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GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS.
Petty Officers (NS) having served as £
such or as First Class Petty Officers
'OS) for not less than 10 years .. ..16
Second Class Petty Officers (OS), with
7 years' service as such, or men of
Loading Seaman rank with over 3
years' service as such, and 7 years*
subsequent service in that capacity . . 10
Leading Seaman, having served as such
for not less than five years . . . . 7
Able Seamen, and others s
10. In cases where the man recommended may not
have served the full period to entitle him to the
Gratuity applicable to his rating, he shall receive
such lower rate, with reference to his combined ser-
vice in several capacities, as in the opinion of the
Admiralty, it may be proper to award him.
11. If a man should die before receiving the Gratuity
to which he may be entitled, H will be paid to his
widow, or next of kin if dependent upon him, pro-
vided he shall have completed time for Long Service
Pension.
12. Clause 6, 8, and 15 to 22, of Article 751, are
applicable to men who joined the Service before 1st
January, 1886.
751. Men holding any of the Eatings specified as
eligible for the good Conduct Medal in Appendix
XV., Part 1 who entered the Service after 3lst
December, 1884, may be recommended for the award
under the following rules :—
Note.— This also applies to all boys wbo were under
the age of 18 on 31st December 1884.
2. To entitle a man to a Medal-
la.) He must have served for 16 years with continu-
ous " Very Good " character," and with
previous character not inferior to " Good," in
service reckoning for pension.
Note— -In cases where character during pension-
able service ha.i been assessed as " Good " on the
31 =t December in any year, time reckoning for Medal
will not commence until the 1st January following.
(6.) He must have been recommended for the award
by his Captain on his Service Certificate for
the three consecutive years immediately pre-
ceding his application,
(c.) He must be recommended by the Captain
under whom he is serving at the time of appli-
cation.
3. After a man eligible for a Good Conduct Medal
under Clause 1 has been awarded 12 years' continu-
ous " Very Good " character as under these Regu-
lations, will count towards the Medal, and if his
character should continue to be " Very Good," the
Captain, if he considers him deserving thereof, is to
enter on his Conduct Sheet or Service Certificate
the notations of the recommendations provided for
under Arts. S28 and 830, Clauso 3.
4. Desertion or Reduction to the Second Class
for Conduct will render a man absolutely ineligible
for the award of a Good Conduct Medal, except one
reduction within the first five years of a man's time,
provided that by his good conduct he earned his
restoration to the First Class within 8 months, and
that his character for the year in which the reduction
occurred was not assessed below " Good." See
Clause 2 (a).
6. The Admiralty will nevertheless consider any
recommendation which may be made in special cir
cumstances on behalf of a man who can show 15 years
of continuous " Very Good " character, although he
may be disqualified for the award of a Medal under
the ordinary Regulations.
6. If a man's conduct should not have been satis-
factory during the interval pending the presentation
of the Medal, it is to be withheld, and the particulars
of the case reported to the Admiralty
7. From the date of the award or restoration of a
Medal a Continuous Service Man, provided his
character is maintained, will commence earning a
Good Conduct Gratuity at the rate of 11. a year
which is not to be paid until he completes time for
Pension. If invalided before completing time for
pension, he will be paid 11. for each completed year
that he has served since the Medal was awarded or
restored.
For each year's service in the following ratings,
after the date of the award of the Medal, will be
added-
£ «. a - , r
To Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer(NS)
and 1st Class Petty Officer (OS) .. 2 o o
„ 2ndClassPetty Officer(OS) and men
of Leading Seaman rank, with over
3 years' service as such* 10
,, Leading Seaman, except as above .. 10
until the maximum is reached, which will be, for a—
£ s. d.
Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer (NS)
and 1st Class Petty Officer (OS) ..15
2nd Class Petty Offlcer(OS) and men of
Leading Seaman rank, with over 3
years' service as such* 10
Leading Seaman, except as above .. 7 10
Able Seaman 500
8. If it is desired that men who have received
Medals should also be given Gratuities, separate
application must be made for the latter on the men
becoming eligible for the award.
9. If a man is awarded the character of " Good,"
instead of " Very Good," after the grant of a Medal,
the period of service during which the character of
" Good " is awarded will not count for increase of
Gratuity, notwithstanding that he may not have
been deprived of the Medal.
10. If a man Is deprived of his Medal, he will lose
all claim to Gratuity; in the event of the Medal
being restored before he is pensioned, not more than
the lowest scale of Gratuity, viz. 52. will be awarded.
11. If a man is invalided after having been
awarded the Medal, and before completion of the
full time for Pension, he will be awarded the
amount of Gratuity in accordance with Clause 7 of
this Article.
12. If a man should die after the award of his
medal, any Gratuity to which he may be entitled
will be paid to his widow, or next of kin if dependent
upon him.
13. Any man voluntarily quitting the Service be-
fore being entitled to a pension will not be entitled
to a gratuity.
14. In cases where men who have completed time
for Pension re-engage for a further period of service,
and are not at the time of re-engaging entitled to
the maximum Gratuity, such further service may
count towards it, provided they in all respects
comply with the Regulations.
15. Men who have been paid the Gratuity for which
they are eligible at the date of completing time for
Pension, and who subsequently become eligible by
* In the case of Ratings who are required to pass qualifying examination for advancement to Petty
Officer, this privilege Is Dot to apply to any time serve prior to passing the examination.
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