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Advice has now been received from the Treasury that the matter is
being dealt with by the following persons, to whom any inquiries should
be addressed :—
Co-operative Societies in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and
Tasmania General Secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers'
Imperial League of Australia, Melbourne.
Co-operative Society in New South Wales The Secretary, New
South Wales Branch, Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League
of Australia, Sydney.
Co-operative Society in Western Australia The Secretary, Western
Australian Branch, Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League
of Australia, Perth.
(20/10234.)
(This Order will be reprinted for posting on Notice Boards.)
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INSPECTION OF SUBMARINE BATTERY LOGS.
Secondary Battery Logs of H.M.A. Submarines in Commission are to be
forwarded by the Captain (S) to the Navy Office for inspection on the 1st
day of January and the 1st day of July in each year.
2. After inspection the Logs will be returned to the Captain (S).
3. Under the above routine, it will be necessary for two Battery Logs to
be used alternatively—one to cover the period from 1st January to 30th
June, and the other from 1st July to 31st December in each year.
(C.21/18413.)
5.
AMENDMENTS OF FINANCIAL REGULATIONS (SEA-GOING)—
VARIOUS.
The following amendments of the Financial Regulations (Sea-going)
have been approved, with effect as from 1st January, 1922 :—
1. Article 5, Clause (1), is amended—
(1) by omitting the whole scale of pay for " Regulating Branch " and
inserting in its stead new scale as follows :—
Rating.
Regulating Petty Officer
After three years' service
After six years' service
Master-at-arms
After three years' service
After six years' service
After nine years' service ..
After twelve years' service
Relative Rating.
Active Pay
Per diem
s. d.
. . Petty Officer . . 10 0
. 10 i
. 10 8
.. ('.P.O.
. a o
. 12 0
. 12 6
. 13 0
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
• * n
. 13 (i
(A21/20026.)
(2) by omitting the rates of pay 9s. 4d., 9s. 8d., and 10s. for Stoker
Petty Officers appearing in the last column of the scale " Stoker
Branch," and inserting in their stead the rates 9s. 6d., 9s. 10d.,
and 10s. 2d. respectively.
(A21/20040.)
2. Article 9 is amended by adding at the end thereof new clause (59) to
read as follows :—
Rate per diem.
(59) Captain of the Heads s. d.
To rating doing duty in each Ship or Establishment,
including Torpedo Boat Destroyers and Sloops, but not
including Submarines. Payable to one rating only in
each Ship or Establishment .. ,, .. .. 0 C
(A21/20002.)
(A21/20040.)
7.
TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF R.A.N.R. STORES.
As from 1st January, 1922, all matters relating to stores for the Royal
Australian Naval Reserve, excepting in regard to Mine-sweeping Stores, are
to come under the control of the Director of Naval Stores and Victualling
Director of Ordnance, Torpedoes and Mines, and Director of Naval Medical
Services respectively.
2. From that date the new system of storekeeping laid down in the
revised R.A.N.R. Regulations is to be given effect to in R.A.N.R. Districts
and Sub-districts.
3. Present store accounts are to be closed and balanced as at 31st
December, 1921, and remains, which should be as per revised establishment,
transferred to new store accounts.
4. Excess consumable stores allowed by establishment are to be retained
to meet requirements up to 31st December, 1922, only, for use in the usual
manner, future demands being framed accordingly. All other stores not
allowed by the revised establishments are to be returned to the various store
departments at Sydney by the 31st December, 1921, or as soon afterwards
as circumstances permit, except special articles and apparatus for which
approval for retention may be pending.
8.
(S.21/4460.)
ROCKETS AND LIGHTS—WITHDRAWAL FROM H.M.A. SfflPS OF.
With reference to Navy Order No. 446/1921, the following addition to
paragraph (1) has been approved, viz. :—
Lights, Long, G.S.
Lights, Short, G.S., or Lights, Signal Magnesium.
(N.21/15399.)
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