New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 65

Page 1974

✨ Military Uniform Regulations



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

  1. SCALE OF OFFICERS’ UNIFORM.

Except as provided in Regulation 157, officers shall be required to
furnish themselves with uniforms and kit of the authorized patterns
in accordance with the scale set out hereunder:

(a) Service Dress.
Shoes, black Oxford pattern .. .. .. 2 pairs.
Cap, S.D., blue with badge .. .. .. 1
Cap, Field Service, blue with badge .. .. 1
Gloves, brown, leather .. .. .. 1 pair.
Coat, great, blue .. .. .. 1
Jacket, S.D., blue .. .. .. 2
Trousers, S.D., blue .. .. .. 2 pairs.
Tie, black, plain .. .. .. 2
Shirts, cotton, blue-grey .. .. .. 4
Collars, cotton, blue-grey .. .. .. 12

(b) Mess Dress.
Jacket .. .. .. .. 1
Waistcoat, white .. .. .. 1
Waistcoat, blue cloth (mess undress) .. .. 1
Overalls, mess dress (for officers of rank of flight lieutenant and above) .. .. 1 pair.
Overalls, mess undress .. .. 1 pair.
Boots, Wellington, of black calf or patent leather .. 1 pair.
Gloves, white, leather .. .. .. 1 pair.
Ties, black, evening .. .. .. 2
Shoulder straps for great-coat when worn with mess dress .. .. 1 pair.
Shirts, evening dress, white .. .. 4
Collars, dress .. .. .. 8

(c) Summer Kit.
Frocks, khaki drill .. .. .. 2
Trousers, khaki drill .. .. .. 2 pairs.
Shorts, khaki drill .. .. .. 2 pairs.
Shirts, khaki, thin, with collars .. .. 3
Stockings, khaki (for wear with shorts) .. .. 2 pairs.

Officers on probation shall not be required to possess the kit set out in (c) above.

  1. FREE ISSUE OF UNIFORM MATERIAL, ETC.

An officer on appointment to a commission on or after 1st April, 1937, may be granted one free issue of uniform cloth, buttons, braid, badges, and shoes in accordance with the appropriate scale for these articles in the preceding regulation.

  1. UNIFORM OUTFIT GRANT TO OFFICERS.

(1) On first appointment to a commission an officer shall be paid a uniform outfit grant of £20.

(2) On the relinquishment of his commission in the Regular Air Force within a period of five years from the date of appointment an officer may be required to refund such portion of the uniform outfit grant as the Air Board may decide.

  1. UNIFORM SCALE AND ALLOWANCES TO OFFICERS ON FIRST APPOINTMENT.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulations 154 to 156, officers appointed to commissions as pilot officers (on probation) shall only be required to maintain one complete service dress during their first three months of service, and shall receive an initial outfit grant of £10 together with the material necessary to make up this uniform.

(2) On the expiration of three months, the remainder of the uniform material as set out in Regulation 154 shall be issuable, and the balance of the outfit grant as provided in Regulation 156 shall be payable.

  1. UNIFORM UPKEEP ALLOWANCE TO OFFICERS.

An officer shall be paid an annual uniform upkeep allowance at the rate of £9, such allowance being payable in arrears from the 1st day of April in each year.



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🛡️ Royal New Zealand Air Force Regulations, 1938 (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Regulations, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Uniform, Scale, Officers, Service Dress, Mess Dress, Summer Kit, Free Issue, Uniform Outfit Grant, Uniform Upkeep Allowance