The Paymaster of the Marines was established in 1831 following the abolition of
Marine Pay Department within the
Admiralty that had its own paymaster for the marines. This office holder was part of the
Navy Pay Office under the
Treasurer of the Navy. The post holder was responsible for processing payments to the Corps of the Royal Marines until the Navy Pay Office was abolished in 1832 as part of reforms of HM Naval Service.[1]
History
Following the abolition of the
Marine Pay Department in 1831, William Robinson, then a
second class clerk in that Department, was transferred to the
Navy Board with the title of the Paymaster of the Marines to the Navy Board. The post holder was responsible for processing payments to the
Corps of Royal Marines until the Navy Pay Office was abolished in 1832 as part of administrative reforms of the navy's civil departments by
Sir James Graham,
First Lord of the Admiralty.[1][2]
Duties
In conjunction with the
Treasurer of the Navy he is to ensure he can make payments either at his office or at one of the offices of sub-accountants in order to.[3]
Conduct payment of the Marine Forces.
Make payments for recruitment and levy money.
Pay barrack and infirmary expenses.
Pay contingencies.
Pay Half Pay
Pay salaries to civil officers.
Pay salaries to deputy paymasters;
Pay widows pensions.
Prepare annual estimates for the services provided his office.
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abcCollinge, John Michael (December 1978). Navy Board officials, 1660-1832. London, England: University of London, Institute of Historical Research. p. 33.
ISBN9780901179531.
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abCommons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1829).
"Report on Public Accounts". Parliamentary Papers. London, England: H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 30–31.
Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1829). "Report on Public Accounts". Parliamentary Papers. London, England: H.M. Stationery Office.
Morriss, Roger; Jr, William N. Still (1997). Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853. Columbia, South Carolina, United States: Univ of South Carolina Press.
ISBN9781570032530.
'Paymaster of Marines 1831-2 ', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 7, Navy Board Officials 1660-1832, ed. J M Collinge (London, 1978), p. 33. British History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol7/p33 [accessed 8 January 2019].