STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 143.

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eleventh day of June, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEO. H. WISE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Sub-regulation (p) of regulation 196 of Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets is repealed and the following sub-regulation made in lieu thereof:—

“(p) Married Warrant Officers, Class II., and Non-Commissioned Officers and men not on consolidated pay may, when necessarily absent from their stations overnight on duty, be paid an allowance not exceeding Two shillings for each night of absence, provided that where either rations in kind or allowance in lieu is drawn, the amount payable under this regulation will be reduced to 1s. for each night of absence.”

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