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OFFICERS ALLOWED ON ACTIVE LI8T.
f COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS.
Bank.
Number.
Order in Council.
§ Chief Gunners, Chief Boatswains,
Chief
•i
Signal Boatswains, and Commis-
sioned Telegraphists
)• 1592*t
13th June, 1913
Gunners, Boatswains, Signal Boats
warns,
(
and Warrant Telegraphists...
...
;
Chief Carpenters ....
Carpenters ... ._ „_ ...
...
24*J
276*}
| 16 February, 1903.
Chief Schoolmasters
Head Schoolmasters
33
i 10 January, 1910.
Chief Masters-at-Arms
6
18 October, 1909.
Artificer Engineers
Warrant Mechanicians f "°"
...
[See nnd
er Engineer Officers].
§ Commissioned Electricians j
Warrant Electricians J
...
} 24J
13 October, 1910.
Warrant Armourers
11
13 October, 1910.
Head Wardmasters...
_
•{
11 August, 1902, and
22 March, 1911.
Warrant Writers ....
15
8 August, 1911
Head Stewards
10
18 October, 1909.
Instructors in Cookery
—
3
18 October, 1909.
Note. — Under the provisions of Order in Council of the 29th February, 1908,
Commissioned Warrant Officers and Warrant Officers specially promoted to a higher
rank for war or distinguished service are borne supernumerary in the rank or ranks
above until the time arrives when they would have received promotion in the ordinary
course. The number of special promotions made under these conditions is limited to
five per cent., in excess of the establishment, of the higher rank or ranks combined.
§ The total number of Chief Gunners, Chief Boatswains, Chief Signal Boatswains,
and Commissioned Telegraphists (excluding those borne supernumerary) is restricted to
eight per cent, of the combined number of Commissioned Warrant Officers and
Warrant Officers of those ranks, and the proportion of Commissioned Electricians is
not to exceed one third of the total number of Commissioned Electricians and Warrant
Electricians combined (except as modified by Order in Council of the 19th July, 1912).
See next paragraph.
% Order in Council of the 19th July, 1912, provides that all deserving Warrant
Officers belonging to classes in which Commissioned Warrant rank is attainable may
be advanced to Commissioned Warrant rank after 15 years' service as Warrant Officer.
* These numbers include Lieutenant Commanders, Lieutenants, Carpenter
Lieutenant Commanders and Carpenter Lieutenants promoted from Commissioned
Warrant rank under the nrovisions of Order in Council of the 28th March, 1903.
ROYAL MARINE FORCES.
t ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS (under Orde r
in Council of 28th March, 1903, 7th May, 1907, and 8th August. 1911),
Staff of the Cobps
Adjutant-General 1
Assistant Adjutant-General ■ 1
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General 1
Quarter-Masters
Superintending Clerks (Warrant Officers)
t Numbers temporarily increased during hostilities (Order in Council, 30 Sepf, 1914.)