NOTE.-All Foreign or Colonial Pilots shall be paid abroad at the usual or established rates for Her Majesty's Ships, on producing a certificate signed by the Captain, specifying the service performed, and the time when, and also the amount due; which certificate must be addressed either to a Naval Storekeeper or to one of Her Majesty's Consuls, and will be an authority for the payment of the sum therein mentioned. This certificate may, if necessary, be given in duplicate or in triplicate copies; but in order to prevent more than one payment being made thereon, they must all be addressed to the same person and place, and be marked across with the word Original, or Duplicate, or Triplicate. (Admiralty Instructions, April 1, 1844, cap. V., s, IV.-(See Hertslet, Vol. X, 204.) As a general rule, and particularly at places where there are no fixed and well defined rates and regulations, the Paymasters of Her Majesty's Ships are required to leave all claims for pilotage, harbour or tonnage dues, to be settled by the Consular Officer on the certificates given by the Commanding Officer. Consular Officers, on making these payments, will certify as to the correctness of the rates and their accordance with the regulations or the practice of the place. Should any changes take place in any rates of pilotage heretofore existing at the ports where they are stationed, Consular Officers are to transmit copies of the altered Tables or Regulations to the AccountantGeneral of the Navy, Admiralty, London, as well as to the Secretary of State.---(Gen. Ins., Annex 21.) Captain Form of Captain's Voucher for the Hire of Vessels. inclusive, for the purpose of* days, at the rate of Equal at the rate of Exchange below certified, to £ Approved, to be paid by the Paymaster. of of tons, with men currency. being per sterling. Captain. We do hereby certify, that the vessel above named was hired for the service herein specified, that her services were absolutely necessary, and that she was discharged as soon as she could be dispensed with; and further, that the Master and Crew of the said vessel were diligent and attentive, and conducted themselves to our satisfaction, and that the particulars hereof are duly inserted in the log book. Given under our hands, this 18 . day of We do hereby certify, that the rate charged for the hire of the vessel mentioned in the foregoing account is fair and reasonable, and not more than is usually charged for the hire of vessels of similar description; also that the Exchange at this time for Bills on the English Government at seven days' sight is I attest the above particulars, *Here describe the service. Collector of Customs, or + By a set of Bills of Exchange on the Accountant-General of the Navy, No. dated 18 (or in Cash, as the case may be); if paid in foreign coins, the number and description of them to be stated. To be signed by not less than two respectable Merchants. Amounting, at the Exchange certified on the other side, to £ sterling. Paymaster. * Victualling, Clothing, Medical, Engineers', Gunners', Boatswains' or Carpenters' as the case may be. Fractions of a penny to be stated in decimals. Approved for payment, and I do hereby certify, that all the Articles mentioned in the foregoing Account were procured by my order, that they have been delivered into the charge of the proper Officer, that the purchase was effected * ; that (from the best information I have had it in my power to obtain) the prices charged are not more than the fair wholesale market prices at this time, and that the present rate of exchange is resident at I, being the British Consul, or We, being two of the principal Merchants, do hereby certify, that the prices charged for the Articles specified in this Account are the fair wholesale market price at this place; that the present rate of Exchange for and that the We do hereby certify, that all the Articles mentioned in the foregoing Account were actually received on board H.M.S. in kind, and that the same are of good quality, and fit for Her Majesty's Service. Commander or * If the Articles were supplied under a Standing Contract for the Navy generally, insert "under Standing Contract, dated." If the purchase was negotiated by the Paymaster, insert "by Public Advertisement," or "by Private Agreement, dated," as the case may have been. Bill or Cash. NOTE. In repayment of all necessary disbursements made by Consular Officers on account of the Navy, they may draw Bills of Exchange on the Accountant-General of the Navy, at three days' sight, in the usual commercial form, adding to the amount of their disbursements the usual commission of two pounds ten shillings (2) per cent. Bills may be drawn immediately after disbursements are made, or otherwise, as may be most convenient; but Letters of Advice, inclosing Accounts and Vouchers, should be sent to the Accountant-General of the Navy at the time the Bills are drawn. Translations should accompany Vouchers written in a foreign language, and Accounts rendered in Form (Annex 11). (Gen. Ins., Annex 18A.) I, To Form of Warrant for Arrest of Stragglers and Deserters. and all others whom he may call upon to assist him in the execution Her Majesty's Ship being the Officer in command of do authorize you, and all others aforesaid, to arrest the following men, belonging to the said ship, for being absent without leave, such being an offence against the Naval Discipline Act, 18 ; and you are to bring the said before me, to answer for the said offence, and to be Form of Admiralty Warrant authorizing to wear the Blue Ensign. By the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Whereas we deem it expedient that the British Merchant ship measuring tons, the owner being trading to and registered at the port of shall be permitted to wear the Blue Ensign of Her Majesty's Fleet on board the said vessel. We do therefore, by virtue of the power and authority vested in us, warrant and authorize the Blue Ensign of Her Majesty's Fleet to be worn on board the accordingly, so long as that vessel shall fulfil the conditions required by our Regulations. Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office, this day By Command of their Lordships. NOTE. This Warrant will be issued by the Board of Trade, in proof that the Ship is duly qualified under the Regulations. Officers Commandiug Her Majesty's Ships abroad, British Consuls in Foreign Ports, and Customs Officers in British Possessions abroad, are empowered to ascertain that ships carrying the Blue Ensign are provided with an Admiralty Warrant, and that the conditions and regulations are complied with. See Admiralty Circular, 23rd February, 1865, Inclosure in F.O. Cir., 28th June, 1865, and Section 105 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854. |