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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
themselves of this permission do not exceed one-third of the
present strength of the Indian Navy, and that preference be
given to the senior grades, viz.:—
64 To the captains, <£360 per annum, the amount of the
retired pay fixed for that rank by the regulations, without pre
judice, however, to succession to the pensions of the Senior list
as vacancies occur therein. To commanders, £360 per annum,
the present retiring pay of captain, but without further pro
spect. To lieutenants, who have actually served fifteen years
in India, ^290 per annum, the present retired pay of com
mander, bat without further prospects. To lieutenants, who
have not actually served fifteen years, £190 per annum, being
the retiring pay of lieutenant after twenty-two years' service,
without further prospects. The offer of retirement is to be
made to each captain, commander, and lieutenant, who must
signify his determination thereon within three calendar months
from the receipt of such offer. You will forthwith promulgate
this arrangement, but you are not to make any promotions on
the vacancies occasioned by its operation, until you shall have
received our further instructions."
In accordance with the terms of the Court's retirement
scheme, the following Government Order was published :—
" Bombay Castle, April 4, 1839.
"The Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to announce,
that the future establishment of the Indian Navy has been
fixed by the Hon. the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , as follows, viz.;—-
Four captains, eight commanders, forty lieutenants, and forty-
eight midshipmen An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. . The privilege of retiring from the Service
on the terms specified below, is conferred on thirty-four officers,
holding the rank of captain, commander, and lieutenant; the
preference being given to the seniors of the Service." (Here
follow the terms of retirement specified in the Court's letter.)
A large number of officers availed themselves of the Court's
offer, as to retiring on the pension of the rank next above that
to which they had attained, and the following notification was
published by the Bombay Government;—
" Bombay Castle, July 1, 1839.
" The following is a list of the officers of the Indian Navy
who retire from the Company's service, under orders of the
Hon. the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated the 9th of May, 1838,
published in General Orders, under date of the 4th of April
last^
: Gr. Grant, R. Cogan, E. W. Harris, J. Sawyer,
W. Kose. Commanders: J. H. Wilson, W. Denton, J. Hough
ton, ft. Lloyd, J. H. Rowband, C. Wells, T. E Rogers. Lieu
tenants : H. "W arry, P. L. Powell, C. Sharp, G. Boscawen,
J. R. Wellsted, F. D. Winn, J. L. Pruen, R. D. Swan, J. Wood,