Admiralty Order in Council No. 97.

3 March 1900.

C.

Whereas Your Majesty's Secretary of State for War has represented to us that, in consequence of recent changes in Your Majesty's Royal Wan ant for Pay, Promotion &c., in the Army, the Regulations for the government of Your Majesty's Naval Service do not provide for the reckoning of previous Army service towards Naval or Marine Pension in the same manner as service in Your Majesty's Navy or in the Royal Marines is allowed to reckon for Army Pension under Your Majesty's Royal Warrant :

And whereas we are of opinion that it is desirable to assimilate the conditions under which previous service is allowed to reckon for Pension in the Navy, the Royal Marines, and the Army:

We beg leave therefore humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased to approve of certain portions of Articles 1247 and 2147 of the Regulations for the government of Your Majesty's Naval Service being altered and amended as shown in the Schedule attached to this Memorial

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in these proposals.

Schedule.

Article 1247, Clause 2, as amended.

�2. In the case of men enlisted on or before the 1st September 1888 time served in the Army with Good or Fair character shall reckon for pension with subsequent service in the Marines, and vice versa, provided a break of one year did not take place between the two services.

In the case of men discharged to pension after the 31st December 1899, who entered since 1st September 1888, so much of the time they have served in the Army shall count as would have reckoned towards pension had they continued to serve therein, provided -

1. that the total period of a man's service in the Army did not exceed four years ; or if it did, and he entered the Royal Marines after the 1st September 1888, that not more than four years of such service shall reckon towards pension ;
2. that he acknowledged his former service on entering the Royal Marines ;
3. that he was, when discharged from the Army, in possession of as many good conduct badges as were obtainable by a soldier of his service ;
4. that he entered the Royal Marines within one year of his discharge from the Army.

In the case of a man transferred from the Army for continuation of service in the Royal Marines, or of a trained musician discharged with good character from the Army, who enlists within one year of discharge to fill a vacancy in a Marine Band, all time served in the Army towards pension shall, notwithstanding the above provisos, be counted towards his Naval pension.

Article 2147, Clause 3, as amended.

�3. In the case of men who joined the Navy before 31st March 1885, time served in the Army, with Good or Fair character, shall reckon for pension with subsequent service in the Navy, and vice versa, provided a break of one year did not take place between the two services ; in exceptional cases, however, when such a break has occurred, the former service may be reckoned if it would have been allowed in the Army.

In the case of men discharged to pension after 31st December, 1899, who entered since 31st March 1885, so much of the time

they have served in the Army shall count as would have reckoned towards pension had they continued to serve therein ; provided:-

1. that the total period of a man's service in the Army did not exceed four years ; or if it did, and he entered the Navy after 1st April 1885 that not more than four years of such service shall reckon towards pension ;
2. that he acknowledged his former service on entering the Navy;
3. that he was, when discharged from the -Army, in possession of as many good conduct badges as were obtainable by soldier of his service;
4. {d) that he entered the Navy within one year of his discharge from the Army.

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