§ Mr. PERKINSasked the Secretary of State for War whether captains of Line regiments are receiving a higher rate of pay than captain-quartermasters; and whether, in view of the responsibilities of the latter class of officers in the matter of the custody of commissariat, they will be more favourably treated as regards the bonus?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe pay of quarter masters depends not upon their rank, but upon their length of commissioned service. During the War they have been granted the rank of captain before reaching the rate of pay (13s. 6d. a day) which is drawn by captains in Line regiments. 927W The bonus given to the Armies of Occupation follows the rate of pay. The responsibilities of quartermasters were fully held in view in making these arrangements.