The pay of admirals is fixed at £52 per month and £30 sea allowance.
In addition to these sources of pay, all officers on the active list in the senior ranks are eligible for extra pay—a species of good-service pensions. Meritorious conduct and medals are qualifications.
Engineers, doctors, and paymasters draw identical pay with the corresponding naval ranks, and extra pay for special duties.
Constructors are on the same footing.
The equivalents in the different branches are:—
| Military. | Engineer. | Doctor. | Paymaster. | Constructor. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet. | Cadet. | Clerk | ||
| Midshipman | Assist.-Engineer | Assist.-Surgeon | Assist.-Paymaster | |
| (junior) | (junior) | (junior) | ||
| Sub-lieutenant | Assist.-Engineer | Assist.-Surgeon | Assist.-Paymaster | Assist.-Constructor |
| (senior) | (senior) | (senior) | ||
| Lieutenant | Engineer | Surgeon | Paymaster | Constructor |
| Lieut.-Commander | ||||
| Commander | Staff-Engineer | Staff-Surgeon Staff | Staff-Paymaster | |
| Captain | Fleet-Engineer | Fleet-Surgeon Fleet | Fleet-Paymaster | Chief-Constructor |
| Inspector of | Deputy Inspector | Paymaster-in-Chief | Inspector | |
| Machinery | of Hospitals | |||
| Rear-Admiral | Chief Inspector | Inspector of | Paymaster-General | |
| Vice-Admiral | of Machinery | Hospitals and | ||
| Fleets | ||||
| Inspector of | Inspector-General | |||
| Machinery | ||||
| General | ||||
| Admiral |
Men.
Ordinary seamen get 7s. a month. In addition, they have a varying sea allowance. The pay of seamen ranges up to 30s. a month, plus sea allowance. Altogether the average Japanese sailor, while in England, gets about 3s. a day.
Petty Officers.