Admiralty Order in Council No. 12a.

19 May 1898

Whereas by Your Majesty's Order in Council of 6th February 1882, allowances varying from 2d to 8d. a day are payable to men who have charge of Ward Room and Gun Room Mess Traps in Ships in which these articles are the property of the

Crown.

And whereas we are of opinion that some extra remuneration should be given to men who are placed in charge of Warrant Officers' Mess Traps under similar circumstances.

We humbly beg leave to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to sanction the payment from 1st April 1898, of an allowance to men in charge of Warrant Officers' Mess Traps, when such are the property of the Government, at the rate of Id. a day when the average number of Warrant Officers borne during the quarter is not less than 4, and does not exceed 10, and at the rate of 2d. a day when the average number borne exceeds 10.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in this proposal.

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