§ 95. Mr. R. GWYNNEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if his attention has been called to the fact that the pay of first lieutenants (divisional officers) of the Royal Artillery is at present 7s. 10d., and 2s. armament pay, in all 9s. 10d. a day, whilst that of second lieutenants is 12s. a day; and, in view of the fact that divisional officers are men who have been in the past promoted from the ranks and that under recent regulations second lieutenancies are granted to men promoted from the ranks, he will see that men who have twenty and thirty years' service to their credit are given at least the same pay as officers recently joined or men recently promoted from the ranks?
Mr. BAKERI think the hon. Member is referring to district officers of the Royal Artillery. The question of raising their rate of pay is under consideration, and will, I hope, be settled shortly.