3. The grant of a free passage for wife and family is subject to the
   following conditions:

$(a)$ The officer must be loaned for a period of not less than three years.

$(b)$ Officers who are loaned for a period of less than three years will
not be granted free passages for their wives and families, nor will
this privilege apply if an officer is transferred from sea service to
shore service. The right to a free passage for wife and family
will be forfeited unless they leave England within three months
of the date of departure of the officer. The right will be forfeited,
too, if there is an intention that the officer’s wife and family
shall not remain in New Zealand during the full period on loan of
the officer. Special reasons, such as severe illness in the family
may be advanced and the Naval Board may authorize the
forfeiture to be waived in such exceptional circumstances. The
right to a return passage will also be forfeited if the wife and
family desire to return to England before the term of the officer’s
service expires. In no circumstances will free passage be provided
where the family remain in New Zealand for six months after the
officer has been discharged from the Dominion Service.

$(c)$ Where an officer’s wife and family does not accompany him on
passage, no greater amount will be allowed in respect of their
passages than would have been incurred had they accompanied
the officer at the time of transfer.

$(d)$ Whether permission to make his own arrangements is granted or
not, the wife and family of the officer concerned must travel in
the same class of accommodation as the officer himself. His pay
account will be debited with a sum equal to the cost of messing his
family in accordance with the terms of Article 1676 of King’s
Regulations, and for the period of his family’s passage he will
be regarded as having been provided with quarters and so will
not be entitled to be credited with marriage allowance, though
children’s allowance will be payable.

$(e)$ The term “family” is to be understood to include only such sons
as are under sixteen years of age at the date of commencement
of the passage, whether outward or homeward, and unmarried
daughters dependent on and residing with their fathers. An
exception to this rule will be permitted in the case of sons over
sixteen who, by reason of physical or mental infirmity, are
necessarily dependent on their parents. Passages of adopted
children are not allowable, except under special circumstances
with the approval of the Naval Board.

$(f)$ Passages will not be provided at public expense for the wife and
family of any officer who marries on or subsequent to the com-
mencing date of the period of his loan to the New Zealand Division.

$(g)$ A report is to be rendered to Navy Office by each officer in respect
of whose wife and family a passage to New Zealand is provided
by the Government. This report should show—

(i) The date the wife and family left England and ship by

which passage was taken:

(ii) The names of the persons comprising the family party:

(iii) The dates of birth of children.

4. General.—Should an officer’s service in the New Zealand Naval
   Forces be terminated owing to his misconduct or unsatisfactory service,
   or should an officer voluntarily withdraw from service in the New Zealand
   Division prior to the completion of the period for which lent, the Govern-
   ment do not hold themselves responsible for his return passage nor, whether
   normally eligible or otherwise, for the return passage of his wife and family.

5. Provided adequate accommodation is available in ships trading on
   the Panama route, passages will always be booked by that route, and will
   be booked in the most convenient vessel with suitable accommodation.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding para-
   graph, officers may be permitted to make their own arrangements. All
   applications for permission are to be addressed to the Naval Board or to the
   High Commissioner. This paragraph applies also to those officers who are
   eligible for the grant of free passages for wives and families.

7. Detailed instructions regarding the grades of passages, conditions
   under which officers are permitted to make their own arrangements, financial
   adjustments, and settlement of expenses connected with passage rights are
   promulgated from time to time in Navy Orders.