NAVAL REFORMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1616, 6 December 1912, Page 5

NAVAL REFORMS.

INCREASED PAY AT ONCE. OFFICERS T9 BENEFITBt ToleiraDh—3?re»a Association—Cooyrlsht London, Deoember 4. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churohill, states that there will be an immediate increase in the pay of the men of the Navy. After six years' service A.B.'s, first-clasfl stokers, and privates of marines will receive an increaso of 3d. daily; petty officers and non-commissioned in the marines 4d. per day, and for each good conduct badge Id. Corresponding increases are made in ' the higher rank. « The total cost of tha increases will be J ,£356,478 annually. 1| EXTRA MONEY FOR OFFICERS. J (Reo. December 8, 1.8 a.m.) ( LOndori, December S. j Under the new' navy regulations the pay | of lieutenants is inoreased by Is. 2d. per I diem; commanders' half-pay is increafied i by Is. per diem; and captains' half-pay by ' , 3s. 6d. Th 6 sea-going command money ! for oommanders" is increased from Bs. 9d. , . to ss. ■ [ All ratings will receive a free kit on i joining the service. i THE PRESENT RATES OF PAY. ' i T i? progressive Bteps of advancement > i. n F e al o Jiven by a recent hand- ; book as follow:—Boy, nrsfc-olass, per week, 4s. Id.; ordinary seaman, Bs. 9d.j able . seaman, 11a. Bi.j leading seaman, 12a. lOd. w Ms.i fietty officer, 18s. Bd. to 215.; ohief ■ potty .officer, 235. 4d. to 2Ss. On promo- : tion to warrant rank, a gunner or boatswain may range from J6IOO to £164 per annum, according to length of Service and i merit of record j whilst a chief gunner or chief boatswain ranges between .£lB2 and • *219 .per aniuin. Good conduct pay. is i at the rate of 7d; per week for every t badge conferred, up to three badges. All ratings are supplied with, gratuitous bed- _ ding on first joining, and allowances are granted towards the cost of outfit when kit in.kind is not issued. ! iJ n -r,t na com niissiarat ranks Admirala-of-f the-Fleet get pay at the rate of £& per . j day, and allowances When on active emf ploy totalling as much more. A captain receives full pay varying from M .2s. 6d. to i!l 18s. day, according to his seni- » onty, and command money varying from - 12s. to 18s. per day when flying the peii- . nant. ■ A commander draws .£1 per day, . with, a; 6cale of additional allowances in consideration of fulfilling certain duties' which may add anything between 2s. 6d. and 7s. 9d. per day to this amount. A lieutenant draws from 10s. to 7s. per day, according to his senioriij, with opportunities of adding substantially to.hifl pay by qualifying in one of the specialist branches. '',-...