War Pensions Act 1915
War Pensions Act 1915
War Pensions Act 1915
War Pensions Act 1915
Public Act |
1915 No 16 |
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Date of assent |
5 August 1915 |
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Contents
An Act to provide Pensions on the Death or Disablement of Members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, and Others whose Death or Disablement results from their Employment in connection with the Present War.
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the War Pensions Act, 1915.
2 Interpretation.
(1.)
In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context,—
“Child” means a dependant under the age of sixteen years, being a son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter, or illegitimate child of a member of the Forces, or a child legally adopted by such member before he became a member of the Forces:
“Dependants” means—
(a.)
The wife of a member of the Forces at the time of his death or disablement;
(b.)
A woman who becomes the wife of a member at any time before the expiry of twelve months after the date of his discharge, and who satisfies the Board that at the date of the departure of the member from New Zealand there was a binding contract to marry subsisting between the member and such woman;
(c.)
A woman who becomes the wife of a member of the Forces at any time before the expiry of twelve months after the date of his discharge, and who satisfies the Board—
(i.)
That she is the mother of a child born to the member before the date of her marriage;
(ii.)
That such child was born either before or within ten months after the departure of the member from New Zealand; and
(iii.)
That the child was living at the date of her marriage to the member;
(d.)
The children of a member of the Forces, whether born before or after his death or disablement, and includes the children of a marriage solemnized after the disablement of the member as provided in either paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) hereof, but does not include the children of any other marriage solemnized after the disablement of the member, or illegitimate children born to him after the expiry of ten months from the date of his departure from New Zealand; and
(e.)
Any other member of his family who was in fact wholly or in part dependent upon his earnings at any time within the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date upon which he became a member of the Forces:
“Disablement” means total or partial disablement due to wounds or injuries received or disease contracted by a member of the Forces in his employment as such member: “Member of the family”
means wife, child, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, grandson, granddaughter, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, or mother-in-law:
“Member of the Forces” means a member of the New Zealand Naval Forces or of any Expeditionary Force raised in New Zealand for service beyond New Zealand in the present war:
“Minister” means the Minister of Defence.
(2.)
For the purposes of this Act officers shall be deemed to become members of the Forces on the date of their first appointment thereto, and non-commissioned officers and men on the date of taking the oath of allegiance or of leaving New Zealand as members of the Forces, whichever first happens.
3 Pensions payable on death or disablement of members of Naval or Expeditionary Forces.
(1.)
On the death or disablement of a member of the Forces whose death or disablement results or has resulted from his employment as such member at any time subsequent to his departure from New Zealand, pensions shall, subject to this Act, be payable out of the Consolidated Fund, without further appropriation than this Act, to the dependants of the member in the case of his death, or to the member and his dependants in the case of his disablement.
(2.)
The right to a pension in respect of the death of a member of the Forces shall extend to the wife and children of a member who dies of wounds or injuries received or disease contracted in his employment as such member if such death occurs within seven years after the receipt of the wound or injury or the commencement of the disease. Such pension shall be in lieu of the pension receivable by the wife and children respectively in respect of the disablement of the member.
4 War Pensions Board constituted.
(1.)
There shall be a War Pensions Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board), consisting of three persons, to be appointed by the Minister (of whom one shall be a registered medical practitioner), who shall hold office for a term of three years, but may from time to time be reappointed.
(2.)
One member shall be appointed by the Minister to be the Chairman of the Board.
Functions of Board.
(3.)
The Board shall—
(a.)
Determine whether the death or disablement of a member of the Forces in fact resulted from his employment as such member, and, in the case of disablement, the nature and extent thereof;
(b.)
Determine the extent to which persons alleged to be dependent upon a member of the Forces were in fact so dependent;
(c.)
Determine the rates of pensions to be paid to members of the Forces and their dependants; and
(d.)
Have such other duties as may be prescribed by regulations: Provided that any determination of the Board shall be subject to the approval of the Minister.
(4.)
Every determination of the Board shall he expressed by resolution passed at a meeting at which all the members of the Board are present. The determination of two members of the Board shall be deemed to be the determination of the Board.
(5.)
The Board shall have all the powers conferred on Commissions under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908.
Secretary and other officers.
(6.)
For the purposes of the Board there shall be appointed a Secretary and such staff as the Public Service Commissioner deems necessary.
5 Maximum rates of pensions in case of death of member of Forces.
(1.)
In the case of the death of a member of the Forces the rates of pensions shall not exceed—
(a.)
To the wife, the appropriate rate specified in the second column of the First Schedule hereto:
(b.)
To each child, the rate specified in the third column of the said Schedule:
(c.)
To the dependants other than the wife and children, the value of the benefit in fact received by them from the member during the year preceding the date upon which he became a member of the Forces.
Maximum rates of pensions in case of disablement of member.
(2.)
In the case of the total disablement of a member of the Forces the rates of pensions shall not exceed—
(a.)
To the member of the Forces, the appropriate rate specified in the second column of the Second Schedule hereto:
(b.)
To the wife, the appropriate rate specified in the third column of the said Schedule:
(c.)
To each child, the rate specified in the fourth column of the said Schedule:
(d.)
To the dependants other than the wife and children, the value of the benefit in fact received by them from the member during the year preceding the date upon which he became a member of the Forces.
(3.)
In the case of the partial disablement of a member of the Forces the rates of pensions payable to the member and his dependants shall be such less rates than those specified in the Second Schedule hereto as are in each case determined by the Board, having regard to the nature and probable duration of the disablement.
(4.)
When considering a claim by a member of the Forces for a pension in respect of his disablement the Board shall take into consideration evidence (if any) of the wilful misconduct of the member during his period of service, and may, in its discretion, if satisfied that such misconduct has contributed to the disablement, either refuse to grant a pension or grant a pension at a reduced rate.
6 Increased pension may be granted to member requiring services of attendant.
In addition to the amount of any pension payable to a member under the last preceding section in respect of his total disablement, the Board may, in its discretion, grant to the member a further pension, not exceeding ten shillings per week, if and so long as it is satisfied that the services of an attendant are indispensable, and that the member is not possessed of means to pay for such services.
7 Claims of wife and children to have precedence over claims of other dependants.
(1.)
The claims of the wife and children to a pension shall have precedence over the claim of any other dependant; and where a wife or children are entitled to a pension the amount paid to any other dependant shall not exceed three-fourths of the pension prescribed for a wife; and where no wife or children are so entitled the amount paid to any other dependant shall not exceed the amount of the pension prescribed for a wife:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to authorize the grant of pensions to dependants in excess of the rates authorized by paragraph (c) of subsection one, or paragraph (d) of subsection two, of section five hereof.
Aggregate amount of pensions.
(2.)
The aggregate of the several rates of pensions payable in respect of the death or disablement of any member of the Forces shall not, except where an increased pension is granted in respect of the services of an attendant and to the extent of such increase, exceed the rates specified in the fourth column of the First Schedule or the fifth column of the Second Schedule hereto, as the case may be.
8 Special provisions as to wives and children of Native members of Forces.
(1.)
Where application is made for a pension under this Act in respect of the death or disablement of a Native member of the Forces, a Native woman who has been married to such member in accordance with Native custom and whose marriage is subsisting at the time of his death or disablement shall be deemed to be his wife within the meaning of this Act, and the children of such marriage shall be deemed to be his legitimate children.
(2.)
Every application, by a Native woman to whom this section applies, tor a pension under this Act in respect of the death or disablement of her husband shall be supported by a certificate signed by a Judge, Commissioner, or Registrar of the Native Land Court that the applicant was married according to Native custom, and that the marriage was subsisting at the time of the death or disablement of the husband.
9 Pension to widow to cease on remarriage.
A pension to the wife of a deceased member of the Forces shall cease on her remarriage:
Provided that in any such case there may be paid to her on her remarriage a gratuity not exceeding two years’ pension.
10 Increased pensions to orphan children.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Act, the maximum rate of pension that may be paid to a child whose parents are dead at the date of granting a pension, or whose parents or surviving parent may die after that date, shall be double the appropriate rate specified with respect to such child in the First or Second Schedule hereto:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the grant of pensions in excess of the aggregate rates specified in those Schedules.
11 Pensions to female children and defective children.
A pension payable to any female child may, if the Board thinks fit, be continued until she attains the age of seventeen years; and a pension payable to any child suffering from any mental or bodily infirmity may be continued for such period as the Board thinks fit.
12 Limitations as to grant of pensions.
(1.)
A pension shall not be payable under this Act unless a claim therefor is made—
(a.)
In the case of the death of a member of the Forces, by a dependant within six months after the date of the notification of the death; and
(b.)
In the case of the disablement of a member of the Forces, by the member or a dependant within six months after the termination of the appointment or the discharge of the member; and
(c.)
In the case of the death of a member of the Forces before the passing of this Act, by a dependant of the member within six months after the passing of this Act, or within six months after the date of the notification of the death, whichever is the later; and
(d.)
In the case of the disablement of a member of the Forces before the passing of this Act, by the member or a dependant within six months after the termination of the appointment or the discharge of the member, or within six months after the passing of this Act, whichever is the later:
Provided that the limit of time fixed by this section shall not apply in any case where the Board is satisfied that through inadvertence or accident or because disablement had not become evident or for other sufficient cause a claim for a pension was not made within the prescribed time.
(2.)
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, and without restricting the operation of those provisions,—
(a.)
Application for a pension in respect of the disablement of a member of the Forces may be made by a wife entitled to a pension under this Act at any time within six months after her marriage if the marriage was solemnized after the date of the disablement of the member; and
(b.)
Application for a pension in respect of the death or disablement of a member may be made on behalf of a child born to that member after his death or disablement and entitled to a pension under this Act at any time within six months after the birth of the child.
(3.)
For the purposes of this section “notification”
means notification by the Minister in the Gazette, or in such other manner as may be prescribed by regulations.
13 Provisions for pensions to parents of deceased member whose means may in future become inadequace.
(1.)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, the Board may at any time grant a pension of such amount as it thinks fit to any person, not being a dependant within the meaning of this Act, and being the father or mother of a member of the Forces whose death has resulted from his employment as such member at any time subsequent to his departure from New Zealand, if—
(a.)
In the case of the mother, the applicant is not less than fifty years of age;
(b.)
In the case of the father, the applicant is not less than fifty-five years of age; and
(c.)
In either case, the applicant has not adequate means of support.
(2.)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the grant of pensions in excess of the aggregate rates specified in the First Schedule hereto.
14 Pensions not payable except to persons resident in New Zealand.
Except in the case of the father or mother of a member of the Forces, or as otherwise provided in section twenty-two hereof, a pension shall not be payable under this Act to any person who is not bona fide resident in New Zealand.
15 Mode of determining rates of pensions by Board.
(1.)
In determining the rate of pension payable to any member of the Forces the Board shall take into consideration any payment of public moneys by way of compensation, pension, or gratuity to which the member may be entitled under any Act or Imperial Act (not being a payment by way of retiring-allowance or superannuation in respect of which the member has contributed), but shall not take into consideration any other property or income to which the member is entitled.
(2.)
In determining the rate of pension payable to any dependant of a member the Board shall take into consideration the property or income from all sources of the dependant and of all persons liable at law for the maintenance of the dependant.
16 Review of pensions in certain cases.
The Board may, in any case, review its determination in the event of the circumstances of a pensioner or of a claimant for a pension being altered, or for any other sufficient reason, and on any such review may, subject to the approval of the Minister, grant or withdraw any pension, or within the limits prescribed by this Act increase or diminish the rate of any pension, or confirm its previous determination.
17 Date of commencement of pensions.
Pensions under this Act shall be payable as from the date of the death in the case of the death of a member of the Forces, and as from the date of the termination of the appointment or from the date of the discharge of the member in the case of disablement.
18 Protection of pensions against assignment, &c.
Subject to this Act, a pension shall be absolutely inalienable, whether by way of sale, assignment, charge, execution, insolvency, or otherwise howsoever.
19 Suspension or withdrawal of pensions for certain offences.
If any person in receipt of a pension under this Act is convicted of any offence punishable by imprisonment for three months or upwards and dishonouring him in the public estimation, the Board, with the consent of the Minister, may suspend the payment of the pension for such period as it thinks fit, or may withdraw the pension altogether.
20 Penalties.
Every person is liable to a fine of one hundred pounds or to twelve months’ imprisonment who—
(a.)
Obtains any pension or instalment which is not payable;
(b.)
Being a claimant for a pension, does not faithfully disclose particulars of his property or income;
(c.)
Obtains payment of any pension or instalment by means of any false or misleading statement; or
(d.)
Makes or presents to the Minister or Board, or to any officer doing duty in relation to this Act, any statement or document which is false in any important particular.
21 Minister may make certain payments to dependants pending grant of pension.
(1.)
Pending the determination of the Board on the claim of any dependant of a member of the Forces who has died of wounds or injuries received or disease contracted in his employment as such member, the Minister may without further appropriation than this Act continue, for a period of twenty-six weeks from the date of the death, the payment of any voluntary allotment of pay to or on behalf of that dependant made by the member:
Provided that the amount of such payment shall not exceed—
(a.)
In the case of a Major, or of a naval Lieutenant of eight years’ seniority, or of any officer of equivalent rank or of higher rank than a Major or such Lieutenant, fifty per centum of his rate of pay; or
(b.)
In the case of a military Captain, or of a naval Lieutenant of less than eight years’ seniority, or other officer of equivalent rank, sixty per centum of his rate of pay; or
(c.)
In the case of a military Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant, or of a naval commissioned Warrant Officer or naval Sub-Lieutenant, or of any officer of equivalent rank, seventy-five per centum of his rate of pay:
Provided also that payment for the first four weeks after the date of the death shall be at the full rate of the allotment.
(2.)
All moneys paid before the passing of this Act by the Minister by way of allotment to or on behalf of the dependants of any member of the Forces who has died as aforesaid are hereby validated.
(3.)
All payments made under this section to any dependant shall be regarded as payments on account of a pension to that dependant, and subsequent payments on account of the pension shall be adjusted in such manner as the Board directs.
22 Pensions to nurses and other persons not members of Forces.
(1.)
The Board shall, on the recommendation of the Minister, consider the claim for a pension—
(a.)
Of any nurse (being a member of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service), or of any other person (not being a member of the Forces within the meaning of this Act), who, while domiciled in New Zealand, has served beyond New Zealand in the present war and in respect of his or her service was in receipt of pay from the New Zealand Government; or
(b.)
Of any person, being a member of the New Zealand Defence Forces or the New Zealand Naval Forces and temporarily attached to any other portion of His Majesty’s Forces, who has served beyond New Zealand in the present war and in respect of his service was in receipt of pay from the Imperial Government; or
(c.)
Of any dependant of any person referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) hereof;
and shall thereupon determine—
(d.)
Whether, having regard to the circumstances of the case, any pension should be paid; and
(e.)
The amount of the pension (if any) that should be paid.
(2.)
Pensions under this section shall be payable in the same manner in all respects as if they were pensions payable to members of the Forces or their dependants under the foregoing provisions of this Act:
Provided that pensions may be paid to any of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of the last preceding subsection, notwithstanding that those persons may be out of New Zealand.
(3.)
No pension payable under this section shall exceed such rates as may be prescribed by regulations under this Act.
(4.)
For the purposes of this section the term “dependant”
has, mutatis mutandis, the same meaning as in section two hereof.
23 Special provisions to apply in the case of members of Forces officially reported as missing.
(1.)
Pensions under this Act shall be payable to the dependants of a member of the Forces who is officially reported to the Minister as missing, in the same manner as if the member had died of wounds or injuries received in his employment as such member on the date on which he was so reported.
(2.)
In the event of the member being subsequently reported as dead, pensions granted under this section shall be confirmed by the Board.
(3.)
In the event of the member being subsequently reported as living and disabled, pensions granted under this section shall be withdrawn and pensions in respect of disablement granted in lieu thereof.
(4.)
In the event of the member being subsequently reported as living and not disabled, all pensions granted under this section shall be withdrawn, and the amounts theretofore paid by way of pensions to the dependants may, in the discretion of the Board, be deducted from the accumulated pay of the member.
(5.)
The provisions of section twenty-one hereof (authorizing the payment by the Minister of allotments of pay after the date of the death of a member of the Forces) shall, mutatis mutandis, extend so as to authorize the payment of allotments after the date on which a member is reported missing, and all payments heretofore made by the Minister by way of allotment of pay in respect of such members are hereby validated.
24 Inquiry to be made in case of claims on behalf of illegitimate children.
(1.)
In the case of illegitimate children pensions shall be granted only after a Magistrate has inquired into and determined the paternity of the child, and has reported thereon in writing to the Board.
(2.)
The Governor in Council may by regulations confer jurisdiction upon Magistrates to make such inquiries and determination notwithstanding the death of the putative father, and for that purpose may modify the procedure under the Destitute Persons Act, 1910, so as to enable the powers hereby conferred upon Magistrates to be effectively exercised and to ensure that the paternity of the child is determined with certainty.
25 Local advisory committees.
For the purpose of assisting in the investigation of claims for pensions made in different parts of New Zealand, and generally for the purposes of the administration of this Act, the Minister may set up such local advisory committees as he thinks fit.
26 Regulations.
The Governor may, by Order in Council gazetted, make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters necessary for giving effect to this Act, and, in particular, prescribing—
(a.)
The duties of the Secretary to the Board:
(b.)
The nature of the evidence that may be required in support of any claim:
(c.)
The mode of inquiry to be adopted in the case of claims for pensions by persons out of New Zealand:
(d.)
The times at which and the instalments in which pensions or gratuities may be paid:
(e.)
The manner in which pensions or instalments due to children or other persons under disability may be dealt with:
(f.)
The payment of capitalized sums in lieu of pensions:
(g.)
The duties of local advisory committees.
27 Persons entitled under this Act not entitled to pensions under Defence Act, 1909, or Naval Defence Act, 1913.
No person who is entitled to a pension under this Act shall be entitled to a pension, gratuity, or allowance under Part IX of the Defence Act, 1909, or to an annuity or gratuity under the Naval Defence Act, 1913.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Maximum Rates of Pension in Case of Death
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank or Rating. | To the wife per Week. | To each child per Week. | Maximum of Aggregate Pension per Week. | |||||
| £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Private, Bombardier, Lance-Corporal, Trooper, Gunner, Driver, Sapper, Trumpeter, Bugler | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Able Seaman and equivalent ratings Corporal | ||||||||
| Farrier, Shoeing-smith, Saddler or Fitter If Bombardier, Lance-Corporal, Gunner, or Private | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lance-Sergeant (not paid as such) | ||||||||
| Leading Seaman and equivalent ratings | ||||||||
| Sergeant, Farrier-Corporal, Shoeing-smith Corporal, Saddler-Corporal, Corporal-Fitter, Farrier-Sergeant, Saddler-Sergeant, Armourer-Sergeant, Sergeant-Fitter | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lance-Sergeant (paid as such) | ||||||||
| Petty Officer and equivalent ratings Squadron, Battery, or Company Sergeant-major, Quartermaster-Sergeant, Colour-Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Pay-clerk | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Chief Petty Officer and equivalent ratings | ||||||||
| Regimental Sergeant-major, Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Warrant Officer and equivalent ranks (Navy) | ||||||||
| 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant (Army) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Commissioned Warrant Officer and equivalent ranks; Sub-Lieutenant and equivalent ranks (Navy) | ||||||||
| Captain (Army) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Lieutenant under eight years’ seniority and equivalent ranks (Navy) | ||||||||
| Major | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Lieutenant of eight years’ seniority and equivalent ranks (Navy) | ||||||||
| Lieutenant-Colonel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Captain under three years seniority and equivalent ranks (Navy) | ||||||||
| Colonel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Captain of three years’ seniority and equivalent ranks; Commanders and equivalent ranks (Navy) | ||||||||
| Brigadier-General, Major-General | ||||||||
| Commodores, first and second class; Rear-Admiral and other equivalent ranks | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
SECOND SCHEDULE Maximum Rates of Pension in Case of Disablement
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank or Rating. | To the Member per Week. | To the Wife per Week. | To each Child per Week. | Maximum of Aggregate Pension per Week. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Private, Bombardier, Lance-Corporal, Trooper, Gunner, Driver, Sapper, Trumpeter, Bugler | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Able Seaman and equivalent ratings | |||||||||||
| Corporal | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
|
Farrier, Shoeing-smith, Saddler, or Fitter If Bombardier Lance-Corporal, Gunner, or Private |
|||||||||||
| Lance-Sergeant (not paid as such) | |||||||||||
| Leading Seaman and equivalent ratings | |||||||||||
| Sergeant, Farrier-Corporal, Shoeing-smith Corporal, Saddler-Corporal, Corpoial-Fitter, Farrier-Sergeant, Saddler-Sergeant, Armourer-Sergeant, Sergeant-Fitter | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| Lance-Sergeant (paid as such) | |||||||||||
| Petty Officer and equivalent ratings | |||||||||||
| Squadron, Battery, or Company Sergeant-major, Quartermaster-Sergeant, Colour-Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Pay-clerk | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| Chief Petty Officer and equivalent ratings | |||||||||||
| Regimental Sergeant-major, Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Warrant Officer and equivalent ranks (Navy) | |||||||||||
| 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant (Army) | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Commissioned Warrant Officer and equivalent ranks; Sub-Lieutenant and equivalent ranks (Navy) | |||||||||||
| Captain (Army) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Lieutenant under eight years’ seniority and equivalent ranks (Navy) | |||||||||||
| Major | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
| Lieutenant of eight years’ seniority and equivalent ranks (Navy) | |||||||||||
| Lieutenant-Colonel | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Captain under three years’ seniority and equivalent ranks (Navy) | |||||||||||
| Colonel | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Captain of three years’ seniority and equivalent ranks; Commanders and equivalent ranks (Navy) | |||||||||||
| Brigadier-General, Major-General | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Commodores, first and second class; Rear-Admiral and other equivalent ranks | |||||||||||