The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

SEAMEN'S WAGES.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of
August, 1854, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in Council :

Whereas, by an act passed in the present session of Par-
liament, entitled " An Act for Facilitating the Payment
of her Majesty's Navy, and the payment and distribution
of prize, bounty, salvage, and other moneys to and among
the officers and crews of her Majesty's ships and vessels of
war, and for the better regulation of the accounts relating
thereto," it is directed, among other things, that the Lords
of the Admiralty may from time to time make such rules,
orders, and regulations, as may to them appear expedient,
for facilitating the paying of the navy, but that the same
shall not have any force or effect until they have been pre-
viously approved by your Majesty in council.
And whereas great inconvenience and delay have been
occasioned by the existing regulations for the payment of
advance, allotments, monthly allowance, and seamen's
wages generally, we have therefore taken this subject into
serious consideration, and beg leave humbly to submit to
your Majesty,

That the scales of allotment and monthly allowance esta-
blished by his late Majesty's order in Council of the 18th
of November, 1833, be forthwith abolished, and such rates
substituted for them as to us may seem expedient.
That all officers of your Majesty's navy, above the rank
of petty officer, be allowed to -draw bills for the full amount
of their pay quarterly, but not to allot or receive monthly
allowance.

That the payment-of advance and of wages due, instead
of being made as at present, only at places where there
is a superintendent and an establishment of paymaster-
general's clerks, may be made at any place, and by all ac-
c 'untant officers under the Admiralty, including the pay-
masters of your Majesty's ships, or persons acting in
that capacity, under such restrictions, regulations, and
control as we may hereafter find expedient; aud, therefore,
it is necessary we should have the power to order the pay-
ment of sea wages at such times and in such manner as to
us may appear most desirable and convenient.

That the sale or tranfer of promotion tickets shall no
longer be permitted, but, in lien thereof, that the paj of
wages due to any person promoted to the rank of an officer,
or to any petty officer, seaman, or boy, who may be dis-
charged from one of yotir Majesty's ships abroad, may bo
paid to such persons by the paymaster of the ship he is
promoted or discharged from, or at the Adwir ilty.
That the advance of wages granted to the crews of your
Majesty's ships on first fitting out, instead of 1:0- ing exactly
two mouths' pay, as at pronely, shall be an even sum of
money approaching thereto, but in no case to exceed the
amount of three months' pay.
Tha, payment of allotment bills and remittance bills
should henceforth he made by any accountant officer under
the A•'miralty, and by postmasters in the United King-
tioui, as well as be t e Paymaster-Getter,' and his clerks,
cud the collectors of Customs or of Inland Revenue.
That in lieu of the duplieate allotment bill at present
required by the act 11 George IV., c 20, a single bill only
may be made out and deliveleti to the party, anti an as-
signed pay list, in such form as shall be determined by us,
be sent to the paying officer, the assignment of such Hat to
have the same force and effect as the duplicate bill now iu
use.

That the certificate of identity required by the act afore-
said, to be signed by the minister and churchwarden, or
elders, shall continue to be produced by all persons residing
in England, Wales, and Scotland, as at present, but that
in Ireland the signature of the county inspector or sub-
inspector of constabulary shall be obtained, instead of that
of any minister of religion ; the certificate to be also signed
by a churchwarden.
That the payments of allotments be set off on the allot-
ment pay-hill, as at present, and the signature or mark
on the assigned list of the party receiving it, or that
of an independent witness to the payment, shall be con-
sidered as a sufficient receipt.

That the power to appoint a trustee in certain cases,
granted to us by the said before recited act, shall continue,
itahnci regarda to the certificates
bat that the recommendation of the person to be appointed
as such trustee shall be that of the county inspector or
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churchwarden in Ire-
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as is
of
identity.
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That it is desirable to extend the power of allotting and ere constabularyiherein
proposed
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remitting by the petty officers, seamen, and marines of
your freely dispose
of be
assigning it to any person whatso-
ever, instead of being restricted to allottiug or remitting
t lliraje ownsty' ins
o fleet,ney bin y order that they may
to relatives in a certain degree as prescribed by the act of
11 George IV., before quoted.
That it is expedient that the Accountant-General of
functionsnavy n.
should possess all the powers and per-
fm all of exminer of prize accounts and
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inspector
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seamated wills; and that all documentso 'f
hitherto signed by the officers so designated shall in future
be signed by the Acconntant-General of the navy, or by
some person acting on his behal .
And, finally, that all existing rules and regulations re-
lating to the matters herein contained, which are not at
variance with the changes herein proposed to be made do
remain and continue in force until they shall be superseded
or provided for by other regulations to be made by us in
that behalf.

We beg leave most humbly to submit to your Majesty,
that should your Msjesty be graciously plea4ed to approve
of these proposals, they may be sanctioned by your pia.
jesty's order in council accordingly.

_ -
Her Majesty having taken the maid naemsrial 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 Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein
accordingly. C. C. GREVILLE.