Naval Pay Rates




Nov. 29] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1481

APPENDIX III.—SUBSTANTIVE RATES OF PAY: NAVAL RATINGS
AND ROYAL MARINES

Cancel, and substitute:—

Subject to the provisions of Article 130 of these regulations
and Navy Order 221, the following shall be the daily rates of pay
of Naval ratings and Royal Marines of the Royal New Zealand Navy
with effect from 30th June, 1944:—

Seaman Branch

Rate per Diem.
1939 1940
Scale. Scale.
s. d. s. d.
Boy, Second Class .. .. .. 2 0 2 2
Boy, First Class .. .. .. 3 0 3 3
Boy, First Class (over seventeen) .. .. .. 3 9 4 0
Ordinary Seaman .. .. .. 6 6 7 0
Able Seaman .. .. .. 8 9 9 5
After three years’ man’s service .. .. .. 8 11 9 7
After six years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 1 9 9
Leading Seaman .. .. .. 9 10 10 8
After one year’s service as such if passed
for P.O. .. .. .. 10 1 10 11
Petty Officer .. .. .. 11 4 12 3
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 11 8 12 7
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 12 0 12 11
Chief Petty Officer .. .. .. 12 10 13 10
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 13 4 14 4
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 13 10 14 10

Signal and Telegraphist Branches

Signal Boy and Boy Telegraphist .. .. .. 3 0 3 3
Signal Boy and Boy Telegraphist (over seven-
teen) .. .. .. 3 9 4 0
Ordinary Signalman and Ordinary Tele-
graphist .. .. .. 6 6 7 0
Signalman and Telegraphist .. .. .. 9 0 9 8
After three years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 3 9 11
After six years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 5 10 1
Leading Signalman and Leading Telegraphist 10 4 11 2
After one years’ service as such (if passed for
Yeoman of Signals or P.O. Telegraphist) 10 6 11 4
Yeoman of Signals and Petty Officer Tele-
graphist .. .. .. 11 10 12 9
After three years’ as such .. .. .. 12 0 12 11
After six year’s as such .. .. .. 12 4 13 3
Chief Yeoman of Signals and Chief Petty
Officer Telegraphist .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 13 10 14 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4

Coding Branch

Ordinary Coder .. .. .. 6 6 7 0
Coder .. .. .. 9 0 9 8
After three years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 3 9 11
After six years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 5 10 1
Leading Coder .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
After one year as such if recommended and
specially proficient .. .. .. 10 6 11 4
Petty Officer Coder .. .. .. 11 10 12 9
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 12 0 12 11
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 12 4 13 3
Chief Petty Officer Coder .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 13 10 14 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4

NOTE.—Non-substantive pay will not be allowed in addition
to the above rates of pay in the Coding Branch.

Flying Branch

Naval Airman, Second Class .. .. .. 6 6 7 0
Naval Airman, First Class. .. .. .. 9 0 9 8
After three years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 3 9 11
After six years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 5 10 1
Leading Airman .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
After one year as such if passed for Petty
Officer Airman .. .. .. 10 6 11 4
Petty Officer Airman .. .. .. 11 10 12 9
After three years as such .. .. .. 12 0 12 11
After six years as such .. .. .. 12 4 13 3
Chief Petty Officer Airman .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
After three years as such .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
After six years as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4

Stoker Branch

Stoker, Second Class .. .. .. 7 0 7 6
Stoker, First Class .. .. .. 9 3 9 11
After three years’ man’s time .. .. .. 9 5 10 1
After six years’ man’s time .. .. .. 9 7 10 3
Acting Leading Stoker .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
Leading Stoker .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 10 6 11 4
Stoker Petty Officer .. .. .. 11 10 12 9
After three years’ service as such if in pos-
session of Stokehold Certificate .. .. .. 12 2 13 1
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 12 6 13 5
Chief Stoker .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 13 10 14 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4

Engine-room Artificers, Electrical Artificers, Ordnance Artificers,
Base Repair Artificers, Mechanicians†, and Shipwrights

Rate per Diem.
1939 1940
Scale. Scale.
s. d. s. d.
Artificer Fifth Class .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
Mechanicman .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
Artificer Fourth Class, Acting Fourth Class,
and Mechanician after three years’ service
as such .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
Artificer Third Class, and Mechanician after
six years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
Artificer Second Class, and Mechanician after
nine years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 10 15 10
Artificer First Class, and Mechanician after
twelve years’ service as such .. .. .. 15 4 16 4
Chief .. .. .. 15 10 16 10
After three years’ as such .. .. .. 16 4 17 4
After six years’ as such .. .. .. 16 10 17 10

† Applicable only to those provisionally selected as candidates prior to
1st December, 1927.

Mechanicians

(Applicable only to those provisionally selected as candidates
after 30th November, 1927.)

Mechanicman, Second Class. .. .. .. 12 10 13 10
Mechanicman, First Class .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
After two years’ service as such .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
After five years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
After eight years’ service as such.. .. .. 14 10 15 10
After eleven years’ service as such .. .. .. 15 4 16 4
Chief Mechanicman .. .. .. 15 10 16 10
After three years as such .. .. .. 16 4 17 4
After six years as such .. .. .. 16 10 17 10

Electrical, Engine-room, and Ordnance Mechanics

Junior Probationary Mechanic .. .. .. 6 6 7 0
Probationary Mechanic .. .. .. 7 11 8 6
Mechanic Fifth Class .. .. .. 9 4 10 0
Mechanic Fourth Class .. .. .. 12 4 13 3

Motor Mechanics

Motor Mechanic on entry .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
Motor Mechanic after six months’ service and
if over age of twenty-one years and recom-
mended .. .. .. 12 6 13 6
Motor Mechanic after two years’ service as such 13 2 14 2
Acting Chief Motor Mechanic, Fourth Class .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
Chief Motor Mechanic—
Fourth Class .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
Third Class .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
Second Class .. .. .. 14 10 15 10
First Class .. .. .. 15 4 16 4

Air Artificers

Air Artificer—
Fourth Class .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
Third Class .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
Second Class .. .. .. 14 10 15 10
First Class .. .. .. 15 4 16 4
Chief Air Artificer .. .. .. 15 10 16 10
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 16 4 17 4
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 16 10 17 10

Air Fitters

Air Fitter .. .. .. 9 6 10 2
Leading Air Fitter .. .. .. 10 8 11 6
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 11 4 12 3
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 11 10 12 9
Petty Officer Air Fitter .. .. .. 12 4 13 3
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 12 10 13 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
Chief Petty Officer Air Fitter .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 14 10 15 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 15 4 16 4

Air Mechanics

Air Mechanic, Second Class .. .. .. 7 0 7 6
Air Mechanic, First Class .. .. .. 9 3 9 11
After three years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 5 10 1
After six years’ man’s service .. .. .. 9 7 10 3
Leading Air Mechanic .. .. .. 10 4 11 2
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 10 6 11 4
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 10 8 11 6
Petty Officer Air Mechanic .. .. .. 12 4 13 3
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 12 10 13 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 13 4 14 4
Chief Petty Officer Air Mechanic .. .. .. 14 4 15 4
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 14 10 15 10
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 15 4 16 4

Blacksmiths, Plumbers, Painters, Joiners, and Coopers

Blacksmiths, Plumbers, Painters, Joiners, and
Coopers—
Fifth Class .. .. .. 11 4 12 3
Fourth Class .. .. .. 11 10 12 9
Third Class .. .. .. 12 2 13 1
Second Class .. .. .. 12 6 13 5
First Class .. .. .. 12 10 13 10
After three years’ service as such .. .. .. 13 2 14 2
Chief .. .. .. 13 10 14 10
After three years’ service as such.. .. .. 14 4 15 4
After six years’ service as such .. .. .. 14 10 15 10

  • With subsequent triennial increments of 6d. per diem.


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