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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 Dependencies
 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 Commissioner,
 Lieutenant-Governor, or other officer
administering a Government, the senior naval officer
present may direct the flag which such official is entitled
 to use to be hoisted at the foretop-gallant masthead
 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 circumstances,
 undesirable to hoist the flag, he will inform the