Colonel Sir ALAN SYKESasked the Secretary of State for War whether the weekly bonus which is to be paid to the officers and men of the Army of Occupation is to be in addition to all their present pay, allowances, rations, etc., and so as to be a net increase on the total amounts they are now receiving in their present ranks?
Mr. T. WILSONasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is 772W aware that soldiers in the British Army of Occupation in Germany are being paid with German, currency; and that when the men come home they are unable to make exchange; and whether he will make inquiries into the matter with a view to the soldiers being relieved of the loss they are now sustaining?
Captain GUESTYes, Sir. Soldiers are necessarily provided with German currency to meet their requirements for local expenditure in that country. If they bring such currency home it can be exchanged, at the same rate at which it was issued, at Victoria or Waterloo Station, or, failing that, at any Post Office. I am inquiring whether any wider notification of these facilities is wanted.