MILITARY PAY

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 24, 24 May 1940, Page 6

MILITARY PAY

♦ Universal Allotment Rate FIXED AT 4/6 A DAY Same In New Zealand As Overseas An alteration in the amount members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force will in future be required to allot from their military pay during their service in the Dominion was announced recently by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones. The new rate will be 4/6 a day, the same as the overseas rate, instead of a daily allotment rate of 2/6 as hitherto. k “Since the outbreak of war mem hers of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force have been required to make an allotment of pay of 2/6 a day. during their service in New Zea land and 4/6 a day while serving over seas,” said, Mr. Jones. "These rates an plied to first and second echelon troops but from now onward the Government has decided to apply the one allotment rate of 4/6 a day from the time mill tary pay commences. "The main reason for the Govern ment’s decision was to avoid delays in payment to dependants and to Post Office accounts that were found, to occur under the old system. To maintain prompt payment it was quite a comprehensive job to change from one rate to another within the minimum of time available; the clerical work with

an increasingly large number of troop--being considerable. “Special facilities,” jsaid the Minister, "have been provided in each mobilization camp for soldiers to withdraw moneys from their persona' post office accounts should they desir' to supplement the balance of pay they receive in camp.”