Nov. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1759

served a year in the Royal navy; the lieutenants from those
Royal Naval Reserve lieutenants and sub-lieutenants who
have similarly served a year in the Royal navy.
" "Candidates for the rank of sub-lieutenant or lieutenant
who have not served in the Royal Naval Reserve will be
required to produce a Board of Trade certificate for master.
" "All officers entered under this scheme to serve a year on
probation, service in the navy as Royal Naval Reserve officer
counting as such.
" "Sub-lieutenants to be eligible for promotion to lieu-
tenant after two years' service, including one year's proba-
tionary service, but power to be reserved to the Admiralty
to appoint them as acting lieutenants at any period of their
service.
" "In the case of officers who may not have fulfilled the
service required by the regulations of the Board of Trade for
examination for master, promotion to be subject to their
passing such examination as may be agreed upon between
the Admiralty and the Board of Trade.
" "The Admiralty to reserve to themselves the power of
promoting any lieutenant entered under this scheme to the
active list of commanders for distinguished service during
war operations.
" "Rates of full pay, half-pay, and retired-pay to be as
shown in Tables A, B, and C, below.
" "At the discretion of the Admiralty a lieutenant on retire-
ment may be granted such honorary rank as may be con-
sidered desirable.
" "Pensions for hurts and wounds, widows' pensions, com-
passionate allowances to children, to be at the same rate
and under the same conditions as those granted to officers of
the Royal navy of corresponding rank.
" "Officers joining from the Royal Naval Reserve to cease
to be entitled to retaining-fees.
" "The full equipment grant of £30 to be given to sub-
lieutenants and £40 to lieutenants, in consideration of their
having to obtain naval uniform, provided that they have not
received any outfit allowance on appointment to one of your
Majesty's ships for training within the two years imme-
diately preceding the date of entry on the supplementary
list.
" "An officer who has received outfit allowance within such
two years, on appointment for training, to receive only half
the equipment grant, or the difference between what he has
already received and the full rate.

" A.—FULL PAY.

Mess
Allowance.
"Sub-Lieutenant .. .. .. 5s. a day 1s. a day.
"Lieutenant under eight years' seniority 10s. " 2s. "
"Lieutenant of eight years' seniority
and six years' service, of which three
in a ship of war at sea .. .. 12s. " 2s. "
"Lieutenant of twelve years' seniority
and nine years' service, of which six
in a ship of war at sea .. .. 14s. " 2s. "

" B.—HALF-PAY.

"[To be allowed when unemployed, either through misconduct
or at the officer's own request, or when full pay shall have ceased
in consequence of sickness.]

Per day.
"Sub-Lieutenant .. .. .. 3s. 6d.
"Lieutenant under three years' service, 5s. 0d.
" " over three " 6s. 0d.
" " six " 7s. 0d.
" " nine " 8s. 0d.
" " twelve " 8s. 6d.
" " fifteen " 9s. 0d.

" C.—RETIREMENT.

"Officers to be retired at the age of forty-five. Voluntary
retirement may, however, be allowed from the age of forty,
at the discretion of the Admiralty. To be retired at any
time if found physically unfit for further service, or in case
of such misconduct or neglect of duty as, in the opinion of
the Admiralty, renders the officer unfit for further service.

" Sub-Lieutenant.

"(1.) If retired physi- A gratuity of two calendar months'
cally unfit from causes full pay for each complete year
beyond his control. of full-pay service (including
service in the navy as a Royal
Naval Reserve officer, and as
acting sub-lieutenant Royal
navy).

"(2.) If retired for Such gratuity as their Lordships
unfitness due to causes may think fit, not exceeding the
within his own control, amount which would have been
or for misconduct or awarded under (1).
neglect of duty.

" Lieutenant.

" 1. A lieutenant retired at his own request, or at the age
of forty-five, or for physical unfitness due to causes beyond
his own control, shall be entitled to receive a gratuity, or
retired-pay, on the following scale :—

" (a.) If with less than ten years' full- A gratuity of
pay service (including service in the six calendar
Royal navy as Royal Naval Reserve months' full pay
officer, acting sub-lieutenant, and sub- for each com-
lieutenant Royal navy). plete year of
such service.

" (b.) If with ten years' full-pay ser- £150 per annum.
vice as above.

" If with eleven years' service as £160 "
above, or if forty-one years of age with
ten years' service as above.

" If with twelve years' service as £170 "
above, or if forty-two years of age with
ten years' service as above.

" If with thirteen years' service as £180 "
above, or if forty-three years of age with
ten years' service as above.

" If with fourteen years' service as £190 "
above, or if forty-four years of age with
ten years' service as above.

" If with fifteen years' service as £200
above, or if forty-five years of age with (maximum).
ten years' service as above.

" 2. A lieutenant retired for unfitness due to causes within
his own control, or for misconduct or neglect of duty, may be
allowed—(a.) If with less than ten years' full-pay service
(including service in the Royal navy as Royal Naval Reserve
officer, acting sub-lieutenant, and sub-lieutenant Royal navy),
such gratuity as the Admiralty think fit, not exceeding the
amount which would have been awarded under Clause 1, (a).
(b.) If with ten years' or more full-pay service (including
service in the Royal navy as Royal Naval Reserve officer,
acting sub-lieutenant, and sub-lieutenant Royal navy), such
retired-pay as the Admiralty think fit, not exceeding the
rate which would have been awarded under clause 1, (b), or,
in lieu thereof, at the discretion of the Admiralty, a gratuity
not exceeding the commutation value (as assessed by your
Majesty's Pensions Commutation Board) of such rate of
retired-pay."

Her Majesty, having taken the said memorial into con-
sideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy
Council, to approve of what is therein proposed. And the
Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
C. L. PEELE.

FORM OF APPLICATION TO BE MADE BY AN OFFICER OF THE
ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE FOR ENTRY INTO THE NAVY.

Address:
Date:
Sir,—

I request you will be pleased to lay before the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty this my application to be
considered as a candidate for entry into the navy as a lieu-
tenant (or sub-lieutenant) on the supplementary list under
the conditions set forth in the Admiralty regulations for
the entry of mercantile marine officers on a supplementary
list of lieutenants and sub-lieutenants, Royal navy, dated
the

I am at present a in the Royal Naval Reserve,
and my seniority is
I was born on the , 18
I hold a certificate as in the mercantile marine.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Secretary of the Admiralty,
Whitehall, London.

Note.—If the applicant was trained in the "Conway" or
"Worcester," or was nominated for a cadetship, the fact should be
stated here.

ENTRY OF OFFICERS OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE ON A SUP-
PLEMENTARY LIST OF LIEUTENANTS AND SUB-LIEUTENANTS,
ROYAL NAVY.

One hundred officers of the mercantile marine may be
entered on a supplementary list of the navy—as sub-lieu-
tenants, of or over twenty-two and under twenty-five years
of age; as lieutenants, of or over twenty-five and under
thirty-five years of age. The sub-lieutenants will be taken,
as far as practicable, from those Royal Naval Reserve mid-
shipmen who have served a year in the Royal navy; the
lieutenants from those Royal Naval Reserve sub-lieutenants
and lieutenants who have similarly served a year in the
Royal navy.

Candidates for the rank of sub-lieutenant or lieutenant
who have not served in the Royal Naval Reserve will be
required to produce a Board of Trade certificate for master.