OROIT
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
30blishe by Authority.
No. 31.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH AUGUST, 1871.
VOL. XVII.
No. 112.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Copy of Her Majesty's Proclamation of the 16th May, 1871, conveying Regulations for the Distribution of Naval Prize Money, &c., and which is to take effect on and after the 1st October, 1871, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Oflice, Hongkong, 31st July, 1871.
VICTORIA, R.
BY THE QUEEN.
A PROCLAMATION.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Whereas by Our Order in Council of this Day's Date We were graciously pleased to annul, from and after the Thirtieth Day of September next, Our Royal Proclamation of the Nineteenth Day of May One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, regulating, according to the Scheme set forth therein or recognised thereby, the Distribution of the net Proceeds of Prizes captured from the Enemy, of Captures and Seizures under the several Acts of Parliament passed relating to the Revenues of Customs, and to Trade and Navigation, for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, for the Capture and Destruction of Pirates and Piratical Vessels, and of the Rewards conferred for the same, as also of the Awards for all Salvage granted to the Crews of Our Ships and Vessels of War, when not otherwise specially apportioned by the Terms of the respective Awards and Allowances, and in consequence of certain Alterations in the Apportionment and Classification of the Shares being desirable, it is expedient that Provision should be inade for the future Distribution of such net Proceeds and Salvage not otherwise specially apportioned, and all other Moneys whatsoever granted to be shared among the Officers and Crews of Our Ships and Vessels in the Manner of Prize Money:
We do, thefore now make known to all Our loving Subjects, and to all others whom it may concern, by this Our Proclamation, by and with the Advice and Consent of Our Privy Council, that Our Royal Wil and Pleasure is, and we do hereby direct, That Ships or Vessels being in sight of a Prize, as also of the Captor, under Circumstances to cause Intimidation to the Prize and Encouragement to the Captor, shall be alone entitled to share as joint Captors, and that the Distribution of all such net Proceeds of Prizes, Rewards, Allowances, Salvage Awards, and of all Bounties and Grants whatsoever distributable to Our Royal Navy in the Manuer of Prize Money, shall be made as follows; videlicet,- That the Flag Officer or Officers shall have One Thirtieth Part of the whole net Proceeds arising from Prizes captured from the Enemy, and from all other Captures and Seizures, &c. as aforesaid, made by any of the Ships or Vessels under his or their Command, and of the Rewards conferred for the same, according to the following Conditions and Modifications, save and except as herein-after provided and directed; that is to say,
When there is but One Flag Officer he shall have the entire One Thirtieth Part; when Two Flag Officers shall be sharing together, the Chief shall have Two Thirds, and the other Flag Officer shall have the remaining One Third of the One Thirtieth Part; and when there shall be more than Two Flag Officers, the Chief shall have One Half of the said One Thirtieth Part, and the remaining Half shall be equally divided among the junior Flag Officers; Commodores of the First Class and Captains of the Fleet to share as Flag Officers: Provided always, that no Flag Officer, unless
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