40 — Memorandum from the Minister of Defence to General Freyberg
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Memorandum from the Minister of Defence1 to General Freyberg
The General Officer Commanding is hereby vested with the following powers:
| (1) |
Authority to increase the scale of ration, if necessary. |
| (2) |
Authority to procure equipment (shown on equipment tables) that cannot be supplied through official channels. Such equipment to be bought through Ordnance channels where possible. |
| (3) |
Authority to incur expenditures which cannot be foreseen at present, and which the General Officer Commanding considers necessary, for protection of the health of the Force. |
| (4) |
Authority to incur expenditure, not exceeding £500 for any one transaction, for the recreation or other amenities of the Force. |
| (5) |
Authority to disburse, at the discretion of the General Officer Commanding, from an entertainment fund which will be provided, to an amount not exceeding £1000 per annum. |
F. Jones,
Minister of Defence
1 Hon. Frederick Jones, Minister of Defence from 1935 to date.
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