§ SIR JOHN COLOMB (Great Yarmouth)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the calculated balance of pay, after deducting all charges and stoppages, the following units of Naval forces have respectively in their pockets to spend at the end of the week, when quartered on shore in barracks, viz., able seamen, Royal Navy; ordinary seamen, Royal Navy; gunner, Royal Marine Artillery; private, Royal Marine Light Infantry.
THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. AENOLD-FORSTER,) Belfast, W.(1) The calculated balance of pay, after deducting all charges and stoppages, is as follows—
| s. | d. | |
| Able Seamen | 10 | 0 |
| Ordinary Seamem | 6 | 0 |
| Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery | 6 | 6¾ |
| Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry | 4 | 8 |
§ (2) It should, however, be added that 1,164 marines ashore, being married on the strength of the Force, either occupy married quarters or receive a lodging allowance of 6d. a day in lieu. The balance of pay in their case should, therefore, be taken as—
| s. | d. | |
| Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery. | 10 | 0¾ |
| Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry | 8 | 2 |
§ The proportion of married marines to the total number ashore is about one to five.