§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will include in the Appendix to the Navy List the conditions of pay, service, and regulations governing selection and promotion to the rank of mate and officers promoted from that rank, observing that at present there is no publication in which this information can be found?
Mr. DAVIDSONAll the information in question is to be found either in the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions or in the Appendix to the Navy List. I see no reason for includ 1867W ing, further matter in the latter publication which, for reasons of economy, it is
The following are the principal Regulations particularly affecting Mates and ex-Mates KING'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS Article 267 and Appendix X, Part 11A … Arrangements for promotion to Mate, courses as Mate, etc Article 267 and preceding Articles … Promotion to Lieutenant and higher ranks NOTE.—Promotion to higher ranks takes place under the same Regulations as for other Lieutenants Appendix I, Sections I and III. (Also Rates of full pay and allowances, pages 3–4 and 12–13, Appendix to Navy List.) Pages 34–35, Appendix to Navy List … Rates of unemployed and half-pay and Regulations under which payable Pages 40–42, Appendix to Navy List … Rates of retired pay and Regulations under which payable Pages 52, 53, 55, 57–58, Appendix to Navy List Rates of disability retired pay and Regulations under which payable Page 65, Appendix to Navy List … Retirement Regulations Pages 75–94, Appendix to Navy List … Uniform Regulations Pages 150–154, Appendix to Navy List … Rates of Widows' Pensions and allowances to dependants and Regulations under which they are awarded