The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-21 00:00:00

PAYMASTERS.

54. A paymaster, who shall have served as a commis-
sioned officer in other ranks, shall, on retiring from the
situation of paymaster, be allowed, after completing five
years' service on full pay as paymaster, to reckon previous
service on full pay as a commissioned officer as equivalent
to that of paymaster, according to the following scale, in
establishing his claim to half-pay.
Five years' service in other ranks Two years' service as
shall reckon as equivalent to . paymaster,
Ton ditto ditto Five ditto.

Fifteen or upwards ditto Seven ditto.
55. A. paymaster shall bo allowed half-pay according to
the following scale, provided always that our Secretary-
at-War shall be satisfied with tho manner in which the
paymaster shall have performed his duties.

The half-pay of the for-
If of loss than five years service
mer regimental sem-
on full-pay as paymaster
mission.
6s. a clay, or the half-
If of more than five years' service pay of the former
on fall-pay as paymaster regimental commis-
sion.

If of more than ten years' service
(including service in other ranks
reckoned as above), but of which 1- 81. a day.
at least five shall have been on I
full-pay as paymaster J
If of more than fifteen years' ser-
vice (including service in other 10s. a day.
ranks, reckoned as above)

If of more than twenty years' a day.
service (ditto) ...... f '
If of more than thirty years' ser-
}lss. a day.
vice (ditto)
56. Aa officer on half-pay, who may have served less
than 5 years as paymaster, will be eligible for re-employ-
ment on full-pay, either in that situation or iu his former
rank ; and if rostor-,t to ft.,lpuy as paymaster, his previ-
ous service will be allowed to reckon.

57. An officer who may have served more than 5 years
and less than 20 years as paymaster, and shall be receiving
the half-pay of that commission (viz., Gs., Bs., or 10s. a
day) will be liable to be recalled to full pay in that ap-
pointment, if his health shall be found sufficiently good to
enable him to resume his duties ; and in case he shall de-
cline the appointment, he shall be liable to revert to half-
pay of the commission which he held before he was apointed
paymaster, and shall be liable to re-employment on full-
pay in his former rank.
58. Every paymaster who shall have served in the army
as aggregate period of 30 years, of which 25 years' service
has been on full-payas paymaster, may have au unqualified
right to claim retirement.
No paymaster shall be entitled to claim retirement on the
ground of unfitness from ill health after any period of ser-
vice under 30 years, unless such unfitness for service shall
be supported by medical certiicates to the satisfaction of
our Secretary-at-War.

CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES.
59. Chaplains to the forces shall be entitled to half-pay,
agreeably to the terms laid down in the following articles.
60. A chaplain to the forces, in case of reduction before
he has completed 6 years' service on fall-pay, inky be allowed
temporary half-pay at Sc. a day, for 3 years only, and be
subject, of course, to a recall to employment during that
period.
61. A chaplain to the forces, having served more than 6
years on full pay, may be placed on half-pay at the follow-
ing rates, viz. s

Per diem.
Under 15 years
Above 15 and under 20 years
Above 20 and under 30 years los. Od.
Above 30 years
62. A chaplain to the forces, who has not completed 15
years' service on full-pay at the date of redaction or retire-
men t upon half-pay, shall be liable to bo recalled to the
service, or forfeit his half-pay if he declines, unless a case
of disability from ill-health contracted in the service be
clearly established ; but, after 15 years' service on full-pay,
ho shall have an unqualified right to retire, under the
terms specified in the preceding article.
63. Chaplains in garrisons, or at certain stations, or at
military establishments, having commissions under the
sign manual, shall have their retired pay regulated by the
warrants for the government of those establishments, or
by the rules established for civil superannuations, but not
being liable to sudden orders to serve abroad, their claim
to retired or half-pay will in no case be-an unqualified
right.