STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 135.

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REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fourth day of August, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of Financial and Allowance Regulations.

Financial and Allowance Regulations for the Australian Military Forces and Senior Cadets are amended as follows:—

(1) Regulation 230 is repealed.

(2) Regulation 344 is amended by deleting the second paragraph and inserting the following in lieu thereof:—

“Provided that trainees of the 1897 and 1901 Quotas who have been exempted from training, under section 125 of the Act during the years 1915-16 and 1919-20 owing to the temporary suspension of the training of the Citizen Forces, may be paid at the rate of 4s. per diem during the years 1916-17 and 1920-21, in the same manner as though they had been classified as efficient for the years 1915-16 and 1919-20 respectively.”

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