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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH AUGUST, 1871.

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der the Command of such Flag Officer from the Time when he arrives within the Limits of the Station, which Circumstance is always to be carefully noted in the Logbook; and it shall be consi- red that he continues under the Flag Officer of such Station until he shall have received some Order rectly from, or be acting in the Execution of some Order issued by, some other Flag Officer, duly thorized, or by the Lord High Admiral, or Our Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral.

And. We hereby direct, That the Captain, Commander, Lieutenant commanding, Staff Commander commanding, Navigating Lieutenaut commanding, or any other Officer duly commanding any Ship, Sloop, Vessel of War, singly making a Capture or Seizure, or otherwise entitled to the distributive Benefit rising from any Proceeds, Reward, Grant, Bounty, Salvage, or other Award as aforesaid, that is to the Officer actually in command at the Time, shall have One Tenth of the Remainder, or if there no Flag, One Tenth of the entire net Proceeds, except that if the single capturing Ship be a rated Sip having a Commander under the Captain the Commander shall take a Portion of the One Tenth Part as if he were Cominander of a Sloop according to the Proportion herein-after set forth; and if ore than One Commanding Officer of the same Rank of Command shall be entitled to share as joint Captors, &c., the one Tenth shall be equally divided between them; but when Captains, Commanders, eutenants, Staff Commanders, and Navigating Lieutenants, commanding respectively Our Ships and Vessels of War, and Commanders under Captains in rated Ships, shall share together in whatever Variety of Combination, the One Tenth shall be so divided into Parts for a graduated Apportionment to provide for each Captain receiving Six Parts; cach Commander of a Sloop, or Commander under the Captain in a rated Ship, Three Parts; and cach Lieutenant commanding, Staff Commander manding, or Navigating Lieutenant commanding, or other Officer actually commanding a small Vessel of War, Two Parts; which We hereby direct shall be the Proportion in which they shall respectively share; Commodores of the Second Class, and Field Officers of Marines (Artillery or Light Infantry) or of Land Forces serving as Marines, doing Duty as Field Officers, above the Rank Major, to share as Captains; and Field Officers of Marines (Artillery or Light Infantry) or of Land Forces serving as Marines, and doing Duty in the Rank of Major, to share as Commanders of Sloops. And We further direct, That after Provision shall thus have been made for the Flag Share if any), and for the Portion of the Commanding Officer or Officers and others as above specified, the Remainder of the net Proceeds shall be distributed in Ten Classes, so that each Officer, Man, and Boy composing the rest of the Complements of Cur Ships, Sloops, and Vessels of War, and actually on board r absent on Duty in a Prize (who it is Our Will and Pleasure shall be the only Absentees entitled to hare) at the Time of any such Capture, Seizure, &c. as aforesaid, and every Person present and assist- ing, shall receive Shares, or a Share, according to his Class, as set forth in the following Scale :-

First Class: Inspector General or Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals and Fleets, when embarked with a Fleet, Inspector of Steam Machinery afloat, when embarked with a Fleet, Stall Captain, Secretary to Admiral of the Fleet or Commander-in-Chief, Paymaster-in-Chief, in the event of such Officer being employed afloat, Forty-five Shares each.

Second Class: Senior Lieutenant of a rated Ship, not bearing a Commander under the Captain, Staff Commander, Staff Surgeon, Paymaster over Fifteen Years Seniority, Chief Engineer over Fifteen Years Seniority, Secretary to an Admiral or to a Commodore First Class not commanding in Chief, Thirty-five Shares each.

Third Class: Sea Lieutenant, Navigating Lieutenant, Captain of Marines (Artillery or Light Infantry) or of Land Forces doing Duty as Marines, whether having higher Brevet Rank or not, Surgeon, Secretary to Commodore Second Class, Paymaster under Fifteen Years Seniority, Chief Engineer under Fifteen Years Seniority, Chiplain, Thirty Shares each. Fourth Cinss: Lieutenant or Quartermaster of Marines (Artillery or Light Infantry), Lieutenant, Quartermaster, or Ensign of Land Forces doing Duty as Marines, Naval Instructor, Sub- Lieutenant, Chief Gunner, Chief Boatswain, Chief Carpenter, Assistant Surgeon, Navigating Sub-Lieutenant, Assistant Paymaster in charge, Assistant Paymaster, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Gunner, Boatswain, Carpenter, Twenty Shares each.

Fifth Class: Midshipman, Navigating Midshipman, Pilot, Clerk, Master-at-Arms, Chief Gunner's Mate, Chief Boatswain's Mate, Chief Captain of the Forecastle, Admiral's Coxswain, Chief Quartermaster, Chief Yeoman of the Signals, Chief Carpenter's Mate, Naval Schoolmaster, Writer, Engine Room Artificer, Chief Stoker, Ship's Steward, Ship's Cook, Chief Bandmaster, and all Chief Petty Officers, Serjeant Major, and Quartermaster Serjeant of Marines (Artil- lery or Light Infantry), or of Land Forces doing Duty as Marines, Twelve Shares each. Sixth Class: Naval Cadet, Navigating Cadet, Assistant Clerk, Ship's Corporal, Gunner's Mate, Boatswain's Mate, Captain's Coxswain, Captain of the Forecastle, Quartermaster, Yeoman of the Signals, Coxswain of the Launch, Captain of the Main Top, Captain of the Fore Top, Captain of the Quarterdeck Men, Captain of the Hold, Sailmaker, Ropemaker, Carpenter's Mate, Caulker, Blacksmith, Armourer, Plumber, Painter First Class, Leading Stoker, Sick Berth Steward, Bandmaster, Head Krooman in rated Ships, and all First-class Petty Officers, Serjeant of Marines (Artillery or Light Infantry), or of Land Forces doing Duty as Marines, Ten Shares each.

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