Captains now on the 148. 6d. half-pay list not to be affected by these arrangements unless by their own desire.
All commanders on the active list who have attained the age of sixty, or who may hereafter attain that age, to be placed on a retired list with the rank and title of retired captain, and to receive half-pay according to their length of sea service on the scale hereinafter mentioned.
Total sea service in the rank of— Commander and Lieutenant. Pay per diem.
Ilalf-pay they may be Under 8 years receiving at the time when retired.
Above 9 years' and less than 12 years' service . 10s. Gd.
Above 12 years' and leas than 15 years' service . . 12s. Gd.
Above 15 years' and less than 20 ) ears' service . . 14s. Gd.
Above 20 years' service 10,. 6d.
Lieutenants on the active list, who have attained, or who may hereafter attain, the ago of sixty, to be placed on a retired list with the rank of retired commander, and to receive pay according to their sea service.
Total sea service in the rank of— Lieutenant. Pay per diem.
Ralf-pay they may be Under 0 years receiving et the time when retired.
Above 6 years' and less than 9 years' service . . . Is. Od.
Above 9 years' and lees than 12 years' service . . 8s. Gd.
Above 12 years' and leas than 15 years' service . . lea. Orl.
Above 16 years' . . . . . . . 11s. Cd.
Time served in command of revenue vessels to count as sea time.
Time served in the coast-guard on shore, or in the transport service on shore, to count as sea time in tho seals of retired pay, in the pro portion of three years in the coastguard, or transport service, as one o sea service.
Time served as mail or transport agents afloat, or abroad, to coon for the same purpose as sea time for the first, three years, and afte then in the proportion of three years' agent's time as two of sea service.
For every year's service as acting lieutenant, mate, or passed mid shipman, after the completion of two years' service or combined service in those ranks, an officer to be allowed 3d. per diem additional.
Greenwich Out-pensions.—All officers on the active list who accept the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital to be placed on the retired list of the rank which they may hold ' • and to be permitted to assume a step in rank on reaching the age of sixty, but without further increase of pay.
1. All officers retired under this scheme to be eligible for the out pension of Greenwich Hospital for the rank that they held on the active list, provided that they shall have served the following periods of commissioned time afloat : Captains, 15 years, including time as commanders and lieutenants. Commanders, 12 years, including time as lieutenants.
Lieutenants, 9 years in that rank.
2. Officers who have received, or who may hereafter receive, severe wounds in action, or disabling hurts on actual service, are to be exempt from the above rule respecting time of service.
3. Officers on the existing reserved and retired lists or captains or commanders to be eligible for the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital, on the conditions stated in articles 1 and 2 of this section.
4. The regulations laid down in the scheme of retirement respecting time served in the coast-guard, transport, or mail service, to apply to the time required to he served for Greenwich out-pension.
The following pensions will be allowed to the widows of officers retired under this scheme, namely :— 1. Captains of 3 years' standing and upwards . . . 90/. a year.
2. Captains under 3 years' standing . . . . . 801. „ 3. Commanders retired with the rank of captain . . . 75/. „ 4. Lieutenants raised to the rank of commander . . . 601. „ We will now turn to that noble establishment and asylum for worn out and disabled seamen, Greenwich Hospital. The revenue of the hospital is about 150,0001. a-year. The establishment consists of a governor, lieutenant-governor (both flag-officers), four captains, and eight lieutenants, residing in the hospital. There are about 2710 in pensioners, and 120 matrons and nurses, all of whom must be seamen's widows.
There are two schools at Greenwich, called the Upper and Lower Schools.
The Upper School comprises two classes : 1st. One hundred sons of commissioned and ward-room officers of the Royal Navy and marines.
2nd. Three hundred sons of officers of the above or inferior rank, and of private seamen and marines who have served or are serving her Majesty, and of officers and seamen of the merchant service.
They are admitted from ten to eleven years of age, under certain regulations, and are subject to the same discipline, diet, education, clothing, and destination. At the age of fifteen, or sooner, if the course of education be completed, they are sent to sea in the queen's or merchant service, or otherwise disposed of.
The Lower School consists of 400 boys, the children of warrant and petty officers, seamen and non-commissioned officers and privates of marines, who have served or are or have lost their lives in the service of her Majesty. They are from nine to eleven years of age, and quit at fifteen, the boy being sent to sea ; any unprovided for at fifteen are sent to their parents or guardians. Any boy may be removed from this to the Upper School on obtaining a presenta tion, if not more than eleven years old, and possessing character and abilities.
Prizes taken by naval officers are the property of the captors, accord ing to a certain scale, varying with the rank. There are ten classes of which second-class boys are the lowest, having only one share, and flag-officers the highest.
When any of her Majesty's ships carries bullion or jewels or freight, the captain or commander is allowed a per centage, regulated by the queen in council, as compensation for the risk and charge, one-fourth part of which is given to Greenwich Hospital, one-fourth part to the commander-iu-chief if he shares the responsibility, and the other half to the.eaptain.
Officers settling in the Australian colonies are allowed a remission of the purchase-money, in amount from 1001. to 300/., according to their rank and length of service.