King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton
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Commander, each per annum, £200 to be made up to £500 net. 1st Mates, each per annum, £75 to be made up to £150 net. 2nd Mates, each per annum, £50 to be made up to £75 net. But these increases were conditional on their salaries, shares of seizures and penalties, and all other emoluments of that description not having amounted to the salaries now offered. The deputed mariners were to have £5 or £3 each, per lunar month. Mariners who had no deputation were to have £3 a month, boys on the cruisers £10 per annum. As to victualling, the commanders and mates were to have 3s. each per diem, mariners 1s. 6d. each per diem. Fire and candle for each person were to be allowed for at the rate of 1s. 6d. per lunar month. Under each Inspecting Commander were to be two tenders in each district, and the mates who were acting as commanders of these were to have their existing £75 a year raised to £150 net in case their salaries, shares of seizures, and other emoluments of that description should not amount to these sums. Deputed mariners, mariners, boys, victualling, fire, and candle were all to be paid for just as in the case of the inspecting cruisers above mentioned. This was to date from October 10, 1809. A few months later a like improvement was made in the salaries of cruisers in general, for from the 5th of January 1810, commanders of these were to have their £100 per annum raised to £250 net--the above conditions "in case their salaries, shares of seizures, &c." did not make up this amount being also here prevalent--whilst first mates were to be raised from £60 to £100 net. If second mates |
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