§ Mr. JAMES MASONasked whether, in the case of an officer or soldier being officially reported as missing but unofficially believed to have been killed, his pay continues to be credited to him; whether, in the event of no definite evidence of his death being forthcoming, the pay continues indefinitely; and, if not, for how long?
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Mr. BAKERFull pay is credited to an officer reported missing and not afterwards heard of, for a period of three or two months according to circumstances. Thereafter any issue is provisionally limited to a rate equivalent to that of widow's pension. In the case of soldiers separation allowance continues for twenty-six weeks after the date on which they are provisionally presumed to be dead,i.e., four weeks after they have been notified to their families as missing.