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1940 03 26 Present, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 11th day of March, 1940 (N.3776/40), in the words following, viz.:- Whereas by Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, it is enacted inter alia that all pay, pensions or other allowances in the nature thereof payable in respect of services in Your Majesty's Naval or Marine Force to a person being or having been an Officer, Seaman or Marine therein shall be paid in such manner and subject to such restrictions, conditions and provisions as are from time to time directed by Order in Council: And whereas it has been found necessary, in order to carry out certain urgent works, to establish a Corps of Royal Marine Engineers We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased, by Your Order in Council, to sanction the establishment of the Corps of Royal Marine Engineers, with pay and allowances as shown below: Royal Marine Officers, non-commissioned: Officers and men employed with the Royal Marine Engineers to receive their normal Royal Marine rates of pay and allowances. Tradesmen and pioneers (other ranks) to receive pay and allowances at the rates authorised for corresponding grades in the Royal Engineers in Your Majesty's Army. The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal. His Majesty, having taken the said Memorial into consideration was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed. And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. � Crown Copyright ^ back to top ^ |