Admiralty Order in Council No. 152.

13 May 1901.

N.

Whereas we have had under our consideration the inadequacy of the skilled assistance at the disposal of the Torpedo Officers of Your Majesty's Fleet for the charge of the electrical fittings of Your Majesty's Ships ;

And whereas we are of opinion that the difficulty of obtaining such skilled assistance can best be met by the entry of men, skilled in electrical work, from the Shore, who would be given a suitable training in the Torpedo School before being drafted to sea ;

We therefore beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased by Your Order in Council to approve of the establishment of a new rating of "Electrician," from 1st April 1901, and to authorise us to enter Electricians in such number as we may deem advisable as part of the complement of Your Majesty's Ships, with the rank of Chief Petty Officer, and under the following regulations as to rate of pay and promotion, viz. : -

To receive a Clothing Gratuity of Three Pounds, Ten Shillings, on entry, in addition to the usual Bedding Gratuity of One Pound, and to be eligible for extension pay at the rate of six-pence a day on re-engaging after completing time for pension.

Chief Electricians and Electricians to be liable to disrating and reduction in class under the regulations applicable to Chief Engine-Room Artificers and Engine-Room Artificers.

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

N. 7467 / 1901.

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