REDUCED NAVAL PAY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1931, Page 6

REDUCED NAVAL PAY

LEADS TO UNREST. (British Official Wireless.) (Received this day at 1.5 p-rn.’. RUGBY, September 15. An official Admiralty statement issued this, afternoon says the Senior Officer of the Atlantic Fleet reported that the promulgation of reduced rates in naval pay led to unrest among a- proportion of lower ratings. In consequence he deemed it desirable to suspend the, programme of exercises of the fleet and recall ships to harbour while \ investigations are being l made intfX-IjßtWresentations of hardships oc-casioned--by certain of the cuts in payin order that these may he reported for consideration of the Board of Admiralty. ' i LONDON, September 15 The Senior Officer mentioned. is Rear Admiral Wilfred Tonkinson deputising for the- Atlantic Fleet’s Commander-In-Chief,. Sir John Michael Hodges, who is recovering from severe pleurisy. The fleet, which is now off Invergorden for exercises due to begin on Sept. 22, (includes the Rodney, Nelson, WarspiteV Malaya, Valiant, Hood; Repulse Dovset-shire and Norfolk. Examples of reductions which become operative on October Ist., include Chief Petty Officers from 8s 6d to 7s Gd daily, leading seamen: os ,4d to 4s 4d, able seaman 4s to 3s,;'..ordinary seamen 2s 9d to 2s. ; . : ’