§ Mr. WATTasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether British officers who have been in the ranks since 1914 and who are serving with coloured troops, such as with the King's African Rifles in Portuguese East Africa, are entitled to the allowance for children given to other such officers; and, if not, will he say why?
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§ Mr. HEWINSOfficers of the King's African Rifles and West African Frontier Force are paid at special rates, the minimum pay of a subaltern being £300 per annum. These rates are consolidated, and do not provide for children's allowance. In cases where such officers are placed on British rates of pay, children's allowance is given in the same way as if the officers were serving with their British units.