Index
 
Writers, Domestics, Cooks, Stewards and Sick Berth - 1892

(OS) = Old System
(NS) = New System

Writers 1st Class Domestic
£28 17 11
Cooks Stewards Sick Berth
Boy Writer
£18 5 0
Wardroom Cook - old system
Cook’s mate –old system
Second Cook’s Mate
£22 16 3
Ship’s Steward Boy
£10 12 11
Sick Berth Attendant
(OS) £31 18 9
(NS) £24 6 8
after 3 years £27 7 6
Third Writer
£36 10 0
Wardroom Steward – old system
Assistant Keeper of Royal Appartments
Cook’s Mate
£28 17 11
Ship’s Steward’s
£54 15 0
Sick Berth Steward
(Old system) £44 2 1
(New System) £44 2 1
Second Writer
£54 15 0
General Messman – 1st class Domestic
£45 12 6
Ship’s Cook (old system) for General Mess in Troop ships £39 10 10 Ship’s Steward with 5 years service
£73 0 0
SBS after 3 yrs £48 13 4
Chief Writer
£91 5 0 (Eligible for GCs after signing-on for pension)
2nd class domestic
£24 6 8
Second Ship’s Cook
£41 1 3
Ship’s Steward with 10 years service
£91 10 0
SBS after 6 yrs £54 15 0
Pensioner Writer (in Home ships)

1st 5 years £63 17 6
Next 5 yrs £77 11 3
Afterwards £91 5 0
Assistant Cook in Royal Kitchen – old system
Baker in Troop Ships
Chief Cook
£54 15 0
Ship’s Steward with 15 years service
£109 10 0
SBS after 9 yrs £63 17 6
3rd Class Domestic
£19 15 5
Chief Cook with 3 yrs service
£63 17 6
Ship’s Steward with 20 years service
£127 15 0
Chief Sick Berth Steward £73 0 0
Not entitled to GCs or pay for GCs Assistant Baker in Troop Ships – old system - - -

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