Circular No. 439
Admiralty,
12th July 1860

With reference to the Circular Order, No. 408, dated 24th January, 1860, by which Pensions of £25 a-year are granted, under certain conditions, to the Widows of Warrant Officers ; my Lords are pleased to direct, under the authority of Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 30th June last, that the above Pensions shall be allowed to the Widows of Warrant Officers, provided their husbands shall have been warranted for a period of one year, (acting time included) instead of ten years as directed in the said Circular, and provided they shall have been confirmed in the rank of Warrant Officer.

All other conditions set forth in the above-mentioned Circular remain in force,

By Command of their Lordships,
C. Paget,
To all Commanders-in-Chief, Captains, Commanders and Commanding Officers of Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels.

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