14. The characters so recorded are, on these several occasions, to be read to the men by the Divisional or the Marine Officer, as the case may be. 15. Should the Captain give up command at a broken period of the Commission, exceeding three months from the commencement of the year, he is invariably to fill up and initial the men's Certificates; if within the three months, he is only to fill up and initial the Certificates of the men whose characters have undergone a change since the last record on their Certificates. 16. Whenever a Good Conduct Medal is awarded, suspended, forfeited, or restored, or any Decoration or other Medal granted, or a Good Conduct Badge is awarded or forfeited, the particulars are to be noted on the Certificate, as well as in the Ledger and Service and Conduct Book. 17. The corner of the Certificate is only to be cut off on discharge and when the man's character has been so bad as to render his re-entry into the Navy undesirable; whenever the corner is cut off the fact is to be noted in the Ledger and in the Service and Conduct Book and a report is to be immediately made to the Commander-in-Chief in the form established for discharge with disgrace, which is to be adapted to the case. 18. On no account is any erasure or any alteration relative to the past to be made on the Certificate except with the sanction of the Admiralty; if any error is committed which requires immediate correction, the correction is to be made, without erasure, under the authority of the Captain, and attested by his signature. 19. Certificates will be retained in the offices of the several ships in which the men may be borne or serving, until they are finally discharged the Service; but whenever a man may require it, he is, on application to the Officer of his Division, to be furnished with a copy from the Officer in the established Form. 20. On the death or desertion of any person, a notation to that effect is to be made on the Certificate, which will be transmitted into Office with the Monthly Return. 21. In all questions relative to a man's character the notations made upon his Parchment Certificate are to be considered as conclusive, unless the Certificate shall appear to have been tampered with; in such a case it would be the duty of the Captain, on noticing it, to report immediately the particulars to the Admiralty that reference might be made to the Service and Conduct Book, or to other Records in Office, to clear up the matter, and, on the result being communicated, the Captain will note it upon the Certificate and attest it with his signature, and also make notations to the same effect in the Service and Conduct Book. § IV. GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS AND GRATUITIES, MARINES. 1,137. Royal Marines, as particularized in column G. of the Table in the Appendix VI., page 650, and whether afloat or ashore, may be recommended for the Good Conduct Medal and Gratuity, as well as Pensioners from the Corps, but for Medal only, provided they return to the Service within five years of being pensioned. The awards are made irrespective of the strength of the Divisions of the Royal Marines, it being intended that nothing but a Marine's own misconduct shall be a bar to his obtaining these distinguishing marks of the approbation of the Admiralty, should he serve sufficiently fong. 2. Ten years of continuous Very Good character shall render a Marine eligible for a Good Conduct Medal, and 15 years of continuous Very Good character shall render him eligible for a Gratuity, provided he had never been awarded a character below Very Good, except for a period not exceeding one year in his first five years reckoning for Pension." 3. After a Marine has been awarded seven years of such continuous Very Good character as will, under these Regulations, count towards the Medal, the Captain or the Commandant will, if the Marine continuue to be Very Good, and he considers him deserving thereof from his invariable Very Good Conduct and Exemplary manner of performing his duties, add to the Very Good given on his Certificate, whenever he is required to record the Marine's Character, the words "Medal recommended," and after 12 years of such Very Good character, the Captain or the Commandant will, in like manner, add the words "Gratuity recommended." 4. To entitle a Marine to the Medal a. He must have been recommended for it by his Captain or Commandant on his Certificate for three consecutive years; b. He must be recommended for it by the Captain or Commandant under whom he is serving when he becomes eligible and has fulfilled the required conditions of service. 5. To entitle a Marine to the Gratuity a. He must have been awarded the Medal and have never forfeited it; b. He must have been recommended for it on his Certificate for three consecutive years; e. He must, until pensioned, have been always awarded a character above Good; d. He must be recommended for it by the Captain or Commandant under whom he is serving when his Pension is applied for. 6. Whenever Exemplary is awarded it shall in all cases be understood as being equivalent to Very Good for Medal and Gratuity purposes. 7. Whenever the Captain sees fit to withhold the required recommendation, he will record fully his reasons in the Service and Conduct Book. In the case of Marines on shore, the Commandant will do so in the corresponding record at the Divisional Head Quarters. 8. The character given to a Marine in such portion of under-age service as does not reckon for Pension has no effect on his claim to a Medal and Gratuity. 9. A break in service caused by a Marine being invalided will not be considered as breaking the continuity of his Very Good character, provided he rejoins as soon as the state of his health will admit, and completes the required service. 10. Desertion, reduction to the Second Class for conduct, imprisonment, or the award of character less than Good during any portion of the time which reckons for Pension, shall render a Marine absolutely ineligible for the Medal or Gratuity, except as provided for in the following paragraphs 11 and 12. 11. In order not entirely to exclude from the honour of a Medal a Marine who may have committed himself in the early part of his service reckoning for Pension, but who may have since become a Very Good character, the Admiralty will consider (with reference to the grant of a Medal without Gratuity) the case of any Marine who can show 15 years of continuous Very Good character, notwithstanding anything he may have done or any character which may have been awarded to him, except Bad or Indifferent, in his previous service. 12. The Admiralty will also consider the case of any Marine who would be excluded under the foregoing Regulations, but who may be specially recommended on account of his having shown highly Exemplary conduct in action, or otherwise; in such cases, however, no Gratuity will be awarded. 13. Imprisonment by the Civil Power shall not prejudice a Marine's claim to the Medal or Gratuity unless it shall have been so directed by the Admiralty, if the Marine was serving at home, or, if abroad, by the Commander-in-Chief. 14. A Marine to whom a Medal has been awarded will be liable to be deprived of it summarily by warrant, under the hand of his Captain, for subsequent miscon duct, subject to the ultimate approval of the Commanderin-Chief, or Officer in command of the Station, or by the Commandant of Royal Marines; the deprivation is always to take place publicly, and to carry with it the forfeiture of any claim to Good Conduct Gratuity on discharge. The Medal is to be returned to the Accountant-General. 15. If a Non-commissioned Officer holding a Good Conduct Medal is reduced for misconduct he is to be absolutely deprived of his Medal. 16. The Good Conduct Medal of a Marine who had been deprived of it may, with the sanction of the Admiralty, be restored on the completion of his time for Pension, provided his character during the last five years of his service has been Very Good. 17. The infliction of any of the punishments specified in Clause 7, Article 723, page 7, a to f, after a Medal has been awarded, entails forfeiture of the Medal, except as provided for in the following Clause (18). If a Badge is taken away without loss of Medal, the Medal is not to be worn until the Badge is regained. If the Badge is not regained within 12 months from the date of deprivation the Medal is absolutely forfeited. If two or more Badges are taken away, and not one only, or if a Marine loses a second Badge, his Medal is absolutely forfeited. 19. Notations on Parchment Certificates are to be made in all cases of suspension and restoration of Medal in consequence of the loss of a Badge; and also in all cases of absolute forfeiture. 20. The scale for Gratuities shall be as follows: Non-commissioned Officers of Royal Marines in Class 1, Art. 1,147, having served as Staff Sergeants and Sergeants of Royal Marines for not less than 10 years, and Marine Schoolmaster Sergeants of Royal Marines in Classes II., III, and IV., Art. 1.147, having served as such for not less than ten years Corporals and Bombardiers of Royal Marines, having served as such for not less than seven years Gunners, Privates, Musicians, and Buglers L 20 15 10 5 of Royal Marines Gratuities will not be given to Marines who serve after being pensioned. 21. In case where the Marine recommended may not have served the full period to entitle him to the Gratuity applicable to his rank, he shall receive such lower rate, with reference to his combined service in several capa cities, as may, in the opinion of the Admiralty, be proper to award him. 22. Lists of Marines recommended for Medals and Gratuities are to be transmitted to the Admiralty, in the established form, by the Commander-in-Chief and Senior Officers at Home and Abroad, and the Commandants of Royal Marines, as soon as the Marines become eligible for them; and when the approval of the Admiralty has been received, the Medals and Gratuities are to be presented before the Ship's company by the Captain of the Ship, and in the case of Marines on shore, by the Commandants on parade. A complete history of Badges, showing the dates of award, deprivation, and restoration, must be given on the Copies of Certificates sent into office. 23. It must be distinctly understood that Medals are only granted on the condition that the recipients continue to serve for Long-Service Pension, unless invalided; and that, in the event of a Marine who has been granted a Medal declining to go on serving to complete such time, he shall surrender the Medal on his discharge, unless he has completed 15 years of service reckoning for Pension, in which case he may retain it. 24. If it is desired that Marines who have received Medals should also be given Gratuities, separate application must be made for the latter on their being recommended for Pension. 25. In the case of a man who has joined the Marines from the Army, the general character given to him on his discharge will be taken as his character throughout the whole of his Army service, subject, however, to the rules as to 10 consecutive years of Very Good or Exemplary character. 26. If, pending the presentation of the Medal, the Marine's conduct has not been satisfactory, it is to be withheld, and the particulars of the case reported to the Admiralty. 27. In the case of Marines in the Service on the 1st July 1876, time served before that date, with Very Good character, will be allowed to reckon for the Medal and Gratuity, provided their conduct has been such as to render them deserving of being considered Very Good under these Regulations. 28. Between the 1st July 1876 and 30th June 1880 inclusive, Exemplary Character only will reckon towards Medal and Gratuity and not Very Good. MARINES' CERTIFICATES. With reference to Art. 1,125, Marines' Certificates are to be filled up in accordance with the amended Art. 723, in so far as its provisions can be made applicable to them. LAND PRIVILEGES IN THE COLONIES TO NAVAL AND MILITARY OFFICERS. This notice is issued by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the information of Officers wishing to retire from Her Majesty's naval or military service, for the purpose of settling in those colonies, which offer privileges to that class of settlers in the acquisition of Crown lands. 1. Colonies which offer Privileges. The only Colonies which now offer land privileges to Naval and Military Officers are British Columbia and Honduras. 2. Officers entitled to Privileges. The Officers to whom such privileges are offered are (a) Naval Officers of the Military Branch, of all grades not lower than that of Sub-Lieutenants; Military Officers of all grades not lower than that of Subalterns of seven years' standing; (c) Regimental staff Officers; and (d) Medical Officers of both Services, of not less than five years' standing. 3. Officers not entitled to Privileges. The Officers not entitled to land privileges are, Naval and Military Chaplains; Commissariat Officers; Subalterns under seven years' standing; Medical Officers of less than five years' standing; Midshipmen; Cadets; Warrant Officers of every description; Officers of any of the Civil Branches of the Navy or Army; and, lastly, Officers who have ceased for the space of three calendar months to belong to Her Majesty's Service, and have not obtained the Memorandum of Rank and Service hereinafter mentioned. 4. Nature and Extent of Privileges. In British Columbia a certain quantity of land is granted in lieu of remission of purchase money. In the other above-named Colonies, land must be purchased under the land regulations for the time being in force in the Colony, and a certain amount of the purchase money is then remitted. These allowances are regulated by the rank and length of service of the Officer as shown in the following scales, viz: Acres. from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and if a Military man, from the Office of the General Commanding-in-Chief specifying his rank, length of service, and date of retirement. This document will not be issued more than once to the same officer; and it must, within one year from the date of the Officer's retirement, be presented to the Governor of one of the above-named Colonies, otherwise the Officer will not be entitled to any land privileges in the Colony. No document from the Office of the Secretary of State is necessary. 6. Location Ticket. As the sole object of the Regulations is to encourage bona fide settlement of Naval and Military Officers in the Colony, an Officer, on presentation of his Memorandum of Rank and Service to the Governor, will receive in the first instance a Location Ticket only, for the land which in British Columbia he may obtain, or which in either of the other Colonies he may have purchased to the extent of his remission money. 7. Crown Grant. At the expiration of two years from the date of such Location Ticket, the Officer, on paying the customary survey and other fees, will receive in exchange for it a Crown Grant, provided he can show to the satisfaction of the Governor, but not otherwise, that he is a bona fide settler in the Colony, and has not only continuously resided therein since the receipt of his Location Ticket, but that he has resided on the land described in it for such length of time, and made substantial and permanent improvements thereon of such description and value as the Governor may have prescribed in any general notice published by his authority in the Govern. ment Gazette of the Colony. N.B.-The term of residence and the extent of improvements at present required are as follows: In British Columbia, that the Officer or his family shall reside continuously on the land for two years, and build a house and make improvements. 8. Lapse of Claim of Crown Grant not applied for in time. If application should not be made for a Crown Grant in exchange for the Location Ticket within a twelvemonth from the expiration of the two years for which it was issued, the Officer's claim will be considered as extinguished, and the land will absolutely revert to the Crown. 9. Land not transferable until Grant issued. No transfer of the land will be allowed or be valid until a Crown Grant thereof has been obtained. 10. Provision in case of Death. But if an Officer has obtained a Memorandum of Rank and Service and dies before he can obtain a Location Ticket the Governor of the Colony is authorised to make the Memorandum available, as he may think proper, in favour of a child or children or other nearest representative of the deceased, who will then become entitled to the same rights and be subject to the same conditions as attached to the deceased. In case an Officer dies after the Location Ticket has been obtained, the land to which it refers will be granted to his legal represen. tative. 11. Permanence of the Regulations cannot be guaranteed. As the land regulations in the above named Colonies are liable at any time to be altered, Her Majesty's Government cannot guarantee the permanence of these regulations-nor can the amount of remission in purchase money made to Officers be increased on account of any increased value which may at any time be set up upon the Crown lands in the Colony. NAVY AND PRIZE AGENTS FOR OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY RESIDENT IN LONDON. Banton and Mackrell, Messrs. (late John P.Muspratt), St. Antholins Chambers, 26, Budge-row, Cannon- Burnett, Messrs., and Co., 17, Surrey-st. Strand. Hildreth, G. J. (late Hildreth and Ommanney), 44, Charing Stilwell, John Gilliam, John Pakenham, and Henry, Oliver, W. I., R.N., 39, Lombard Street. AGENT FOR OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL MARINES. Edward Thomson Draper, 12, Buckingham Street, Strand. LIST OF PRIZES ADVERTISED FOR PAYMENT IN THE "LONDON GAZETTE BETWEEN THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY MEDALS. LIST of OFFICERS of the ROYAL NAVY who have received the 1880 Captain Hon. Edmund R. Fremantle, C.B., C.M.G., A.D.C. LIST of OFFICERS and MEN belonging to the ROYAL NAVY and ROYAL MARINES who have received Medals from the Royal Humane Society during the past year. |