RATES OF PAY INCREASED

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22906, 30 December 1939, Page 8

RATES OF PAY INCREASED

* Soldiers in Special Force NEW WAGE SCALE ANNOUNCED Effect From Date Of Embarkation (press associatios telegram.) WELLINGTON, December 29. The rates of pay for the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, while serving overseas, have been increased to give the following gross wage rates as from the date of embarkation:— Officers of all Arms of the Serriegk except Medical and Dental

Field allowances and professional’allowances, formerly prescribed rately, have been consolidated and included in the rates specified which _are basic rates for unmarried men without dependants. Dependants’ allowances, in addition to specified rates when- payable will be:— ; Married allowance, 3s a day. Children’s allowance. Is 6d a day for each child, up to five, under 16 years.

, Per day. £ s. d. Colonel 2 2 6 Lieutenant-Colonel I 15 0 Major I 7 6 Captain 1 1 0 Lieutenant 0 17 6 Second-Lieutenant 0 16 6 Other Ranks of All Arms Warrant Officer I 0 13 6 Warrant Officer II 0 12 6 Squadron, Battery, Company, QuartermasterSergeant and Staff-Ser-•0 U 6 geant .. •• Sergeant 0 10 0 Lance-Sergeant 0 9 6 Bombardier and Corporal Q 9. 0 Lance-Bombardier and 0‘ 8 Lance-Corporal 8 Trooper, Gunner, Driver, Saoper, Private, Trum- , peter. Bugler 0 7 1 Officers, Medical and Dental Corps Colonel 2 2 6 Lieutenant-Colonel 1 16 0 Major 1 12 0 Captain 1 9 0 Lieutenant .. 1 7 ' 0