corresponding overissue of any other of these four items:

“Provided that the total cost of the full scale issue of these four items is not exceeded.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 8th day of February, 1938.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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