Admiralty Order in Council No. 51.

27 June, 1894.

A.G.

Whereas, with a view to the greater efficiency of Your Majesty's Fleet, we have deemed it advisable that a number of Torpedo Boats should be held in readiness for active service (or, as it is commonly termed, "in reserve"), at certain of Your Majesty's Naval Depots abroad, and that the Stores belonging, to these Torpedo Boats should, in the ordinary course, be in the charge of the Engineer's Department :

And whereas, it has been found more convenient, and more to the advantage of Your Majesty's service at Gibraltar to place the said Stores in charge of a Warrant Officer of Your Majesty's Navy: and whereas it may be expedient to adopt the same arrangement at other of Your Majesty's foreign depots :

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty will be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to direct that when in our judgment it may be expedient to place the Stores of Torpedo Boats in Reserve abroad in the charge of a Warrant Officer, such Warrant Officer shall receive the same allowances as, by Order in Council of 16th May 1893, are sanctioned for Warrant Officers who, in Vessels of the Fleet Reserve at Home Ports, are discharging like duties; and that payment of this allowance may be made retrospective as regards Gibraltar.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have concurred in this proposal.

I. C. 1665 / 1894

^ back to top ^