Captain FABERasked whether the Order in Council, dated 10th August, instituting a reserved list of colonels, Royal Marines, contained a proviso that it should take effect from 1st April; and, if not, under what authority the Board of Admiralty could antedate the provisions of His Majesty's Order in Council?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe Order in Council provided for the re-establishment of the reserve list to take effect from 1st April, 1909.
§ Mr. McKENNAYes. It has been published.
Captain FABERasked whether the current quarterly Navy List is correct in its statement to the effect that the rates of pay of a reserved colonel, Royal Marines, are £730 a year in the Royal Marine Artillery, and £702 12s. 6d. in the Royal Marine Light Infantry?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe reply to the hon. Member's question is in the affirmative.
Captain FABERDoes the right hon. Gentleman withdraw his statement that the utmost pay for a colonel in the Royal Marine Reserve was £600 a year?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am not aware that I made that statement.
Captain FABERI might ask the right hon. Gentleman to refer to what he did say some little time back in this House.