promotion and medical officers, each two per cent, per annum lor every year of sea service: engineers, two per cent, per annum for each year of sea service, in addition to the pay now authorized by law.

To give an example or two, 'lie operation of tbe provisions of this bill would be thus:— Captains now receive for service pay s>;(,:, 111: for waiting orders g-i,sbo. Their average of ■easervice may be assumed at twenty years,