Admiralty Order in Council No. 99.

10th February 1905.

C.

Whereas under Army Regulations it has been recently provided that the widows and children, and in certain circumstances the mothers or sisters, of Officers of Your Majesty's Army, who are killed in action, or in the performance of military duty — on active service or otherwise — or die within two years of wounds, injuries, or disease received or contracted in such circumstances, may be granted special rates of pensions and compassionate allowances.

And whereas the widows and children, or mothers or sisters, of Naval Officers, whose death is attributable to the Service, are not eligible for these benefits unless the officer dies within a period of six months ; and whereas we are of opinion that the period within which death must have occurred for these purposes should be the same for both Your Majesty's Navy and Your Majesty's Army.

We beg leave humbly to recommend that Your Majesty may be graciously pleased to sanction the said period of six months being extended to two years accordingly.

And whereas under Army Regulations it is now provided that the widows of Army Warrant Officers, who are killed in action or in the performance of military duty — on active service or otherwise — or die within two years of wounds, injuries, or disease received or contracted in such circumstances, shall receive pensions at the rate of Thirty Pounds a year.

And whereas the widows of Warrant Officers of Your Majesty's Royal Marines are in such circumstances eligible for a pension of Twenty Pounds only, and we are of opinion that they should receive the same pension as the widows of Army Warrant Officers in the same circumstances.

We beg leave humbly to recommend that the amount of Twenty Pounds may accordingly be increased to Thirty Pounds a year.

We further beg leave humbly to recommend that any alterations made hereafter in the Army Regulations affecting the scale of pension to the widows of Warrant Officers of Your Majesty's Army shall be applicable to the widows of Warrant Officers of the Royal Marines.

The Lords Commissioners of Your Majesty's Treasury have signified their assent to these proposals

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