§ SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFFasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether any increase of pay or position will be given to Military staff clerks other than superintending clerks employed in district head quarter offices; and, if not, whether he is prepared to grant them the ninepence a-day given to staff clerks employed in Royal Artillery offices?
§ MR. CHILDERSIn reply to the hon. Gentleman, I have to say that increase both of pay and position will be given in these cases. All these staff clerks, whether employed in Artillery offices or not, will be treated alike; and 1356 besides certain advantages in their earlier years of service, the maximum pay is raised from 4s. 5d. to 5s. a-day, and the rank of Quartermaster General will be confirmed after six instead of nine years.