§ 81. Sir B. FALLEasked the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can say if the engineer officers and men on His Majesty's yacht, under agreement T. 124, are entitled to a gratuity; and, if so, to what amount and when such will be paid?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAEngineer officers serving under Agreement T.124 Y are entitled to a discharge gratuity under the same conditions and at the same rates as general service executive Royal Naval Reserve officers of relative rank. Thus an engineer-lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve, will receive £74 for his first year's service and £37 for each subsequent year or part of a year. The gratuity will be paid on application as soon as possible after an officer is signed off his agreement. Men serving under Agreement T. 124 Y are not eligible for a war gratuity in respect of such service, as the gratuity is only payable to men who have been in receipt of naval rates of pay.