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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Thirteenthly.—It is ordained that the Imperial Service Order shall rank next
to, and immediately after, Our Distinguished Service Order, and before the Fifth
Class of Our Royal Victorian Order, and the Companions thereof shall, in all places
and assemblies whatsoever, have place and precedence next to and immediately
after, the Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, and shall rank among
themselves according to the dates of their respective nominations.

Fourteenthly.—(Abrogated by the Warrant dated 14th January, 1926, q.v.)

Fifteenthly.—It is ordained that those Members of Our Civil Services who
are not eligible for appointment as Companions of this Order may, on retirement
from Our said Services, after not less than twenty-five years of meritorious service,
or, in the case of Europeans serving in the Indian Empire, after not less than
twenty years of such service, or in the case of service in any part of Our Dominions
beyond the Seas, or any Country under Our Protection which under the Pensions
Acts or Regulations applying thereto is recognized as unhealthy, after not less
than sixteen years of such service, be awarded a Medal to be designated “The
Imperial Service Medal”: Provided that no such Medal shall be granted except
on the recommendation of one of Our Principal Secretaries of State: Provided
also that it shall be competent to Us, Our Heirs or Successors, to confer the Medal
upon not more than five Members of Our Civil Services in each year, who have
retired after less than twenty-five years’ service, should the special circumstances
in Our or Their opinion justify the grant.

Sixteenthly.—(Abrogated by the Warrant dated 16th June, 1920, q.v.)

Seventeenthly.—It is ordained that the names of those persons to whom the
Imperial Service Medal shall be granted shall be duly published in the London
Gazette.

Eighteenthly.—(Abrogated by the Warrant dated 14th January, 1926, q.v.)

Nineteenthly.—It is ordained that an Officer shall be appointed to the Order
who shall be styled “Secretary and Registrar,” and who shall be ex-officio a
Companion of the Order.

Twentiethly.—It is ordained that the Secretary and Registrar of this Order
shall be appointed by Us, Our Heirs and Successors, and shall have the custody
of the Archives of the Order, which shall be kept in the Office of Our Secretary of
State for the Home Department. He shall attend the service of the Order and
shall execute such directions as he may receive from Our Principal Secretaries of
State.

Lastly.—We reserve to Ourselves, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of
annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with these
Regulations, or any part thereof, by a notification under the Sign Manual of the
Sovereign of the Order.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s, this ninth day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and twelve, in the Second Year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty’s Command,

REGINALD MCKENNA.

GEORGE R. I.

GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the
Faith, Emperor of India, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, to all to whom
these Presents shall come: Greeting!

WHEREAS by Warrants under His Majesty’s Royal Sign Manual, dated
the Eighth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
two and the second year of His Reign, the twenty-ninth day of November in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six and the sixth year of His
Reign, the twenty-seventh day of May one thousand nine hundred and eight and