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B. Medals and Decorations. 
135. All medals and decorations emanate from the 
Sovereign and no decoration or medal may be issued 
without His Majesty's approval having been first 
obtained. The King’s Regulations respecting foreign 
Orders and Medals are inserted in Appendix 2. 
C. Salutes. 
136. The salutes to which Colonial officials are 
entitled are shown in the Table in Appendix 8. 
137. Officers acting temporarily in any civil office 
are entitled during their temporary tenure to all the 
honours or salutes that may appertain to such office. 
138. Governors are authorised to sanction such 
salutes as may have been customary, also such as they 
may deem right and proper at religious ceremonies, 
and further to cause the usual salutes to be fired at 
the opening and closing of the Legislature ; but these 
salutes are in no cases to exceed nineteen guns. 
139. A Colonial Governor absent from his Colony on 
leave, or otherwise than on a special mission expressly 
authorised by His Majesty’s Government, is not en- 
titled to receive any salute, or to fly any flag, as these 
privileges are only permitted when he is actually repre- 
senting the Sovereign. A Governor so absent should 
decline all salutes or other official recognitions of a 
royal character from any foreign ship or troops. 
D. Flags. 
140. The Union Flag, without any badge, will be 
flown at Government House daily from sunrise to 
Sunset 
141. The Union Flag, with the approved arms or 
badge of the Colony emblazoned in the centre thereof 
on a white ground surrounded by a green garland (as