§ 20. Sir HARRY BRITTAINasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the regulations applied to the lower deck with reference to the age at which the marriage allowance is paid?
§ Sir J. CRAIGThe regulations in regard to marriage allowance for the Navy are contained in monthly order 2165 of this year, which was promulgated to the Fleet on 17th July.
Paragraph 8 of the Order reads as follows:Age limit. The allowance will not be paid in respect of men under the age of 25. It will consequently be necessary for men's birth certificates to be produced before the 1718 issue of an allowance to their wives can be considered. The age limit will not apply in the case of men already married and entitled to Separation Allowance under existing conditions or to men who marry within three weeks of the date of the receipt of this Order on board the ship on which they are serving.