May 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1495

Regulations under the Naval Defence Act, 1913, amended.

GALWAY, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 10th day of May, 1939.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL 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.

Definition of Terms and Abbreviations.--Cancel, and substitute :--

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.

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.

Chief of the Naval Staff : The First Naval Member of the Naval Board, in whom is vested also the charge and direction of Imperial ships and Imperial Naval interests on the New Zealand Station.

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 Officer Commanding the New Zealand Squadron.

King's Regulations : The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (1936) and subsequent amendments.

New Zealand Naval Regulations : The Regulations for the Government and payment of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Article 7.--Clause 4 : Cancel, and substitute :--

4. Should the Commanding Officer of a ship of the New Zealand Division have to put into a foreign port without previous arrangement on account of stress of weather, damage, or any unforeseen emergency, he is to report his arrival and reasons for calling to the Admiralty, to the officer in command of the station, and to the Naval Board.

Article 9.--Cancel, and substitute :--

9. Appointment of Officer Commanding H.M. New Zealand Squadron.--The seagoing vessels of the New Zealand Naval Forces and Imperial ships employed on the New Zealand Station are placed under the command of the officer commanding New Zealand Squadron, who will be appointed in the rank of Commodore.

10. He will be under the orders of, and will report to, the Naval Board in matters affecting the New Zealand Naval Forces under his command.

11. He will be under the orders of, and will report to, the Chief of the Naval Staff in matters affecting Imperial Naval interests on the New Zealand Station.

12. The officer commanding New Zealand Squadron, when he is Senior Officer present at Auckland, will exercise the powers appertaining to that position (King's Regulations, Article 1040), except as regards the ships and establishments permanently under the orders of the Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Base, Auckland (see Article 10).