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Allowances for Uniform, Rations, and Medical Attendance. 2. (ii.) In addition to " active pay " and " deferred pay," each man and boy shall receive— Uniform—as prescribed in Regulation 2 (iii). Rations in kind, or allowance in lieu— Sea-going ships, Is. -Id. per diem. Harbour ships and establishments, Is. 2d. per diem. Medical attendance, valued at 3d. per diem. Clothing Gratuity and Allowance towards Cost of Uniform. 2. (iii.) Each man and boy on first joining the Permanent Naval Forces shall be credited with a clothing gratuity of £9 2s. 6d. in kind. After completion of fust twelve months' service an allowance towards cost of uniform at the rate of 6d. per day in kind shall be credited in arrear cm the last day of the quarter to each rating. Clothing gratuity or allowance towards cost of uniform shall not be paid to the individual man or boy, except as hereafter provided, but shall be used in payment of uniform clothing issued to each individual, the cost of which shall be charged against the gratuity or allowance. The kit to be maintained by each man or boy shall be that laid down in the Uniform Regulations. Any clothing required by a man or boy in addition to that paid for as above shall be provided at his own expense. In the case of a rating- discharged to shore within one year of first entry, the value of clothing issued under the gratuity in excess of an amount of 6d. per day for the actual period of his service shall be deducted from deferred pay due to him. If the deferred pay due is insufficient to cover this charge, the balance of the amount shall remain as a charge against the gratuity. On promotion to warrant rank, or on discharge from service, a rating shall be paid in rash, any balance standing to his credit in the clothing account. In lieu of clothing gratuity or allowance towards cost of uniform being credited to a rating, as prescribed in these regulations, the Naval Authority may approve in special cases of an allowance towards cost of uniform at the rate of 6d. per day being paid in cash. Recovered deserters are not to be treated as new entries, nor credited with a further clothing gratuity of £9 2s. 6d. The gratuity account is to stand in the ledger as at date of desertion, but the " date to which credited " is to be extended by the period of the deserter's absence. In extending the " date to which credited " the period of the deserter's absence is to be calculated in months, part of a month being considered as one month. The kit of a deserter, if not sold before his recovery, may be restored to him. If his kit has been sold, he should be supplied with a reduced kit (as laid down in the Uniform Regulations), to be charged against any credit on clothing gratuity account or against pay. In all cases where " deferred pay " is stopped for any period under the provisions of Regulation 3, the allowance towards cost of uniform of 6d. per day shall also be stopped for the same period, except that no stoppage of clothing-allowance is to be made during a rating's first twelve months' service. Petty Officers dressed as seamen shall, on promotion to Chief Petty Officers, be "paid a gratuity of £5 towards cost of change of uniform. Such sums shall-be credited in the ledger as " Uniform allowance paid in cash." A gratuity of £5 shall be paid to every Petty Officer or man dressed as a seaman on transfer to another rating, provided he is required to change his uniform from Class IT to Class lIT. A rating required to change his uniform from Class 111 to Class IT shall also be paid this gratuity. No gratuity shall be paid when the transfer is made on account of misconduct. Such sums shall be credited on the ledger as '' Uniform allowance paid in cash." Good-conduct Badges and Medals. 2. (iv.) Good-conduct badges and good-conduct medals will be awarded as follows for all ratings up to and including Chief Petty Officers, but goodconduct badges should not be worn by Chief Petty Officers :— qualifying service will be— For one badge .. 3 years! -„ ~ , ~ , , For two badges .. 8 „ the man s conduct For three badges "IS „ f For good-conduct medal 15 ~ J s> •

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