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London, England, 1860-08-04 00:00:00

Above 6 years, and less than 9

years' service
Above 9 years, and less than 12
years' service ..
Above 12 years, and less than 15
years' service
Above 15 years
Officers, after 20 years' service in this rank, or who el
physically incapable of service, to be eligible for retirereoll
with the rank and title of retired commander, inespeeDoB
of age, at the discretion of the Board of Admiralty.
No further additions from the active list to be made
the present retired and reserved lists for commanders
lieutenants.
Time served in command of revenue vessels to count
sea time.

Time served in the coast guard on shore, or in the tract'
port service on shore, to count as sea time in the scale vt
retired pay, in the proportion of three years in the 000
guard, or transport service, as one of sea service.
Time served as mail or transport agents afloat, or abroad;
to count for the same purpose as sea time for the first thri
years, and after then in the proportion of three ye
agents' time as two of sea service.
For every years' service as acting lieutenant, mate, Of
,
passed midshipman, after the completion of two years 0/0
vice or combined service in those ranks, an officer to
allowed threepence per diem additional.
Officers who may in future be recommended for the au:
nual promotions on account of good service in the coal"
guard or revenue cruisers, or as mail agents, whom it rael
not be considered desirable to promote to the active list, to
be promoted to the retired list, and be paid according to °iv'
service on the above scale. Vet
Lieutenants who have been promoted to the reserved
of commanders, under the orders in council of 25th Job
1851, and 30th January, 1856, will be entitled to incren
of pay on the above scale, according to their length
service.

HALF-PAY OP LIEUTENANTS ON THE ACTIVE L1S1!
The half. pay of lieutenants to be irlfuturefixed accord
to sea-servivce in that rank, on the following scale :
Under 3 years' sea time 4s, per diem)
Above 3 „ „
ti 6 71 7)
09 7) 77 7B. 71
77 1277 97
Time served in command of revenue vessels, in the CO
guard, and as mail and transport agents, to reckon se
service, in the same proportion as regulates increase of r 0
tired pay to officers on the retired lists. the
The present rates of half-pay to be abolished for
future ; but no officer, now in the receipt of 6s. and
day, to receive less than his present amount of halflteo
Lieutenants, however, may be allowed half-pay at the ',ice,
of ss. a day ; if, through illness contracted in the fier"'
they shall have been unable to serve three years at 6e3
that rank.

GREENWICH OUT-PENSIONS. g
All officers on the active list who accept the out-pelts
of Greenwich Hospital to be placed on the retired list of
rank which they may then hold ; and to be permitte4A,
assume a step in rank on reaching the age of 60, but Wl"'"
out further increase of pay.
1. All officers retired under this scheme to be eligible es
the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital for the rank 02
they held on the active list, provided that they shall iv'
served the following periods of commissioned time afloat:
Captains, 15 years, including time as commanders All
lieutenants.
Commanders, 12 years, including time as lieutenant°'
Lieutenants, 9 years in that rank.
re'
2. Officers who have received, or who may hereafter_i
ceive, severe wounds in action, or disabling hurts on ite44%.""g
ete7r!coen, the existing reserved and
service, are to be exempt from the above rule resPec"—
~...a te of
captains or commanders to be eligible for the reetr—t"Pens
tim3e.
°otitis
Greenwich Hospital, on the conditions stated in articles
and 2 of this section.
4. The regulations laid down in the scheme of retirement
respecting time served in the coast guard, transport, or ter'or
service, to apply to the time required to be served
Greenwich out-pension.
WIDOWS' PENSIONS. ag Of
The following lions will be allowed to the wido"-
ison

pens',
officers retired tinder this scheme, viz. :-
1. Captains of three years' standing and up- s
wards... . £9O a-Yel3t
2. Captains under three years' standing BO • '
3. Commanders retired with the rank of cap-
tain
4. Lieutenants raised with the rank of com-
mander 6O •'