§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War whether under Army Order 43, dated 26th January, 1918, the pay of regimental officers was raised exclusive of ranker officers; and, if so, why this differentiation was made?
Captain GUESTMy Noble Friend is under a misapprehension. Ranker officers were not excluded. The principle applied was that of an overriding minimum of 10s. 6d. for second-lieutenants, 11s. 6d. for lieutenants, and 13s. 6d. for captains. Where ranker officers already drew these rates they, like others, received no increase; where they drew less they were given these rates.