§ 17. Major ATTLEEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he will take steps to remove the differentiation shown against the commissioned officers of the staff for Royal Engineer services who, although fully qualified professionally, have not shared in any of the increased emoluments and allowances granted to other ranks of the service?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Gwynne)These officers, though commissioned, have always been paid on Civil Service lines, and they have received War bonus as though they were civil servants. A Departmental Committee is considering their future conditions of service.