OFFICERS' KIT ALLOWANCE.
Sir,—Your correspondent is perfectly correct when ho comments on the inadequacy of the kit allowance made to officers on appointment to the Expeditionary Force. The £20 allowed is at least £15 less than a man must spend to equip himself to perform his duties efficiently. The provision of the extra £15 is a Bovere tax on married junior officers, and should not be necessary. An officer must have binoculars, revolver, compass, etc., and those alouo would cost at least £16. Officers appointed •to the • Imperial Army are allowed £50 for kit, this, in a country where prices are one-third lower than they are here. A further injustice is that the present allowance is not paid to <>.n officer pn appointment, but not until he has been in camp for two months. This means that he has to pay out of bis own pocket for the kit iiecsu&arv fcr him to have on entering camp. Ii tins fair?—l am, etc., PRISM iTIO.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2688, 7 February 1916, Page 6
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164OFFICERS' KIT ALLOWANCE. Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2688, 7 February 1916, Page 6
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