15
20 G.C.M.G.
Nominations assigned for Foreign Service.
This increase of
Qualifications for ad- mission.
Special Statute of 28th June, 1886.
Services in connec- tion with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition.
Statute of 19th March, 1887
15 G.C.M.G. 30 K.C.M.G.
60 C.M.G.
Total.. 105.
was reserved entirely for persons to be recom- mended by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in respect of Foreign services.
The clause of the Statutes of 1877 relating to qualifications for admission is abrogated, and re- enacted with the addition that there shall be eligible for admission into the Order any of the Sovereign's subjects who, by important and loyal services in relation to the Foreign Affairs of the Empire, have merited or may merit the Royal favour.
In 1886, there being few vacancies in the Order, the Sovereign was pleased to issue a Special Statute, bearing date the 28th of June of that year, providing for the admission, without per- manently increasing the number of the Ordinary Members of the Order, of additional Members of the respective classes, for services rendered in con- nection with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, then being held.
The last Statute which the Sovereign has been pleased to issue is dated the 19th of March, 1887, and further increases the number of the Ordinary Members of the respective Classes from
45 K.C.M.G.
80 C.M.G.
Total.. 145
This Statute also abrogated the Special Statute
Repeal of Special
of the 28th of June. 1886, and ordained that the 10 Statute of 28th June, additional Knights Commanders and the 12 addi- 1886.
tional Companions appointed under it should Additional members become Ordinary Members of their respective appointed Classes according to the dates of their appoint-appointed
ments.
The Order at the present date consists of—
The Sovereign, Her Most Gracious Majesty
the Queen,
The Grand Master, First or Principal Knight
Grand Cross,
3 Extra Knights Grand Cross,
51 Knights Grand Cross,
6 Honorary Knights Grand Cross,
174 Knights Commanders,
9 Honorary Knights Commanders,
269 Companions,
9 Honorary Companions, and
6 Officers-Prelate, Chancellor, Secretary,
King of Arms, Registrar, and Officer of Arms.
under
it
ordinary
Order
al
present
date.
50 G.C.M.G. 150 K.C.M.G. 260 C.M.G.
to
65 G.C.M.G. 200 K.C.M.G.
342 C.M.G.
Increase of nunibers. Total.. 460
Number of nomina- tions now assigned for Foreign Services.
Total.. 607
Of this increase, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has assigned to him for submission to the Sovereign in respect of Foreign services, 5 Knights Grand Crosses, 15 Knights Commanders, and 20 Companions; making the total number in respect of which the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs submit to the Sovereign-
may
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