§ CAPTAIN O'CONNELLsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary for War, whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to give any allowance to the Medical Officers and Subalterns of the Militia Regiments which they intend to disembody; whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to make any change in the relative rank of the Regimental Captains, and of the Adjutants of the Militia Regiments, so as to affect the seniority of the former over the latter, and if so, whether he will explain the reasons for such a change.
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, his right hon. and gallant Friend the Secretary for War had just written to him to request that he would answer the question of the hon. and gallant Member. He had to state, that it was proposed to give to each subaltern of Militia Regiments which were disembodied, an allowance equal to six months pay, and to the Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons an allowance equal to one year's pay, from the day of disembodiment inclusive. The Paymasters would be continued on pay for three months after the disembodiment, and would receive a gratuity equal to three months' pay on rendering their final accounts. The case of Militia Adjutants and Captains had not yet, he believed, been brought under the notice of his right hon. Friend (General Peel).