FEB. 23]

Varying the Determinations in Respect of the Waitomo Electric-power Board's Loan of £1,000

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 15th day of February, 1950
Present:
THE Hon. S. G. HOLLAND PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
WHEREAS by Order in Council made on the twenty-sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, and subject to the determinations as to borrowing and repayment therein set out, consent was given to the raising in New Zealand by the Waitomo Electric-power Board (hereinafter called the said local authority) of a loan of one thousand pounds (£1,000), to be known as "Reticulation and Building Supplementary Loan, 1948" (hereinafter called the said loan): And whereas the authority conferred by the said Order in Council has not yet been exercised and it is expedient to vary certain of the determinations aforesaid in respect of the said loan:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section eleven of the Local Government Loans Board Act, 1926, as set out in section twenty-nine of the Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, doth hereby vary the determinations aforesaid in respect of the said loan by prescribing that in lieu of a term of twenty (20) years, as specified in clause one of the said Order in Council, the term for which the said loan or any portion thereof may be raised shall not exceed ten (10) years.
T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(T. 49/176/6.)

Varying the Determinations in Respect of the Thames Valley Electric-power Board's Loan of £10,000
B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 7th day of February, 1950
Present:
THE Hon. K. J. HOLYOAKE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
WHEREAS by Order in Council made on the fifteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, and subject to the determinations as to borrowing and repayment therein set out, consent was given to the raising in New Zealand by the Thames Valley Electric-power Board (hereinafter called the said local authority) of a loan of ten thousand pounds (£10,000) to be known as "Workers' Dwellings Loan, 1948" (hereinafter called the said loan):
And whereas by Order in Council made on the second day of February, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, the determinations aforesaid were varied in respect of portion of the said loan amounting to four thousand pounds (£4,000) by providing that the term for which the said sum of four thousand pounds (£4,000) or any part thereof might be raised should not exceed twenty (20) years:
And whereas the said loan has not yet been raised:
And whereas the said local authority is now desirous of raising the whole amount of the said loan for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) years and it is expedient again to vary certain of the determinations in respect of the said loan:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section eleven of the Local Government Loans Board Act, 1926, as set out in section twenty-nine of the Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, doth hereby vary the determinations aforesaid in respect of the said loan by prescribing that the term for which the said loan or any part thereof may be raised shall not exceed fifteen (15) years.
T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(T. 49/535/7.)

Regulations Under the Naval Defence Act, 1913, Amended
B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 6th day of December, 1949
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 the powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby amend and supplement the regulations referred to in the Schedule hereto as shown herein.

SCHEDULE
Regulations for the Government and Payment of the Royal New Zealand Navy, 1929
CHAPTER III.—ENTRY, TRAINING, ADVANCEMENT, DISCHARGE, ETC.: Men
Articles 62 and 62A, cancel and substitute:
"62. Discharge by Purchase.—Ratings of the regular Naval Forces may be permitted in special circumstances to purchase their discharge. Discharge by purchase cannot be claimed as a right and nothing in these Instructions shall interfere with the power of the Naval Board to suspend this concession, or to refuse discharge in a particular case.
"2. In normal circumstances, ratings who are permitted to take their discharge by purchase will retain their Reserve liabilities as laid down by the Naval Board.
"3. The Captain is to be careful not to entertain or forward an application without fully satisfying himself that the applicant has good and substantial reasons for seeking his discharge. He is to state whether or not the application is recommended by him as in the real interests of the applicant.
"4. Applications for discharge by purchase on compassionate grounds must be supported by clear evidence that undoubted material hardship to the applicant's dependants is involved by his or her retention in the Service. Proof will be required that the circumstances of the dependants have changed for the worse since the applicant entered the Service and that he is contributing to their support, through Service channels, an amount of his pay which inflicts hardship upon him, and which he could better afford as a civilian.
"5. Such applications should also be accompanied by a statement showing whether the purchase-money has been offered or lodged, and, if not, whether the Captain is satisfied that the circumstances of the applicant and/or his family preclude the possibility of finding sufficient funds to meet the full amount payable under the provisions of paragraph 9 or of any part thereof.
"6. Commanding Officers are to investigate each application and may forward to their Administrative Authority those which they recommend. They are to be made on Form S. 222 and are to be accompanied by the applicant's Service Certificate (or attested copy) and all relevant particulars including the following:
"(a) Details of intended permanent employment and rate of wages offered:
"(b) Two independent certificates from men of standing e.g., the local Justice of the Peace and minister of religion, substantiating the applicant's claim to consideration and confirming that the offer of employment is of a bona fide permanent nature:
"(c) Medical certificate, where the application is preferred on compassionate grounds.
"7. If the Administrative Authority recommends the application should be granted, he is to transmit it to the Naval Board through the Commanding Officer, H.M.N.Z.S. 'Philomel,' who is to comment on the application from the manning point of view.
"When forwarding applications on compassionate grounds, the Administrative Authority is to state whether a reduction in the amount payable is recommended.
"8. The Naval Board will consider each case on its merits, and, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 9, may waive payment of the whole or such part of the purchase-money as may be determined in the case of applications recommended for consideration on compassionate grounds and which satisfy the requirements of paragraphs 4 and 5.
"9. The following is the scale of payments for discharge from the Service:
"(a) Adult entries—
"(i) Less than three months from the date of entry 20
"(ii) After three months' service 50
"(b) Boy entries—
"(i) Less than three months from date of entry 20
"(ii) From three months to one year from date of entry 35
"(iii) After one year from date of entry 50
"(c) Ratings entered as apprentices—
"(i) Less than three months from date of entry No charge
"(ii) From three months to one year from date of entry 35
"(iii) From one year to two years from date of entry 50
"(iv) After two years from date of entry 100
"(d) Men who have re-engaged as a condition of undergoing courses—
"(i) During the currency of such special engagements 80
"(e) Members of the W.R.N.Z.N.S.—
"(i) At any time during engagement 25
"(f) Ratings of all classes other than those serving under the special engagements referred to in (d)—
"(i) After twelve years' service (see para. 10) Free
"10. Ratings discharged free or by purchase will forfeit service gratuity accrued in respect of the current engagement, but the Naval Board may in special cases waive such forfeiture in whole or in part.