§ Captain DOUGLAS HALLasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if military interpreters serving at prisoner-of-war camps are at present drawing consolidated pay, plus a lodging allowance of 15s. per week in the event of no quarters being available in camp, but no ration allowance; and, if so, if the War 489W Office can see their way, in view of the high cost of living, to grant a ration allowance to these officers, who are usually the only ones in the mess not drawing rations and also have no military sugar cards issued to them?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe facts are as stated. These officers are paid at civilian rates, which are intended to cover the cost of board, and they are not, therefore, entitled either to rations or an allowance in lieu. A substantial improvement in the scale of pay was made in May last.