PERMANENT FORCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 107, 29 January 1908, Page 8

PERMANENT FORCE.

THE: NEW SCALE OF PAY. A new scalo of pay and allowances for the Now Zealand permanent'staff and permanent force is published ih ; tho last'general' orders. The scalo is as follows :— .' Maximum ' . ...... after House : , : ■ . . .five. allow- . Minimum. • years. ance. I Ollicor .command- . - . . I ing a'district... £325 £400 ' £50 i' Major ..v. ... £300 £030 £50 Captain ... ' ... £225 £200 £25 Jjioutenaut ... £175 £215 £2)5 I, Staff Sorgt.-Miij. £150 £180 - Increment is; dependent oil efficiency and report, and if-r«piir«l'a qualifying oxamina : tion may-be hold. '•• ' - Tho pay of warrant officers, .non-commis-sioned officers, and. men of tho. permanent force will'be.', as follows (seven days a week being calculated)'

■■j a ° . ' : a .st • £ a W.V) <5 •3 g.S . - a u C-2! Sj .2 ® ? y* 9 3 ' . < - .?*• &. l. , .S"'d> - s. d. s. d. s. d' feeconcl Glass-,- , Master Gun-' ' ner 9 3 10. 0 — 10 0 Gunnery In- ; / structor or ' ' \ Keg.. Sergt-.-.\ Major -lir-li p. 3. 10 0 '10 0 Company S;- ' » a Hv" "• 9 0 9 0 9 9 9 9 Q.M. Sergt. ■!) 0 t) (3 y u y y Sergeant -'...8 6 89 ; _ B'9 Corporal. ... 8 0 .8 3 8 3 Bombardier 7,6 • 7 y 79 The rate of pay lor gunners will be 6s. per uioni, but - in. addition each gunner hiav qua . efficiency pay and good-conduct, pay. To qualify' for proficiency pay a man is required to pass a gunnery and specialist examination every six months. Should he fail to pass twicc in succession ,a special report is'to he mado as to whether it is advisable to retain his services. The'proficiency pay awarded to each gunner is-based 011 the following conditions: —(a) All gunners who qualified at the last examination for first-class gunner have been awarded firstclass proficiency pay at the rate of<ls. per diem tor seven days per week, (b.) All gunners. who 'have not qualified by f examination for hrst-class gunner have been awarded soc-oiid-ekiss, proficiency pay at tho rate of 6d. por diem tor seven days per week., (c.) All gunners under, six months' service are ineligible to receive proficiency pay, but 011 completion of- six months' sorvico will be given proficiency:'pay according to qualifiedtion, providing .he passes the prescribed examination. "-'-An examination will bo held on March I'and' Septembor 1 in each year. - ■ Good-conduct pay will be awarded as followsv" - ■ . , .-f. -I- ' Per ~ . - .-v Diem. ' s. d. After 0 - years', and up to . ten years' servico ; "' ....- ' ... -•• ... 0 3 After ten years'': and-up to 15 years' service ... . ... 0 6 After 15 years' and up to 20 years'' ■ servicov - .... 0 9 After 20. years'- service ' : ' . ..'l,' I,;' 0 N.C.p.'s ire.not eligiblo for good conduct or' proficiency.' pif. •• • • ■ .-• ■ r • -The rates -for gunners and drivers' are as follow:—

> "Sits Is si f '«£! O t\4* do 0 * § >—? 4J 7\ »—« 2 £.2-3 2-g ci^S s a s fits®' P< W P< 8 " : . .. r s. d. s. d. o. d. On enlistment ... 6 0 ... ... On qualifying for pro- • ficiency pay... ... 6 0 10 After 5 years' rforvicc and up to 10 years... 6 0' 10.03 After 10 years' servico . and up to 15 years... G 0 10. 0 6 After 15 years' servico ' and up to 20 years... 6 0 ' 1 0 .0 9 After 20 years servico 6 0 1 0 , 1.0 Tlio scalo for artificers is as follows: : — Assistant artificer, 7s. per day oh first appointment, and after three years' servico as assistant ,artificer to be promoted to bombardier artificer. Bombardier' artifieor,' 7s. fid. a day, arid after seven years' service to bo promoted to corporal artificer. Corporal artificer to receive'Bs.- a day, and after ten years' service to. .be promoted.-; to sergeant artificer. Sergeant artificer to receive Bs. fid. per- day. and after 12' years' service in •artificer rank-to bo promoted to-staff-ser-geant 'artificer. r Stafl-sergeant artificer to receive :95., and after 15 years' sbrvic'o in artificer-rank to be promoted'to quartermas-ter-sergeant-' artificer. -Quartermaster-ser-geant artificer to receive 10s. a day, and after 20 years' service in artificer rank to bo promoted to . sergeant-major artificer. . Ser-gearit-major artificer to receive lis. per day. When' public quarters are riot available, house allowance will bo granted as follows:— S'V;- & Rank and File 15 Sergeants .; 20 Warrant- Officers and, Staff-Sergeants 25 Warrant officers and staff-sergeants who wore prior to October >1, 1907,. drawing a higher rafe of ■ house allowance will still continue , to. drawl the increased amount. .AH'N.C.OIs rif tho Permanent Force will be allowed to marry, and. shall be' eligible to draw hoiise allowance ■in accordance with their rank. AH gunners'over eight years' servico will also ha allowed to marry. Back servico of all gnnners now serving will be allowed to count. . All married gunners now serving in the regiment, whether married with permission or otherwise, will be eligible to draw house allowance —viz., £15 per annum, irrespective of their, service. ' In addition to the above pay and allowances, a free issue of service uniform will be mado to. N.C.O.s and' men cach alternato year. ' The reduction of the Force necessitates a reduction in tho number of clerks from nine to five. These clerks will receive tho same rate' of pay as N.C.O.s and men of equal rank doing military duty. Tho pay of Militia clerks per annum will bo as follows

On first appoint- Ma::i- Increment. mum. ments. £ £_ £ Clerks 150 220 10' Mobilisation storekeepers .' li!s 175 o .Magazine- keepers 125 150 5 Drill - shed caretakers ... '... 125 150 5' Special orderlies to His Excellency tho Governor ... 125 150 5 Men on special employment, such as testing small-arms, ammunition, etc.... 125 150 5 The whole of tho R.N.Z. En'glncors shall bo as far as possiblo absorbed into tho R.N.Z. Artillery. Tho Artillery thou being composed of specialists formed into two sections designated Gunnery and Electric Lighting Sections. An Elcctric Light Scction is to bo formed by tho Garrison Artillery Volunteers at each station to supplement the R.N.Z.A. specialists in electric lighting. Tho drill pay to Permanent Force when acting as instructors to Volunteers, and oxtra-work pay, will be continued as at present, excepting that warrant officers will not bo eligible for Volunteer drill pay. Positions in tho virions districts—such as mobilisation storekeepers, drill instructors, clerks, etc., will be filled as vacancies occur from suitable men serving in the Permanent Force.

An up-to-date residence in Oriental Pay, containing seven room?, is advertised for sale.' The V.M.C.A. Amateur Athletic Club will hold its first evening meeting on the Basin lie-wrve on Wednesday evening,' February 5. at fi.l.'i. Handicap events for 880. 300. and 100 yd?. will take place, also a mile, wnlk. The Boys Department 100 yds. Championship will also be run.