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CHAPTER XX.

Use of Flags.

432.-1. The Royal Standard shall be flown lovernment House on the King's Birthday, on the days of His Majesty's Accession and onation.

. The Union Flag, without the Badge of the ny, shall be flown at Government House

a sunrise to sunset on other days.

The Union Flag, with the approved Arms Badge of the Colony, as shown in the drawing the Circular Despatch of the 23rd August,

5, emblazoned in the centre thereof, sur- nded by a green garland, shall be used by Officers vernors, Lieutenant-Governors, or

inistering the Government of Colonies or endencies when embarked in boats or other

sels.

i. The British Blue Ensign, with the Arms Badge of the Colony emblazoned on the fly shown in the drawing enclosed in the cular Despatch of the 23rd of August, 1875), I the pendant, will be flown by all armed sels in the employ of the Government of a

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5. The British Blue Ensign, with the Arms

Badge of the Colony emblazoned thereon, as cribed in the preceding section, but without : pendant, will be flown by vessels which ong to, or are in the service of, the Govern- nt of a Colony, but not armed.

6. All other vessels registered as belonging one of His Majesty's Colonies or Dependencies

11 fly the Red Ensign without any Badge (see ction 73 (1) of the Merchant Shipping Act,

94). There will, however, be no objection to lonial Merchant Vessels carrying distinguish- flags with the Badge of the Colony thereon, addition to the Red Ensign, provided that ch flag does not infringe the limits laid down Section 73 (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act,

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7. Whenever a requisition is received by any Officer in command of one of His Majesty's Ships for the embarkation or conveyance of

a Governor, High Commissioner, Lieutenant- Governor, or Officer administering the Govern- ment of a Colony or Dependency, the Senior Officer present may direct the Special Flag of such official personage to be hoisted at the foretop-galiant masthead of the ship in which

he is embarked; provided that he, after con- sultation with, and on requisition from, that official, 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 his Government or High Commission in which he would be entitled to be saluted under Article 18, page 4, of the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, 1879.

8. If the Senior Officer considers it, in any circumstances, undesirable to hoist the Flag, he will inform the Governor, High Commissioner, etc., of his reasons, and will at once report the same to the Admiralty.

9. In the event of a Governor, High Com- missioner, etc., of a Colony being detached on a Foreign Mission in his official capacity as Governor or High Commissioner, special instruc- tions will be issued in each case as to the Flag which should be carried by a man-of-war in which he may be embarked; in the absence of which the Senior Officer present will exercise

his discretion in consultation with the official proceeding on the mission.

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e saluted under Article 18, page 4, of the

g's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions,

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If the Senior Officer considers it, in any

unstances, undesirable to hoist the Flag, he inform the Governor, High Commissioner,

of his reasons, and will at once report the e to the Admiralty.

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