§ MR. CALLAN (for MR. GRAY)asked the Financial Secretary for War, What changes, if any, have recently been made in the fuel and light allowance of first-class staff sergeants of Militia; and, whether the change is in accordance with the provision that these non-commissioned officers should be placed in this respect on an equality with corresponding non-commissioned officers in Line Regiments?
§ COLONEL STANLEYSir, from the information given to me since Notice of this Question was put on the Paper, I am led to suppose that I was correct in the statement I made the other day—that no difference exists between the allowances to staff sergeants of Militia in England and the allowances to staff sergeants of Militia in Ireland. The Question, probably, has arisen from the circumstances that an erroneous issue at a higher rate than that which ought to have been issued was made in the case of certain staff sergeants. Of course, that issue will not be continued.