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95. In order to facilitate the settlement of claims the A.D.M.S. shall arrange that, where the services of a Medical Officer, who is not at the time in camp with the troops or of a civilian practitioner are required, the Medical Officer or practitioner is informed that in the event of any dispute arising as to the fees charged by him the matter will be referred to Army Headquarters, and that the decision of Army Headquarters must be accepted as final.

Unless he signs an undertaking in these terms, a civilian practitioner shall not be employed, and the A.D.M.S. shall be responsible that such undertaking is duly given.

96. Where exceptional circumstances have necessitated the employment of a civilian medical practitioner at rates other than those provided by para. 94, a full explanation of the circumstances shall be submitted with the claim, and before the claim is passed for payment the charges shall be certified by the D.G.M.S. as being fair and reasonable.

VETERINARY FEES.

97. When called into camps of continuous training or courses of instruction for the specific purpose of attending sick and wounded animals, not for the purpose of carrying out his obligatory training, a veterinary officer other than a public servant shall be entitled to a fee at the following rate:—

(i) For each day of twenty-four hours continuously, £2 2s.
(ii) For each day of less than twenty-four hours, £1 1s.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

98. Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service shall, during peace, draw pay and allowances as hereinafter provided for the days of actual attendance (including the day of arrival and the day of departure) at a training-camp or course of instruction which they are ordered to attend:—

Rates of Pay—

                                  Per Day.
                                  £   s.  d.

Matron-in-chief .. .. .. 0 15 0
Principal Matron .. .. .. 0 13 0
Matron .. .. .. 0 11 0
Sister (after 2 years’ service) .. .. .. 0 10 0
Sister (with less than 2 years’ service) .. 0 9 0

Lodging-allowance (where accommodation in camp is not provided)—

Matron-in-chief, Principal Matron, Matron 0 6 3
Sister .. .. .. 0 5 0

Travelling - allowance.—Travelling - allowance, in addition to free steamer, railway, and service-car fares, is granted under the same conditions as are prescribed for members of the Territorial Force, but at the following rate—

Matron-in-chief, Principal Matron .. 1 0 0
Matron, Sister .. 0 15 0

Outfit Grant—

(a) As from 1st day of October, 1938, there may be paid to any number of members, not exceeding five in any one year, an outfit grant of £10 to each member, provided that such grant shall not be made twice to the same member.

(b) The member shall serve efficiently on the Active List for a period of not less than four years from the date of receiving the grant, and if she fails so to serve she shall refund to the Public Account a portion of the grant as follows—

(i) If she has not rendered four years efficient service but has completed two years efficient service, 25 per cent. if not transferred to the Reserve, 10 per cent. if transferred to the Reserve.

(ii) If she has not rendered two years efficient service, 50 per cent. if not transferred to the Reserve, 25 per cent. if transferred to the Reserve.

Accommodation.—Members of the N.Z. Army Nursing Service shall, while travelling on duty, be entitled to the same class of rail and steamer accommodation as by these regulations is prescribed for officers of the Territorial Force.

ALLOWANCES.

UNIFORM OUTFIT GRANT AND UNIFORM-UPKEEP ALLOWANCE.

99. (a) On first appointment (including appointment on probation) an officer of the Territorial Force shall receive—

(i) An outfit grant of £10 and, if his unit has been issued with the blue uniform, an additional £7; and

(ii) A free issue of clothing and equipment in accordance with the scale provided for officers of the Territorial Force in Instructions relating to Accounting for Stores, 1928.

(b) The payment of the grant and the free issue of the articles named are conditional upon the officer undertaking to render efficient service on the Active List for four consecutive years from the date on which he became eligible for the grant and upon the distinct understanding that the articles issued free remain Government property.

(c) An officer on the Active List other than one referred to in subpara. (a) shall receive the outfit grant of £7 when the unit to which he is attached is issued with the blue uniform.

100. (a) An officer of the Territorial Force on the Active List shall be entitled to an annual upkeep allowance of £2 10s. payable in arrear on the 1st June in each year, provided that for each year in respect of which such officer claims the allowance he has rendered efficient service. The allowance shall not be allowed to accumulate.

(b) In the case of an officer in a unit to which the blue uniform has been issued the upkeep allowance may be increased to £3.

(c) An officer who joins or ceases to serve on the Active List prior to the 31st May in any year shall, subject to the approval of the O.C. District, be entitled to payment of a portion of the allowance for that part of the year during which he has served.

(d) Upon being placed on the selected list a chaplain shall receive—

(i) An outfit grant of £10; and

(ii) A free issue of articles of clothing as provided for chaplains in Instructions relating to Accounting for Stores, 1928.

He shall be entitled to an annual upkeep allowance of £1 payable in arrear on the 1st June, provided that for each year in respect of which he claims the allowance he has rendered efficient service. This allowance shall not be allowed to accumulate.

Upon his ceasing to serve on the selected list he shall be deemed to be subject to the provisions of para. 102 hereof.

101. Upon his transfer from the Reserve or reappointment from the Retired List to the Active List an officer of the Territorial Force may receive as outfit grant a sum equal to that which he would have received by way of annual allowances, if, instead of having served on the Reserve or the Retired List, he had been serving on the Active List and had been classified “efficient,” provided that no such payment shall exceed £10.

Any such officer on his transfer or reappointment to the Active List of a unit authorized to wear the blue uniform may, irrespective of the length of time he has spent on the Reserve or Retired List, receive an additional grant of £7.

102. An officer of the Territorial Force shall, on ceasing to serve on the Active List of a unit—

(a) If he has rendered four years’ efficient service, retain all articles of uniform.

(b) If he has not rendered four but has completed two years’ efficient service, return to store all articles which were issued free and refund to the Public Account one-quarter of the amount of the outfit allowance which he has received under para. 99.

(c) If he has not rendered two years’ efficient service, return to store all articles issued free, and refund to the Public Account one-half of the outfit allowance which he has received under para. 99.

NOTE.—The form of undertaking which is to be embodied in each claim for Territorial uniform grant is set out in Instruction No. 179.

103. When an officer of the Territorial Force ceases to serve on the Active List, to which he had been transferred from the Reserve or reappointed from the Retired List, the provisions of para. 102 (a), (b), and (c) shall apply; and for the purpose of the “efficient service” qualification of that paragraph his service shall be deemed to commence as from the date of his transfer or reappointment, and the amount of refund of outfit grant shall be one-fourth or one-half (whichever the case may be) of the amount he had received under the provisions of para. 101.

103A. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 102 and 103, the following provisions shall apply during the period of the present war:—

(1) When an officer of the Territorial Force ceases to serve on the Active List by reason of (a) the finding of a Medical Board that he is unfit for service or (b) death, the remission of any amount owing under the provisions of the said paragraphs will be approved on submission of the case to Army Headquarters.

(2) In other cases where, by reason of reduction of establishment or for any other reason beyond the officer’s control, the officer ceases to serve on the Active List, the case may be submitted together with full particulars to Army Headquarters, which, at the discretion of the Adjutant-General, shall be submitted for the Minister’s decision, which shall be final.

TRAVELLING-ALLOWANCE.

104. (a) A member of the Territorial Force travelling on military duty (but, except as otherwise provided by these regulations, not when proceeding to or returning from parades, camps, or courses of instruction), shall receive travelling-allowance at the minimum rate provided in these regulations for the equivalent rank in the Regular Force and under the same conditions as apply to the Regular Force. He will be provided with a warrant signed by the authorized person stating the specific duty on which he is travelling. The warrant must be given up at the railway, steamer, or service-car booking-office in exchange for a ticket.

(b) Travelling-allowance shall be calculated from the member’s official headquarters, or, if no greater expense is involved, may be calculated from the member’s residence.

105. The following table shows the class of accommodation by rail and steamer available for members of the Territorial Force when travelling in New Zealand:—

Rank.	Class of Accommodation.
	By Rail.	By Steamer.
Officers, Warrant Officers, N.C.O.s above the rank of Sergeant	First	First.
Other ranks .. .. ..	Second	Second.

106. When he is travelling to and returning from camp, continuous courses of instruction, or examinations for promotion or first appointment, at which he is rationed and quartered, a member of the Territorial Force shall receive a refund of out-of-pocket expenses for meals and other incidental and essential expenditure, but not exceeding the travelling-allowance named in para. 104.

Where detachments of troops travel together official orders will be placed for catering en route where necessary.

A member of the Territorial Force attending a continuous course of instruction or a promotion or first appointment examination in

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