§ 30. Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, since Naval officers stationed at the Royal Naval wireless station arid Royal Naval rifle range on Stonecutter Island are paid Colonial allowance in addition to other allowances, whereas Naval ratings are not paid Colonial allowance, and, in view of the fact that living conditions are identical for officers and men, he will authorise the payment of Colonial allowance to Naval ratings borne for the wireless station and rifle range on Stonecutter Island, and to the ratings at the Aden W/T station where the conditions are similar?
§ Mr. AMMONColonial allowance is only paid to Naval personnel serving 843 ashore abroad in places where the cost of living and local conditions necessitate greater expense than is met by service issues in kind or the ordinary compensatory allowances. No representations have been received that the circumstances at Stonecutter Island are such as to require the payment of any additional allowance to Naval personnel.
§ Sir B. FALLECan the hon. Gentleman tell me why in that case extra is given to the officers and not to the men?