§ 17. Mr. Willisasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if the following allowances will be payable under the postwar pay codes for officers and ratings: charge of machinery allowance to engineer officers and chief engineroom artificers, vide Articles 1573 and 1605 of K.R. and A.I.s, and store allowances to officers and ratings in ships where no accountant officer is carried, vide Articles 1581 and 1595 and Appendix VIII of K.R. and A.I.s.
§ Mr. AlexanderSo far as officers are concerned, the allowances referred to are absorbed in basic pay under the new code. Charge allowance will, however, continue to be paid to chief engine room artificers and other ratings when in charge of machinery of ships in commission with a full or special complement. An allowance, at the rate of 1s. or 6d. a day according to the circumstances, will also be paid to ratings placed in charge of stores in the absence of an officer. The regulations for payment will be issued as soon as possible.