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(2) Article 57 is amended by omitting from the fourth and last lines
the words "have qualified by passing the examinations laid down for
their respective ranks in Appendix II." and inserting in their stead
the words :—" possess the qualifications and have passed the examinations
prescribed for their respective ranks in Appendix II."
(3) Article 60 is amended by omitting the words " and have qualified
by passing " and inserting in their stead the words ; ' who possess
the qualifications and have passed."
(4) Article 61 is amended by inserting after the word " who " in
the third line, the words '" possess the qualifications and "
(5) Article 77 is amended by omitting from clause (2) the word
" (Provisional) " wherever appearing and inserting in its stead the
words " (on probation)."
(6) Appendix II. is amended—
(a) by omitting the word " (Provisional) " and inserting in
its stead the words " (on probation) " in the following :—
(i) the third line of the Note in Section (a) ;
(ii) the second and seventh lines of the Note in Section (b);
(iii) the second line of the Note in Section (c);
(iv) the third line of the Note in Section (d);
^v) the third line of Section (/);
(vi) the second line of Section (h);
(vii) the second and third lines of Section (k);
(viii) the second and third lines of Section (m);
(b) by omitting the word " (Provisional) " from the following :—
(i) the first line of Section (c);
(ii) the first and twentieth lines of Section (e);
(iii) the first line of Section (g);
(iv) the first line of Section (j) ; and
(v) the first line of Section (I).
(C.160/2/11.)
3. A decision has been promulgated in Military Circular A.18 of 3rd March,
1922, which abolishes the keeping of pink sheets of R.A.N.E. Training Forms
2 and 2 (a). This alteration in the procedure of keeping U.T. Records necessitates
the following amendments of the Regulations and Instructions for
the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, which have been approved.
(I) Article 117 is amended as follows :—
(a) Clause (1) is amended by omitting the last sentence commencing
" A receipt
"in the seventh line, and inserting
in its stead the following words :—
" The Record of Service after completion is to be filed for
reference and the Record Book handed to the members
concerned for retention. A receipt is to be obtained for the
Record Book upon the Record of Service."
(b) Clause (2) is amended by omitting from the second and
third lines the words " Records of Service and."
(c) Clause (3) is omitted and the following clause is inserted
in its stead :—
" (3) Records of Service of members discharged under the
provisions of Artiole 128 are to be retained by the Sub-
District Naval Officer concerned and filed together with all
other documents relating to such cases."
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(2) Article 338 is amended by omitting from clauses (1) and (2)
the words " original copy of the."
(3) Appendix VI. is amended by omitting from the column headed
" Designation," the second and fourth lines, i.e., the words "' Record
of Service, R.A.N.R. Cadets, duplicates" and "Record of Service,
R.A.N.R. Adults, duplicates" and by omitting the corresponding
entries in the opposite column headed " Authorized Establishment,''
i.e., the words " do. do." and " 75 per cent, of authorized enrolment
of 14-year old cadets."
(C.160/2/12.)
343.
WARRANTS FOR THE ARREST OF ABSENTEES OR DESERTERS.
With reference to Article 71 of the Consolidated Navy Orders 1911-1920,
it is observed that the instruction contained in paragraph 1 of this article,
viz., that separate warrants should be issued in respect of each absentee or
deserter, is at variance with Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, which
provides that a Warrant for the arrest of absentees or deserters may include
the names of more persons than one in respect of several offences of the same
nature.
2. It has been decided that the procedure outlined in Section 50 of the
Naval Discipline Act should be followed in the R.A.N., and Clause I., Article
71, of the Consolidated Navy Orders KU1-1920 is to be regarded as cancelled.
(P.316/1/17.)
344.
SICK BERTH RATINGS NON-SUBSTANTIVE TITLES.
The provisions of A.F.O. No. 1719 of 1922 have been adopted in the
Royal Australian Navy, and consequent on this the following amendment
of the Financial Regulations (Sea-going) has been approved :—
AMENDMENT.
Article (9) is amended by omitting from clauses 35, 37 and 37A,
the word " Attendant " and inserting in its stead the word " Assistant."
(P.349/15/10.)
345.
RETRENCHMENT SCHEME SERVICE UNDER NAVAL
AGREEMENT ACT 1903 TO COUNT FOR SERVICE.
With reference to Navy Order No. 219 of 1922, approval has been given
for service in the Australian Naval Force under the terms of the Australasian
Naval Agreement Act of 1^03 to count as time served in the Permanent Naval
Forces for the purpose of assessing the amount of compensation to be paid
on retirement under the Government Scheme of Retrenchment, and the
following amendment of the Financial Regulations (Sea-going) has been
approved with effect as from 1st July, 1922 :—
AMENDMENT.
After Article 46 the following Article is to be inserted :—
" (46A.) Members of the Permanent Naval Forces who served
under the terms of the Naval Agreement Act 1903, and who are
retired voluntarily or compulsorily in pursuance of the decision