§ Mr. GROVESasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if he is aware that a state of dissatisfaction exists respecting the pay of record office clerks and pay office clerks employed in Army pay and record offices, and that record office clerks are in receipt of only 28s. to 32s. per week, plus bonus, and pay office clerks from 28s. to 38s. per week, plus bonus, showing therefore a disparity, as the record office clerks rise only by two annual increments of 2s. weekly and the pay office clerks by five such annual increments; whether, as the nature of the work is practically analogous and representation has been made by the various councils and committees, he will arrange to raise the lower-paid clerks to the level of the others; and when the new scales of pay under the grading scheme, sanctioned as with effect from 1st April, 1924, will become operative?
§ Captain KINGA scheme of reorganisation has been approved which provides uniform grades and scales of pay for pay and record offices. Before the scheme can be put into force, it is necessary to decide the permanent establishment of each office, and this is now being done.