* CAPTAIN FABERI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that soldiers of corps, who enlisted before April, 1904, other than cavalry, artillery, and infantry, are suffering by the fact that when they gave up their right to good-conduct pay on 1st April, 1904, they were led to believe that they would receive service pay so long as they remained in the Army; and whether seeing that in the cavalry, artillery, and infantry an emolument has been substituted which is known as proficiency pay, he will say why other corps do not participate in this.
§ MR. HALDANEAll men who were in receipt of, or eligible for, service pay on 1st October, 1906, will continue to earn it for the whole period of service with the colours for which they had contracted before that date. As regards the last part of the Question, proficiency pay is given to the three fighting arms only. The other branches of the Service are considered to be sufficiently provided for by the grant of engineer pay, or special rates of pay for technical qualifications.