LOWEST IN EMPIRE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1073, 10 September 1930, Page 10

LOWEST IN EMPIRE

RATES OF PAY OF N.Z. STAFF OFFICERS COMPARISON WITH BRITAIN The New Zealand Permanent Staff 1 officers who accept the offer of the ; War Office to serve with Im- i perial units in the Near Last anti Far ; East will be substantiallv improving ; their financial status. The rates of i pay of the New Zealand Army Staff Corps are the lowest in the British Empire. It is understood that the Imperial authorities’ offer applies to all Dominion staff officers of the rank of major or under, and that those who join units of tho British Army will be required to serve in the Sudan. Irak Transjordania, Malacca, liong-Kong, and India. A comparison of the British and New ! Zealand Army rates of pay and allowances, given below, is illuminating: New Zealand Force. Imperial Force, i £ £ £ jC Maj.-Gen. 1,100 to 1,200 Brigadier . 785 to 850 1.622 Lt.-Col. . 650 to 765 1,386 Major .. .. 515 to 765 903 to 1,000 Captain .... 400 to 485 688 to 777 Lieut. . .. 300 to 385 Married after 7 yC “ rS £532 rViCe ’ I Single after 7 year’s service. £403. After 3 vears, £351. 2nd L.ieut. 300 to 385 Min. oi £313. The pay for warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, and other ranks in the New Zealand Force is as follows: Per day. s. d. s. d. Warrant officers, class 1 . 18 4 to 21 0 , Warrant officers, class 2 . 17 10 to ll* o i Staff-sergeant. - 16 4 to IS 0 1 Staff-sergeant .. 15 0 to ir. i; j Corporal 13 4 to 14 10 Private ]2 0 The rate of pay for warrant officers j is about the same in the Imperial Army as in the Dominion, but for ; ranks below this the British rate is less. Non-commissioned officers and men are fed in Britain, while officers are given certain rations, but are expected to pay for extras. In New Zealand. however, officers and all other i£jtks have to feed themselves except wlien in camp. Officers in ihefJomirjion are allowed £6 per annum for upkeep of their uniforms, and warrant officers and non-commissioned officers £7 10s. Privates in both the Imperial and New Zealand Forces are issued with uniforms. The pay of the New Zealand Force is less than that of the Canadian or Australian Forces. Members of the Imperial Force are entitled to pensions after a certain period of service, nothing being deducted from their pay to provide the necessary amounts, but in New Zealand a percentage of the pay is withheld for superannuation purposes. If an officer or man should leave the force before completing the full period of service, he is not. entitled to superannuation, but is allowed to withdraw what he might have paid into the fund. The establishment of the New Zealand Permanent Force is as follows:—Other Officers. Ranks. N.Z. Staff Corps 68 R.N.Z.A IS 105 N.Z. Permanent Staff . . Army Ordnance Corps .. S 112 Army Pay Corps .... 5 11 Permanent. Air Force . . 10 47 Medical Corps 1 N.Z. Per. Army Service Corps 0 12 The superannuation payments made by officers and other ranks are the same as obtain in the Public Service, as follows: ENLISTMENT AGE Under 30 55 per cent. Between 30 and 35 .... 6 per c ent. Between 35 and 40 .... 7 per cen y. Between 40 and 45 8 per cent. Between 45 and 50 10 per cent. Whereas in the Public Service the retiring age is Go, in the military service it is 55. The cost of territorials in Britain is £3l 10s a head per annum, and in New Zealand £l3 6s. In Britain the system is conducted on a voluntary basis, whereas in the Dominion it is compulsory.