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of the crew), who may be on board such ship, having served above twenty-oneyears, who shall have behaved invariably well in such ship, and be in possessionof certificates of good conduct throughout his former service, and be in theCaptain’s opinion in every respect deserving to be so rewarded; when theperson or persons so reported by the Captain or Commander shall be paid aGratuity, in addition to all other allowances, of £15, if a First Class Petty

Officer or Sergeant of Marines; of £7, if a Second ClassPetty Officer or Corporal of Marines; and of £5, if anAble Seaman or Private of Marines; but to entitle theFirst Class Petty Officer or Sergeant of Marines to the£15 he must have served as such ten years, and to entitlethe Second Class Petty Officer or Corporal of Marines tothe £7 he must have served seven years as such, other-wise they can only be paid as Able Seamen or Privatesof Marines. And all men receiving the said Gratuitywill be afterwards entitled to wear a Silver Medal the sizeof a half-crown, at the third button-hole of their jackets,having on one side of it the words, for long serviceand good conduct, and on the other an Anchor andCrown.”

On the 11th of March 1833, a “ Memorandum” was issued by the Admi-ralty, stating, that “ with reference to the 12th Article of the Regulations,dated the 24th of August 1831, for granting Out-pensions from GreenwichHospital, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hereby give notice, thatHis Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct, by his Order in Council ofthe 6th instant, that the Captain or Commander of any of His Majesty’s sea-going ships shall be at liberty to recommend any Petty Officer or Seaman, orNon-commissioned Officer or Private of Marines, for the Gratuity and Medal,on the ship he commands being paid off, notwithstanding that such ship maynot have been three years in commission.” In August in the same year another“Memorandum” appeared: “With reference to the 12th Article of HisMajesty’s Order in Council of the 24th August 1831, authorizing the Captainsand Commanders of His Majesty’s ships to recommend certain of the crew forGratuities and Medals, under the limitations therein specified; the Lords Com-missioners of the Admiralty are pleased to direct that, on a ship being orderedto be paid off, the Captain or Commander of such ship shall immediately

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