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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 entitled
 to receive any salute, or to fly any flag, as these
privileges are only permitted when he is actually representing
 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