§ 11. Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether chief officers of coastguards, cruisers, and divisional officers, late of cruisers, ranking lieutenant Royal Navy, are still receiving the same rate of pay, namely, 10s. per day, as they were receiving in 1858; and will he consider the possibility of some advance being made in the remuneration given to these officers?
§ Mr. PRETYMANThe pay of commissioned warrant officers, warrrant officers and officers promoted there from, with whom the officers referred to in the question rank, is at present under consideration by a Committee recently appointed by the Admiralty, and pending receipt of that Committee's Report I am unable to make any definite statement. As my hon. 2135 Friend is no doubt aware, the conditions of service of these officers have been materially improved since the outbreak of war by the grant of separation allowance or family allowance, and the recently introduced allotment concession or family concession.