when not armed shall wear at the stern the blue ensign with the badge of the Territory emblazoned as aforesaid but shall not fly a pendant.
125. All other vessels registered as belonging to Her Majesty's subjects in Her Majesty's Territories shall fly the red ensign without any badge unless otherwise authorised by warrant from Her Majesty or from the Admiralty. Dependent Territory merchant vessels may carry distinguishing flags with the badge of the Territory thereon, in addition to the red ensign, provided that such flags do not infringe Section 73 (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
126. Whenever a requisition is received by any officer in command of one of Her Majesty's ships for the embarkation or conveyance of a Governor or other officer administering a government, the senior naval officer present may direct the flag which such official is entitled to use to be hoisted at the foretop- gallant masthead of the ship in which he is embarked; provided that after consultation with, and on requisition from that official, the senior naval officer considers it for the benefit of the service about to be performed that such flag should be hoisted, and provided that it is only hoisted or carried within the limits of the Government.
127. If the senior officer considers it, in any circumstances, undesirable to hoist the flag, he will inform the Governor or other official concerned, of his reasons and will at once report the same to the Admiralty.
128. In the event of a Governor or officer administering the government of a territory being detached on a foreign mission in his official capacity, special instructions will be issued in each case as to the flag which should be carried by the man-of-war in which he may be embarked. In the absence of such instructions the senior naval officer present will exercise his discretion in con- sultation with the officer proceeding on the mission.
E. Visits
129. Official visits between naval, military and air force officers and the Governor or Administrator of a territory shall be exchanged on the following occasions:
(a) on the arrival of one or more of Her Majesty's ships at a port at which the Governor or Administrator is present, between such officer and the senior officer in command of the squadron or ship;
(b) when any Flag Officer or Commodore flying his broad pendant first arrives at such a port since taking up his appointment, between that officer and the Governor or Administrator;
(c) on the first arrival of an officer in command of the land or of the air forces in the Territory at a place at which the Governor or Adminis- trator is present, between the latter and the newly-arrived military or air force officer;
(d) on a Governor or Administrator newly appointed assuming office, between him and all Flag Officers and Commodores flying their broad
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