§ Mr. FIENNESasked how many men were employed on sentry duty during the Coronation week in London; how many 942W hours additional duty it entailed per man; and whether these men will be given an extra grant of pay?
§ Colonel SEELYTwo hundred and fifty-six non-commissioned officers and men were employed daily on guard duty during the Coronation week, and of these sixty-seven was posted as sentries at one time. Each man is on guard for twenty-four hours, and on sentry duty for eight hours out of the twenty-four. The men go on guard in turn, and it is impossible to calculate the number of hours' additional duty entailed, as they miss other duties when on guard, such as drill, instruction, etc., and the ordinary routine work of barracks. It is not proposed to grant any additional pay.
§ Mr. FIENNESasked the reason for placing sentries outside large public hotels in London; and what orders were given the men on duty?
§ Colonel SEELYSentries were placed outside the hotels and private houses as a compliment to the Royal and other representatives who were staying there. The usual orders laid down in the King's Regulations as regards relief, salutes, etc., were given to the non-commissioned officers and men so employed.