Civil Lord of the Admiralty

Duties

July, 1866.
Accountant General's Department.
Director of Works' Department.
Contracts Department.
Greenwich Hospital: Finance, Property, Buildings, and Schools.
Subscriptions to Churches, Schools, &c.
Education and Schools Generally.

December, 1868.
Director of Works' Department.
Coast Guard Buildings.
Promotions and Removal of Clerks in&mdash: Departments in London (except in Secretary's Office, Whitehall). Dockyards. Victualling Yards. Hospitals.
Civil Pensions and Superannuations.
Greenwich Hospital and Schools.
Subscriptions to Churches and Schools.
Compassionate Fund.
Charitable Institutions.
Ships Libraries.

December, 1872.
Director of Works Department.
Coast Guard Buildings.
Promotions and Removals of Clerks, &c., in— Departments in London (except Secretary's Office, Whitehall) Dockyards. Victualling Yards. Hospitals.
Civil Pensions and Superannuations.
Greenwich Hospital and Schools.
Subscriptions to Churches and Schools.
Compassionate Fund.
Charitable Institutions.

April, 1875.
1.—Director of Works Department including Contracts and purchases of Stores, and Land.
2.—Coast Guard Buildings and Sites.
3.—Promotions and Removals of Civil Officers, Clerks, Writers, and Mechanics, &c. in— Departments in London (except Naval Department, Whitehall.) Dockyards, Victualling Yards, Hospitals at Home and abroad.
4.—Civil Salaries, Pensions, and Superannuations.
5.—Greenwich Hospital Estates and Schools.
6.—Greenwich Hospital Funds.
7.—Subscriptions to Churches, Schools, and Sailors Homes.
8.—Compassionate and Charitable Funds.
9.—Charitable Institutions.
10.—Allowances to Minsters of Religion.
11.—Inspector of Schools.
12.—Appointment of Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses.
13.—General questions relative to the retirement, pay, and allowances of Naval Officers.
14.—Naval Colleges—Finance and Civil appointments.
15.—Observatories—Greenwich—Cape of Good Hope.

7 September, 1912.
1. Works and Buildings, including Purchases of Land; Coast Guard Buildings, Sites, and Leases.
2. Staff of Civil Establishments (except as reserved to First Lord), including Classification, Appointment, Promotion, Pay, Allowances and Pension.
3. Greenwich Hospital business, including appointments (except Naval Chaplains to Livings, Superintendent of the Royal Hospital School, Curator of the Painted Hall, and appointments to Greenwich Hospital Pensions).
4. Charitable Fund, Compassionate Allowances, Subscriptions, &c., and Allowances to Ministers of Religion and Grants in Aid of Churches and Schools.
5. Marine and Dockyard Schools.
6. Special Questions affecting Retirement and Pay of Naval and Marine Officers and Men, when discretionary power is specifically provided for by Order in Council.
NOTE.—Works questions of an important character, or if likely to affect questions dealt with by the Financial Secretary, will be marked to him also.

27 June, 1917.
Works and Buildings, including Purchases of Land; Coast Guard Buildings, Sites, and Leases.
Staff of Civil Establishments (except as reserved to First Lord or Controller), including Classification, Appointment, Promotion, Pay, Allowances and Pension.
Greenwich Hospital business, including appointments (except Naval Chaplains to Livings, Superintendent of the Royal Hospital School, Curator of the Painted Hall, and appointments to Greenwich Hospital Pensions).
Charitable Fund, Compassionate Allowances, Subscriptions, &c., and Allowances to Ministers of Religion and Grants in Aid of Churches and Schools.
Marine and Dockyard Schools.
Special Questions affecting Retirement and Pay of Naval and Marine Officers and Men, when discretionary power is specifically provided for by Order in Council.
NOTE.—Works questions of an important character, or if likely to affect questions dealt with by the Financial Secretary, will be marked to him also.

Civil Lords, 1885–1919

Dates of appointment given:

• The Honourable Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, M.P., 2 July, 1885.
• The Honourable Robert W. Duff, M.P., 16 February, 1886.
• The Honourable Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, M.P., 6 August, 1886.
• The Honourable Edmund Robertson, M.P., 23 August, 1892.
• The Honourable Austen Chamberlain, M.P., 4 July, 1895.
• The Honourable Ernest G. Pretyman, M.P., 20 November, 1900.
• The Honourable Arthur H. Lee, M.P., 13 October, 1903.
• The Right Honourable George Lambert, M.P., 21 December, 1905.
• The Right Honourable The Duke of Devonshire, 3 June, 1915.
• The Right Honourable The Earl of Lytton, 31 August, 1916.
• The Honourable Ernest G. Pretyman, M.P., 11 December, 1916.
• The Right Honourable The Earl of Lytton, 31 August, 1916.

Third Civil Lords

• Robert S. Horne, 17 June, 1918.

Office lapsed, 16 January, 1919.

Bibliography

• Admiralty. Return "of the Distribution of Business under the Lords of the Admiralty under the Old and New Arrangement for conducting the business of the Department." H.C. 84, 1869. Copy in Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/2.
• Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy No. 8 at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.