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149. When a Governor or other Public Officer is proceeding in a ship of war on a Tour of Inspection, which requires him to disembark at various ports, the higher rate per diem will in general only be paid for the seven days' enter- tainment following his first embarkation. If there are special reasons for repeating this pay. ment, it must form a subject of special repre- sentation to the Secretary of State before it is made.

149A. When a Governor, or other Public Officer, disembarks for the purpose of perform- bona fide public service, and has not been able to give the Captain or Commanding Officer beforehand such information as to the days on which he would be absent from the ship as would prevent expense in preparing for his entertain- ment on those days, one-half of the rates of allowance above authorised will be payable in respect of such absence.

1498. For the purpose of computing the seven days referred to in Clause 149, each day in res- pect of which a charge for entertainment is made at half of the higher rate is to be counted as a full day. (See Circular, 21st June, 1880.)

150. Payment for entertainment in His Ma- jesty's ships is to be calculated according to the dates of the first and last dinner meals taken on

board.

151. When Governors, Bishops," or other Officers who may be entitled to conveyance at the expense of the Imperial Treasury, have to obtain passages in mail packets or private ships, it will

be necessary that certified statements of the ex- penses and of the dates at which they were incurred should, without delay, be sent to the Colonial Office, supported by such vouchers as

can reasonably he procured. Evidence of the ordinary, kind, as reference to a tariff (if any), or the certificate of two merchants, should, as a rule, be forwarded, that the rate of charge is usual or reasonable. The statements of other Officers than the Governor must bear his counter- signature of approval. The expenditure will be subject to review, and, if necessary, to disallow- ance, by the Secretary of State; and it will be

A special arrangement exists with regard to the Bishop of Newfoundland.

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drawn in the former case on the Pay- eneral, and in the latter case on the Government. Such Bills must be drawn ss than ten days' sight, either by the or with his written sanction. In case ise is to be borne on Imperial Funds, nor will report, by the first opportunity, g given such sanction, and will direct ic Officer to whom it may have been transmit an immediate and direct advice ecretary of State of his having drawn and to forward at the same time the 's sanction for his having done so, and from the Paymaster of the vessel for nt so drawn.

'he rates at which passages in His ships will be paid to the Captains or ding Officers at whose table passengers entertained, are as follows :—

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or any Governor whose salary is not less than 3,000. per annum, exclu- sive of allowances-and for Com- manders in Chief of Forces, if Generais, Lieutenant-Generals, Major-Generals, 47. per diem for the first seven days, and afterwards 215. a day.

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for other Governor and Lieutenant- Governor, 31. per diem for the first

seven days and afterwards 21s. a day.

for the persons composing the suite of Governors, &c., 21s. a day for each

male person above the age of 16; two-thirds of that sum for every female above 16; one-third for such of either sex as shall be between the ages of 7 and 16; and one-fourth

for such as may be under 7 years of age, for every day they shall be entertained at the Captain's table.

For Colonial Bishops, and for individuals other than those above stated, enter- tained at the Captain's table, 21s. a day for the first fourteen days, and 15s. a day afterwards; and the pro- portions with respect to age and Bex, as stated in the preceding paragraph.

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When a Governor or other Public Officer eding in a ship of war on a Tour of on, which requires him to disembark at ports, the higher rate per diem will in only be paid for the seven days' enter- t following his first embarkation. If special reasons for repeating this pay- must for a subject of special repre- to the Secretary of State before it is

When a Governor, or other Public disembarks for the purpose of perform. 'e public service, and has not been able the Captain or Commanding Officer

nd such information as to the days on e would be absent from the ship as would expense in preparing for his entertain-

i those days, one-half of the rates of

e above authorised will be payable in of such absence.

For the purpose of computing the seven erred to in Clause 149, each day in res- vhich a charge for entertainment is made of the higher rate is to be counted as a

(See Circular, 21st June, 1880.)

Payment for entertainment in His Ma- ships is to be calculated according to the the first and last dinner meals taken on