asked the Minister for Defence if he will state, in respect of privates and each of the non-commissioned ranks in the Army: (a) their present rates of pay; (b) the value of the allowances to which they are entitled; (c) the scale of allotments prescribed in the case of married men; and (d) the scale of allowances payable to the wife and the children of soldiers.
Written Answers. - Army Pay and Allowances.
Mr. Corish
Following is the reply:—
(a) The present daily rates of pay of non-commissioned officers and privates, excluding those enlisted for service in the Construction Corps are as follows:—
|
Sergeant Major |
11/- |
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|
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant |
10/- |
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|
Company Sergeant |
9/6 |
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|
Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
9/- |
|
|
Sergeant |
8/- & 8/6 |
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|
Corporal |
6/6, 7/- & 7/6 |
according |
|
Private (over 18 years of age) |
4/- to 6/6 |
to |
|
Private (boys under |
grading |
|
|
18) |
1/6 & 2/- |
In addition to these rates an increment of pay at the rate of 6d. a day may be awarded to a non-commissioned officer or private who has completed five years' reckonable service, and a second increment of 6d. a day may be awarded on the completion of ten years' reckonable service.
The present daily rates of pay of non-commissioned officers and privates enlisted for service in the Construction Corps are:—
|
Sergeant |
3/9 |
|
Corporal |
3/- |
|
Private |
2/- |
(b) The value of the allowances (in cash and in kind) to which non-commissioned officers and men are entitled is estimated at £1 5s. 9d. a week, exclusive of marriage allowance where payable.
(c) The scale of weekly allotments prescribed in the case of soldiers on the married establishment is:—
|
Private and Corporal |
10/6 |
|
Sergeant and Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
14/- |
|
Company Sergeant and Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant |
17/6 |
|
Sergeant Major |
20/- |
The amount of these allotments may be increased by voluntary allotments not exceeding 7/- a week.
(d) The scale of weekly allowances payable to the wife and children of a soldier on the married establishment is:—
|
Wife |
17/6 |
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One child |
7/- |
|
Two Children |
14/- |
|
Three Children |
18/6 |
|
Each additional child |
4/6 |