✨ Naval Defence Regulations Amendments




Article 10.--Cancel, and substitute :--

  1. Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Base, Auckland.--The Captain in
    Charge, Auckland, is also appointed to be Superintendent of the Naval
    Repair Yard. His appointment confers upon him--

(a) The command of all civil establishments at Devonport and Birkenhead.
(b) The command of H.M.S. "Philomel," with her tenders and attached
vessels.
(c) The office of Director of Naval Recruiting.

  1. As Superintendent of the Naval Repair Yard, as Commanding Officer
    of Civil Establishments, and in his office as Director of Naval Recruiting he
    will communicate direct with the Naval Board and with the recruiting
    authorities in the Dominion of New Zealand. On all other matters he will
    communicate with the Commodore Commanding.

  2. If and when the Captain in Charge requires the technical advice of
    the officers appointed for squadron duties in the flagship he will address a
    request to that end to the Commodore Commanding.

Article 11.--Cancel, and substitute :--

  1. Rank and Command.--When Imperial ships and ships maintained
    by a Dominion, or several Dominions, meet, the senior officer will have the
    right of command in matters of ceremony, or international intercourse, or
    where united action is agreed upon, but will have no power to direct the
    movement of ships of the other service or services unless the ships are placed
    under his orders for the time being or are ordered to co-operate by mutual
    arrangement.

  2. When Imperial ships and those belonging to one or more of the
    Dominion Naval Forces are taking part in combined exercises all such ships
    will be under the command of the Senior Naval Officer present, or of the
    station within the limits of which the exercises are being carried out, but
    such Senior Naval Officer will not interfere in the internal organization of
    the ships of another service further than is absolutely necessary.

Article 12.--Cancel, and substitute :--

  1. Flag and Status of Naval Board.--The flag of the Naval Board
    is the Admiralty anchor in gold placed horizontally in the centre of a flag
    of red and blue bisected vertically, the red portion being nearest the staff.
    The flag will be entitled to a salute of fifteen guns within the waters of the
    Dominion of New Zealand on the same occasions as those on which the
    Admiralty flag is saluted.

Article 14, Paragraph 3.--Line 2: Delete words "The New Zealand
Station."

Article 19.--For "Naval Officer in Charge" read "Captain in Charge."

Article 101.--Cancel.

Article 102.--Cancel.

Article 103.--Cancel.

Article 104.--Cancel.

Article 107.--Cancel, and substitute :--

  1. Marriage Allowance and Removal Allowance.--The following
    are the rates of marriage allowance payable to married officers of twenty-five or more years of age :--

| | Commanders, R. N., Lieutenant-Commanders, R.N., Lieutenant, R.N., Warrant Officer, | Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Captain, R.N. (and Relative Ranks) | Lieutenant from Warrant Rank (and Relative Ranks). | | |
| A marriage allowance of | 5s. 6d. a day | 4s. 6d. a day | 3s. a day. |
| Children's allowances-- For first child | 2s. a day | 2s. a day | 1s. 6d. a day. |
| For each subsequent child | 1s. a day | 1s. a day | 1s. a day. |

  1. The allowance will not be paid concurrently with lodging-allowance.

  2. Removal allowance will be paid to officers who, when serving in New
    Zealand, are given effective appointments involving a household removal in
    New Zealand.



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πŸ›‘οΈ Amendments to Naval Defence Regulations (continued from previous page)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
10 May 1939
Naval Defence Act, Regulations, New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, Amendments, Command Structure, Allowances