e last day of July in that year were sent out the regulations
which the Admiralty had drawn up respecting the salaries, wages,
victualling, &c., of the Revenue cruisers. These may be summarised as
follows, and compared with rates which have been given for previous
years. They were sent addressed in each case to the "Commander of His
Majesty's Cruiser employed in the prevention of smuggling."

And first as to payment:

(I.) CRUISERS OF THE FIRST CLASS,
_i.e._ of 140 tons burthen and upwards.

Commander to have L150 per annum
1st Mate " 80 "
2nd Mate " 45 "

(II.) CRUISERS OF THE SECOND CLASS,
_i.e._ of 100 tons and upwards but under 140 tons.

Commander to have L130 per annum
1st Mate " 70 "
2nd Mate " 40 "

(III.) CRUISERS OF THE THIRD CLASS,
_i.e._ of less than 100 tons.

Commander to have L110 per annum
1st Mate " 60 "
(No 2nd Mate)

The wages of the following persons were to remain the same in all
classes, viz.:

Deputed Mariners L2 8s. per lunar month
Seamen 2 0 " "
Boys 10 0 per annum

Muster books were ordered to be kept regularly, and the sum of 1s. 6d.
was allowed to the commander a day for each man borne on the books and
actually victualled, to provide for the following proportion of
provisions:--1-1/2 lbs. of meat, 1-1/2 lbs. of bread, 1/2 gallon of
beer. The commander was also allowed 3s. a day for his own victuals,
and a like sum for each of his mates. Allowance was made for a
medicine chest to the extent of L3 annually. All expenses of pilotage
were to be paid by the Navy, "but the commanders and mates are to make
themselves acquainted with the coasts, &c., and no general pilot will
be allowed for more than two months after a cruiser's arrival on any
new station."

And there is now a notable innovation, which marked the advent of a
new age. Instead of the prevailing hempen cables with which these
cruisers had been supplied and had been in use for centuries among our
ships, these cutters were ordered to be furnished with chain cables
"in order that the vessels may have the less occasion for going to a
King's Port to refit or make purchases." If a man were injured or
became sick whilst in the service so as to need surgical aid, the
expense was to be allowed. And in