§ Orders in Council approving memorials of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty praying sanction to—
- 1. Certain revised arrangements in connection with the victualling of His
77 Majesty's Fleet, dated 9th September, 1907. - 2. The amendment of Clause 8 of Order in Council of 29th November, 1881, as to apointment of colonels-commandant R.M.A. and R.M.L.I., dated 9th September, 1907.
- 3. The payment of allowances for auditing the accounts of the boys' fund in training ships and establishments, dated 9th September, 1907.
- 4. The payment to engineer-lieutenants on the senior list of similar allowances to those payable to engineer-lieutenants on the junior list when employed as senior engineers in certain ships, dated 2nd November, 1907.
- 5. The amendment of the regulations for the R.N.R. approved by Order in Council of 20th October, 1902, in regard to appointment of midshipmen to rank of acting sub-lieutenant, and the appointment of midshipmen and acting sub-lieutenants in the R.N.R., date 2nd November, 1907.
- 6. The abolition, as from 1st July, 1906, of the non-substantive rating of "trained man" for stokers entered for combined service in the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve; and the increase of the non-continuous service rate of pay of these special service stokers, 1st class, from 1s. 9d. to 1s. 10d. a day from that date, dated 2nd November, 1907.
- 7. The variation of the allowance within the existing maximum of 4d. a day to the Yeoman of Stores in ships of the Navy, dated 2nd November, 1907.
- 8. Seamen and Marines lent for colonial employment in West Africa being allowed to count such service as double time for purposes of pension, dated 2nd November, 1907.
- 9. The issue of certain allowances in lieu of victuals to any persons in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines, dated 2nd November, 1907.
- 10. The payment of certain allowances: to officers of the Royal Marines employed as instructors of wireless telegraphy or as assistants for wireless telegraphy duties in His Majesty's Fleet, dated 21st December, 1907.
- 11. The payment of a certain allowance, in addition to full pay, to the Engineer Commander borne for Fleet duties on the China Station, so long as there is no Engineer Captain so borne, dated 21st December, 1907.
- 12. The payment of special allowances to Junior Engineer Officers appointed for instructional duties at training establishments for boy artificers and mechanicians, dated 21st December, 1907.
- 13. A modification of the regulations for the advancement of boy artificers, dated 21st December, 1907.
- 14. An amendment of the rule by which the time served by petty officers may, under certain conditions, be doubled for pension purposes, dated 21st December, 1907.
- 15. A revision of the titles and rates of pay of cook ratings, and removal of certain restrictions as to amount of pension under Article 1932A of the Regulations for the government of His Majesty's Naval Service, dated 21st December, 1907.
- 16. A rule allowing 3rd Class domestics who have served as 1st or 2nd Class domestics to be recommended for the long service and good conduct medal, thus admitting of the award of the medal on re-employment in one of the higher ratings, dated 21st December, 1907.