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Greenwich hofpital ; and the month- 
ly pay of the commiffioned officers 
is alfo fubject to the fame deduc- 
tion. The three-pence in the pound 
is a deduétion from the pay of all 
commiffioned and warrant officers, 
for the purpofe of paying the wi- 
dows penfions. The marine ftop- 
pages are; one-penny a week from 
the wages of the private men, three 
half-pence of the corporal and 
drummer, and two-pence of the fer- 
jeant, applicable to the fame boun- 
ty. The cafual deductions are ei- 
ther for articles fupplied to them, 
which they are to pay for out of 
their wages; or for wages that have 
been advanced to them, or remit- 
ted by their order; or certain 
muléts incurred by them. : 
The fhip’s book, being formed 
with thefe divifions, is fent, with 
the four copies, from the fhip to the 
pay office of the navy at that port 
where the fhip is to be paid, with 
all the columns filled up except the 
eight following; the cheft, the hof 
pital, the three-pence in the pound, 
the marine ftoppages, the full and 
nett wages, the fums-remitted at 
the pay of the fhip, and, neglect. 
The firft fix, depending upon the 
time of the fervice of each perfon, 
cannot be filled up until that time 
is fully afcertained by examination, 
on the day of payment; neither can 
the next, as being a tranfaction upon 
that day. The column of negleét, 
which contains the mulcts and fines, 
is filled up fome time before the 
payment. 
* The officers and feamen, entitled 
to wages upon any fhip’s book, may 
be paid, cither before the pay day 
of that fhip, or upon that day, or 
between the pay day and the mak- 
ing up of the book, or after the 
book is made up: each of thefe 
times of payment is attended with 
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fome difference in the mode. The 
payments on the pay day are made, 
and payments upon recalls, that is, 
between the pay day and the mak- 
ing up of the books, are either made 
or fet off upon the fhip’s book it- 
felf; all the circumftances of each 
payment being there entered, that 
book becomes the evidence of fuch 
payments: but payments made, ei- 
ther previous to the pay day, or 
fubfequent to the making up of the 
books, are not made upon the 
books, but upon lifts, or by tick- 
efs, which lifts or tickets contain 
all the circumftances, and are the 
evidence of {uch payments. 
A payment upon the pay day, 
which is generally the principal 
payment, is in this manner:—The 
full wages of each perfon applying 
are calculated, and entered in the 
full column; the open columns of 
defaications are filled up: the total 
of his defalcations, both certain and 
cafual, being caft up, and deduéted 
from his full wages, leaves the nett 
wages; which are paid to him, and 
entered in. the proper column. No 
date is fet in the book againft the 
names of the perfons who are paid 
upon this day; but the indorfement 
of the day upon the. book, ferves 
for the date of all thofe payments; 
after that day, the book, at what- 
ever port it may be, remains in the 
pay office there, until it is final- 
ly clofed, for the purpofe of pay- 
ing upon recalls; which is done 
in the following manner: 
A litt of the claimants entitled to 
wages from fhips that have been 
paid, is fent from the fhip where 
they are on board, to the pay office 
at the port; this lift is examined 
with the fhip’s books that are in the 
office; and the perfons upon, the 
lift who can be paid, are difiinguifh- 
ed from thofe who cannot. The 
current 
