Admiralty Order in Council No. 37b.

3 March, 1894,

N.

Whereas by the Naval Knights of Windsor Dissolution Act, 1892, it is enacted (among other things) that the Admiralty shall after deducting the necessary and proper expenses of the management of the property transferred to the Admiralty by virtue of that Act, apply the income of the property in granting such Pensions to Retired Officers of the rank of Lieutenant in the Navy, or to Officers of the Navy who have retired from the Active list of Lieutenants with the rank of Commander in the Navy, and under such conditions as Your Majesty may from time to time by Order in Council direct, and that such Pensions shall be distinguished as Travers Pensions :

And whereas it appears to us that as funds are now available it is desirable to establish such Pensions : -

We would humbly beg leave to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to authorise us to establish such number of Pensions of �75 per annum each as the available funds accruing from the income of the property transferred to the Admiralty under the said Act may admit of :

We further beg leave to recommend to Your Majesty : -

(1.) That the Pensions so established may be awarded at our discretion to the Senior Pension holders on the Greenwich Hospital and Naval Pension List who are retired Officers of the rank of Lieutenant in the Navy, or Officers of the Navy who have retired from the Active List of Lieutenants with the rank of Commander, or to such other Retired Officers of these ranks as may appear to us to be best qualified to receive them, having regard to their long and faithful services :

(2.) That no Officers shall hold a Travers Pension and a Greenwich Hospital or Naval Pension at the same time:

(3.) That such Pensions shall be known as Travers Pensions.

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