The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-07-06
new ORDER OF
INTEREST HERE
No More Government Leased
Homes For 0fficers-Com-
J i, mutation Is a Substitute

Wide spread changes in the regula-
tiops governing commuiatiOu Of quar-
ters, and of heat and light, affecting
an the army officers aud enlisted mon
NJ -Honbmlu. and on detached service
elsewhere, and also an officers on duty
with ftroopsfnt stations where there
.aTespo avlilhhlc lmblie quarters, have
beehl hecessitatdd by the recent legis-
lation embodied in tho Army Appro-
Priation Act for the current fiscal year
which began, on July l., 1919. Copies
of war department orders IN whiea
there changes are promulgated have
arrived within the department, and
the following new features are noted:
of7cers On Duty With Troops
OF peculiar interest to those officers
Of the Medical CORPS on Guty at the
Department Hospital two years ago
who lived in town and who were OBJ
liged to refund to the government;
large sums Of money paid them as com
mutation of quarters, because of the
decision that they were ron dnty with
troops;' Is the news that officers on
duty where there are no available
! public quarters, those con duty with
trnops'' % VOL rs thdse CON huty
without troops: may now se paii
Communication of quarters. Previously,
the only way in which an ofticer serv.
ing with troops at STAB whert
there were no available public qua rterS
could be furnished a house VS. ror the
0rartormaste- to rent or lease q jhouse
for him, which could only be done b,
authority of the secretary of war.
No Mere Hire Of Quarters
Commencing with July |. 1915, com.
missioned ofieers. acting dental sur,
geons, veterinarians, and pay c.erks on
duty with troops at places where the-.,
are no public quarters available will
rot have quarters leased or rented for
them % individnals. h,'t win be paid
Communication. Commanding Ofieers are
to he held to strict accountability tha {
persons aFe not permitted to draw
commutation who would not formerly
have heep entitled to have quarters
hired for them. 1t is the intention of
the legislation to do awav with the
leasing or renting If quarters. and to
substitute commutation therefor. /.
) An officer furnished with tents as
Quarters is not 6Atitled to commntn
, ti"n. cvccpt that an office temporarily
: ahsert on duty in the field does not
lose his right to quarters or commnta
, tion thcr"for at his Hnrmanent station
Quarters For Army Nurses
Army nurses are to he allowed twl
rooms, nndI,wheu on dutvs at stations
where there .are NO public QUARTER
avaiIa lie, 'thev will he entitled to copi
, mutation at the rate of twenty -fou,
dollars per month. a.,
r Co=:rc2nding Officers Certificate
In the matter of quarters, much ct
the authority that has hitherto beer
= vested in the Recretn--A of war.is no.
{, delegated to commanding officers. A
Y stations where there are, puhlic quar-
~ tPrs. such will be. considered as no
+ being available only, when all the Grq~
ters It the post PRE- ASSIGNED to auth
|. orized persons Offices unable to fin,
I Quaters at the station NAV - pai'
tt jcomrutation pnNn tn" certificate of tn
/, cnmmandiu$ officer that there were T.
: public quarters vacant hv reason o
having all been agsirncl to author
d izcd persons. 1t is believed that tn
Il provision viii bring .~Uci relief T.
; POSTS where. the quarters are great
f. inadequate. u
n Quarters For Enlisted Men
4 Where there are no public quarter
av" liable, communication of quarters 70
+ enlisted men is authorized Onlv whe
e, specifically authorized bv the secretar
a of war. 1t is contemplated to pa
T. "ommutation, which Is at the ra'" g
p fifteen dollars per month, to individu,
T. 80 4
L otherwise have TO be rented, but I
e. continue to rent quarters for d"tocl
ments. as before. The proper Office
p win apply to the adiutant general c
/. the army for the necessary auth Hrn
t to pay communication to those enlistG
e, men whom ID is desired to place upO
commutation status.
=. Heat and Light
IL Commencing with July '. 1915. h"'
or and light allowances of those Orcup
ing quarters other than public will !
ulacch unon the Communication basis i
al rates which will shortly be announce
al IN changes Of paragraphs 1885 az
II; 1857, A. h. This communication will
paid on the regular monthly n
It voucher.
st New Forms For Pay Vouchers
e. the depot quartermastef hds
T ceived the new blank forms No. 3
IN for monthly payments to Officer
eB which have been revised to lnclnI
provision for communication of heat al
ui light. and this form viii be used
pi making payment OF such commutati
Pl- to claimants.
t. Form No 800, nsed for monthly pa
pents to detached enlisted men. h
been revised so as to apply also
members Of the army nurs" corps, a
TO include provision for cOmmutati
# quarters. and of heat and ligJ
Nurses and enlisted men entitled
n communication of quarters will heres
er be paid on this form, and will
ii he paid uuOn pay rolls.
" Form No. 357 will not be used
stating accounts for rembursem(
cor heat o"d light for periods af'
June 80 1918.