§ MAJOR ARBUTHNOTasked the Secretary of State for War, What is to be the sliding scale in the distribution of the extra £5,000 taken in the Estimates for improving the promotion in the lower grades of the Royal Artillery; and, whether he will substitute the qualification of service for that of age, so as to avoid awarding to a junior officer (in point of service) a larger retiring pension than to his senior?
CAPTAIN VIVIANsaid, in reply, that the retiring pensions of second captains and lieutenants in the Royal Artillery would be as follows:—Those at the age of 42 next birthday would have £225; 41, £208; 40, £191; 39, £176; 38, £161; 37, £148; 36, £135; 35, £122; 34, £110; 33, £99; 32, £89; 31, £79; 30, £69; 29, £60; 28, £51.