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eervice, the a\erage of which (for 

 it varies in different rates) may be 

 taken of the former at 40/. and of 

 the latter at 30/. per annum. We 

 do not feel it necessary to propose 

 an increase of these rates, with 

 regard to young men who have 

 not passed their examination for 

 lieutenants ; but we hope tiiat 

 your Royal Highness will be of 

 opinion, that those who have pass- 

 ed that examination, and whose re- 

 sponsibility and usefulness, as well 

 as their necessary expenses, in- 

 crease with their age, are entitled 

 to a higher remuneration than 

 young persons who may have late- 

 ly entered his Majesty's service. 

 We have therefore proposed an 

 increase of pay to all mates and 

 midshipmen who may have passed 

 theii' examination. 



We have to observe that the ex- 

 amination of young gentlemen for 

 the rank of lieutejiant has been 

 lately made more strict, as, besides 

 the usual examination in seaman- 

 ship before naval officers, they are 

 now obliged to undergo another at 

 the naval college, as to their pro- 

 ficiency in the scientific branches 

 of their profession. We cannot 

 but hope that the distinction, which 

 we propose to establish in favour 

 of those who shall have passed the 

 prescribed examination (though it 

 is new in his Majesty's service), 

 cannot be considered as objec- 

 tionable, either in principle or 

 amount. 



Connected with this part of the 

 subject is the situation of school- 

 master on board his Majesty's 

 ships, which is at present so ill 

 remunerated (namely, at the same 

 rate as the youngest midshipmen) 

 that it is found impossible to ob- 



tain persons of adequate acquire- 

 ments to undertake this duty ; 

 we, however, feel so strongly the 

 importance of the subject of the 

 education of young jiersons in his 

 jNlajesty's navy, as well of the up- 

 per ranks as tlie lower, that we 

 have felt ourselves bound to pro- 

 pose to yom- Royal Highness an 

 addition to the pay of the school- 

 masters in the fleet : and if the 

 chaplain should ijerform the duty 

 of schoolmaster, which is highly 

 desirable, we piopose that he 

 should receive the pay of both 

 offices : this regulation, we think, 

 will have the double tendency of 

 improving both the condition and 

 respectability of the chaplain and 

 the schoolmaster ; and our desire 

 to encourage persons to under- 

 take this duty induces us to re- 

 commend that the allowance to 

 the schoolmaster, called Queen 

 Ann's bounty, of 20/. per annum, 

 and the remuneration to the chap- 

 lain for the tuition of young gen- 

 tlemen granted by the Orders in 

 Council of the 4th of March, 1812, 

 and 4th March, 1813, may be 

 continued. 



The arrangements respecting 

 warrant and petty officers we shall 

 state distinctly in subsequent sec- 



tiojis of this memorial. 



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The rest of this section relates 

 to the drawing of bills for pay, &c. 



HI. This section, after stating 

 the inconsistencies in the existing 

 rates of pay for boatswains, gim- 

 ners, carpenters, &c. proposes the 

 following regulations : — 



1st. The pay and superannuation 

 of gunners, boatswains, and car- 

 penters, shall be regulated by the 

 same scale. 



2d. The 



