§ Major BARNETTasked the Secretary of State for War whether it is proposed to give permanent commissions to a number of temporary officers doing duty with the Army Pay Department to the exclusion of the assistant-paymasters; and, if so, whether, before taking action, he will consider the claims of the assistant-paymasters who, after long terms of honourable service in the Regular Army, have done valuable work during the War in the Army Pay Department?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILLAction has already been taken to commission as paymasters a small number of temporary officers who have shown during the War special aptitude for the duties, and would otherwise have left the Department. The valuable work done by officers of the assistant-paymaster class has not been overlooked, and I am glad to say that, in addition to a due share of campaign rewards, I have been able to secure for them recently a greatly improved scale of pay.