Admiralty Order in Council No. 73

8 August 1899.

A.G.

Whereas it is laid down by Articles 668 and 1505 of the Regulations for the government of Your Majesty's Naval Service, that an allowance at the rate of 2s. 6d. a month is to be paid to men and boys employed as Hammockmen to Warrant Officers on board Your Majesty's Ships ;

And whereas Article 1505 of these Regulations limits the payment of this allowance to the cases of Chief Gunners, Chief Boatswains, Chief Carpenters, Gunners, Boatswains and Carpenters borne for Quarter Deck Duties ;

And whereas we are of opinion that as new ranks of Warrant Officers have been created, e.g., Torpedo Gunner, .Signal Boatswain, Torpedo Boatswain, and Artificer Engineer, it is necessary to extend to these new ranks the allowance authorised by the above-mentioned Regulation :

We beg leave therefore to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to sanction the extension of the payment of Hammock Allowance to Chief Gunners, Chief Boatswains, Chief Carpenters, and Warrant Officers entitled to but not provided with cabins, such extension to take effect from 1st April 1898.

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

E. 3086 / 1899.

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