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UNITED STATES

Note. — From and after July 1, ISTO, the spirit ration is totally abolished, and in lieu thereof the navy ration, under the appropriation of provisions for the navy, is 30 cents per day. No officer on the retired list of the navy shall be employed on active duty except in time of war ; and those otficers on the retired list, and those hereafter retired, who were, or who may be, retired after 40 years' service, or on attaining the age of 02 years, in con- formity with section 1 of the act of December, 1S61, and its amendments dated June 25, 1864, or those who were or may be retired from incapacity resulting from long and faithful service, from wounds or injuries received in the hne of duty, from sickness or exposure therein, shall, after the passage of this act, be entitled to 75 per centum of the present sea pay of the grade or rank which they held at the time of their retirement. The rear-admirals provided for in the act of June 5, 1872, shall be considered as having been retired as rear- admirals. [Act 3d March, 1873.] CLASSIFICATION AND PAY OF PETTY OFFICERS, ENLISTED MEN, ETC. Chief Petty Officers

Seaman Branch Monthly Pay Artificer Branch Monthly Pay � Special Branch Monthly Pay Chief Masters-at- Chief Machinists . $70 Chief Yeomen $60 Arms . $65 Chief Carpenters' Hospital Stewards 60 Chief Boatswains' Mates . 50 Bandmasters 52 Mates . 50 Chief Electricians . 50 Chief Gunners' Mates . 50 Chief Gun Captains 50 Chief Quartermas- ters . 50 Petty Officers, First Class Masters-at-Arms, Machinists, first First Musicians $36 first class . $40 class . $55 Yeomeu, first class 40 Boatswains' Mates, Boilermakers CO first class . 40 Coppersmiths 50 Gunners' Mates, Blacksmiths . 50 first class . 40 Plumbers and Gun Captains, Fitters 45 first class . 40 Sailniakers' Mates, Quartermasters, first class . 40 first class . 40 Carpenters' Mates, first class . Water Tenders Electricians, first class . 40 40 40 40 Petty Officers, Second Class Masters-at-Arms, Machinists, second Yeomen, second second class $35 class . $40 class . $35 Boatswains' Mates, Oilers 37 second class 35 Carpenters' Mates, Gunners' Mates, second class 35 second class 35 Printers . 35 Gun Captains, Electricians, second second class 35 class . 35 Quartermasters, second class 35 Petty Officers, Third Class Masters-at-Arms, Carpenters' Mates, Yeomen, third class $30 third class . $30 third class . $30 Hospital Appren- Cockswains . 30 Painters . 80 tices, first class . 30 Gunners' Mates, third class . 30 Quartermasters, third class . 30