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shown in the drawing in Appendix 4), will be used by 
a Governor, a Lieutenant-Governor, or other officer 
administering a Government, when embarked in a boat 
or other vessel. 
142. The British Blue Ensign with the arms or 
badge of the Colony emblazoned in the centre of the 
fly, i.e., in the centre of that part between the union 
jack and the end of the flag, and the pendant (as 
shown in the drawing in Appendix 5), shall be flown 
by all armed vessels which belong to or are in the 
service of the Government of a Colony. Such vessels 
when not armed shall fly a similar blue ensign, but no 
pendant. 
143. All other vessels registered as belonging to His 
Majesty’s subjects in His Majesty’s Colonies or Depen- 
dencies will fly the red ensign without any badge unless 
otherwise authorised by warrant from His Majesty or 
from the Admiralty. Colonial merchant vessels may 
carry distinguishing flags with the badge of the Colony 
thereon, in addition to the red ensign, provided that 
such flags do not infringe Section 73 (2) of the Mer. 
chant Shipping Act, 1894. 
144. Whenever a requisition is received by any officer 
in command of one of His Majesty's ships for the 
embarkation or conveyance of a Governor, High Com- 
missioner, Lieutenant-Governor, or other officer 
administering a Government, the senior naval officer 
present may direct the flag which such official is en- 
titled to use to be hoisted at the foretop-gallant mast- 
head of the ship in which he is embarked ; provided 
that after consultation with, and on requisition from, 
that official, the senior naval officer considers it for the 
benefit of the service about to be performed that such 
flag should be hoisted, and provided that it is only 
hoisted or carried within the limits of the Government. 
145. If the senior officer considers it, in any circum- 
stances, undesirable to hoist the flag, he will inform the