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EGULATIONS IN RESPECT .TO -THE HALF-PAY
APPOIN BIENT, AND RANK; OF PURSERS br THE
ROYAL ,NAVY.
Achniralty-OtnCe, 2Gth July, 1
Roirallitiess the PRINtE REGENT.
• !leen graciwis_y pt rice,! to approve of 7ert:uo
REGULAT,IONS prOpo3ed. hr. .(he ConunisSioner4
of the Admiralty for , the EI<COURAfiEMENT Mid
WARD of PURSERS of the Royal WAVY,, and for re-
galating thil Appointment, and fixing the Rank of• this
,Fisefol and deserving- class of Officers; Notice is hereby
given that the folkiwoig Regulations have been eStahlislied
by Order in COuncil, dated the 6cl instant, and that'Orderl'
have been in consequence given for`tiv.; imineW.ite discharge
of all Pursers frinu Ships in Ordinary and the Chetrie of ttic
several Yards.

1.--.. That Pursers of the !loyal Navy; instead of being con-
sidered kis stunting Warrant Officers of his ,Majesty's Ships,
and 'borne in Ships in Ordinary, oi' on the Cheipie of the se-
veral Doe]; Vti.rds, for Personal Pay and Allowances of Provi.:.
sinus, as at present, shalli' when the Ships to which they aro
warranted may he paid off, be inituediatelY discharged, and
Allowed in lieu of their present Wages and PrOvisioa,
Pay, according to the ftilloWing • •

To tin, first 100 Pursers on-the Seniorii. List.. 5 per Diem.
next 200 - 4

The

The.said Half-pay of Pursvrs shall commence Iron) theist
of duly instauti,.and he subject to the same Regulations and
Restrictions as.the'llall-Ray of the ComunisiOned Officers of
his Majesty's fleet, and fit Zdlowe,d to :tit pursers4Who shalt
have been Five Years in his Mit,,j.:sty's Service, either as-Cterk,
or Pa:•ser, from the D:,ynu which their respective Ships may
be put out of tounnissi,in.
That ail Pursers Outing on Half-pay shall them-
'selves' to tins Office, without-toss of time, in order to he placed
on the Quarterly Half-pay Lists, on pant of the
Half-pay•for the time"not reported.
II —ln order -to Prevent any improvidoent or-tinnecessary
increasc.of the Number of Purser's, anal at the saute time IQ
ensure:the Appointment of such persons only as may be duly
qual:tied for the duties of the situation, person shall be
warranted as`Purser, 'Until the number of Pursi:rs 'be re-
duced below the nurnberof Ships on the List of the Royal.
rsavy 'exclusive of such as are building and have lint been
launched), ;mil that hereafter the whither of Pursers shad
never exceed the numbfr of such Ships. .
That no Verson shall be aPpoiw cal a Purser.. WhO shall he.
les.s than Twenty-one or more tnaa Thirtv:tive y.varsof,age.
That no Person'shall be appointed a Vin-er of any of his
Majesty.,-; Ships unless he have been rated at, and actually dis-
charge,' the duty of, Captain's_Ciei It in olie or more of his
Majc.,ty's ships for two complete years; or has dicharged the
said dat'v of Captain's Cierk for one complete year, and the
dung ut 6lerk to. the-Secretary of a Flag Officer for ope.other
year; and shall, i6,eeery case, produce a certificate of his
,400 ti, conduct, 'pass the usual exaininations, and give such 1:7.
eurity for an honest amul faithful discharge of his duty, as way
from time to -time b required. •
Tnat no Purser shall be capable of being':itiPiiiiited tO.
or Fifth Rate, who shall not-have been Two Years a
Warranted Purser on the List, nor to a First, Second, or
Third Kate, till he shall have ht ea Five Years on the List of
Warranted-PurserS. • •

Order to give a‘greaterrespectahility to -the.Sitha-.
tion of this Class; of Officers, his }toyer! Highness has been
graciously pleased to confer on Pursers of the Royal :Navy,
the saute Rank as granted •by his. Majesty's Order in Council
of the 25th efJanuary, 1805, to the Surgeons of the Fleet.
• J. W. CROKER.

REGULATIONS IN ItES2ECT TO THE HALF-PAY
AM) API)OINTM ENT OF MASTERS OP THE ROYAL
NAVY. • :..Aditiirulty-Otlie, 21;th July, 1514..
---Tr"---ZriS Roy.ii =highness the PRINCE REGENT
6-e graciously incased to approve or certain
)1E1: pvc,imsed the Lords CoMmissioners of
the Admiralty, for the ENCOURAGEMENT and REWARD
of MASTIMIS of the. ROYAL NAVY, and for regulating
the Appointineot: of this iiighly.meritorinus.aud useful Class
of. Officers, Notice is hereby cien that the follOWing Regu-
lations . have been established, by &der in Council, dated the
23d instant :-
1 "That-Masters, on their first Appointment., shall be
alloWed their Travelling Expences,. at the'same, Rate, and in •
the same mariner, as the, Lieutenants of his 'Majesty's Fleet. •
IL " That, in lieu of the Half-pay established fur Masters,
in the'Royal Navy, by the 7th Article of the Ordei in Council
of .15th August, Ibos, and -the Regulationi appertaining.
,thereto; the followitig,Rate of shall be established •
and allowed, fa-Om:the Ist July instant,
.•
" To the first lOU M.,-ister4; qualified'
for Ist and 2d rates - 7s. per diem,
"l'n the next 24/1 being qualified,for zid and
4th Rates
" The Remainder • ss. -------
"The said Rates of lialfliay•for Masters to be subject to
the sante Regulations and Restrietium as the Half-pav of the
Commissioned Officers of the Fleet, end also to Llie following
, .
," That such Master as shall Bare served Five Years in his
Maje4y's Navy, two of which tis.Acting-Master,Second Mas-
ttr, Master's-Mate, ur Mi,lsinprnan, previously to r.-2ceiving
appoiol meat as Ma:4r, shali be entitled to Halt-pay int-
meduitely on his ei!ii; put Ont. of Comnlission." • , •
" That slid). Mastt-r.as shalt 'have served as aforesaid; .itt
ms Majesty's Nary, !mit not fur the full space, of Fire Years,
shall be entitled to Half-pi'iyartly when the time of his Service
• as Master, added to that before passed in the Kiiies Service,,
shall complete the said period.of- Five Years." .
"And that such as shall have been appointed Master without
having.previously served in the Royal Navy, shall be entitled
to Half-pay; after having served as Master Five Yew. But
that no Master shall be permitted in-time of. War, on any ao-
. count whatever, to receive lialf-pay during such time as lie
shall ire employed in the Merchant Service, or in any othcr,
occupation, nnless"snfficient proof he adifed to the Cons,.
missioners of. the Nary, that .Such Person is, from infirmity
of body, absolutely incapable of performing the Duty of a
Master iu his Majesty's • '‘
lll.—".And hi, Royal Highness has been fin-titer kracious-
ly pleased to direct, tnat'Masters-of the Royal NaVy, instead
of being required, as at present, to pass an Examination before
the Mister and Wardens of the Corporation of Trinity House,
for each Rate of Ships separately, be; required only to.
puss an Examination touching- their Qualifications to serve at
Masters of the. following Rates jointly. •
" First 'and second itates
• " Third and fourth Rates jointly.
" Fifth and, sixth RateS jointly.
" Sloops and smaller Ve.selt jointly. •
IV.- " And in Order to prevent. any unnt,cessary,- or int-
provident increase of the number of 'Matters, anti, at the
same time to ensure, that all persons warranted as ?Mas era
in Lis Majesty's Navy, be men Of experience and judgment.
"'That no Person shall be warranted-as Master, until the
another of Masters on the List be ,reduced below the number
of z•hips-un .the List of the Navy, (exclusive of such as,are
building, and hate not been launched), and that no more
Masters.shall be• even appointe3, than the Number of such
Ships of the time that any Appointment of Master is to be
made." .
" That no Pei-Son shall Ire allowed to pass an Exami-
nation touching his modifiCations 'to- serve as Master in
the Royal Navy before lie shall htive. -attained the Age
of Twenty-one Years, or after ,the Awe of Thirty-five
yeae, and have . been at least Seven Years at Sea, two
of which must' have been served -iii his Majesty's Nary in
the quality of Acting Master by Order, Second Master,
Master's Mate, orMidshipman,• or being within the' afore-
said ages, and Karin;.; served Seven Years at Sea shall have
actually 'been One Year or more Chief Mate, anhTwo Years
Master, or Two Years Chief Mate,. and Coe Year Master of
a .N.ferchant Ship; and shall produce Certificates of Diligence,
elioVrietv, and good Conduct, from the Owners, 'for the time
lee served as Master, and from the Owners and Master fur
the tittle be-served :IS Mate." •
" That no
.Master shall he permitted-to pass his Examina-
tion for J higher Bate, until lie shall have served One corn-
iifgkatioell:r7 .a in-Cortnris2ium'i under his last quail-
.
J. W. CRQKER.