Commissaries, Deputy-Commissaries and Assistant Commissaries of Ordnance, see Quartermasters, &c. (p. 245).

QUARTERMASTERS, DIRECTORS OF MUSIC, COMMISSARIES, DEPUTY COMMISSARIES AND ASSISTANT COMMISSARIES OF ORDNANCE, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF ORDNANCE MACHINERY, ASSISTANT INSPECTORS OF ARMOURERS, ASSISTANT INSPECTORS. OF ROYAL ENGINEER MACHINERY, ASSISTANT PAYMASTERS, District OFFICERS, ROYAL ARTILLERY, AND OFFICERS OF COAST BATTALION, ROYAL ENGINEERS.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL MILITARY NURSING SERVICE AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S MILITARY FAMILIES NURSING SERVICE.

(a) £20 initial issue, £5 for 2nd year, £10 yearly thereafter.

APPENDIX IV.

REGIMENTAL RATES OF PAY OF WARRANT OFFICERS, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF ALL ARMS.

(a) Master-Gunner, 2nd Class, R.A., Sub-Conductor, R.A.O.C., and Staff-Serjeant-Major, R.A.S.C., each 1s. per diem (181. 5s. Od. per annum) less.

(b) The rates for tradesmen of ranks below Serjeant depend upon their trade qualification. minimum and maximum.

The rates shown are

(c) After 2 years' service

RATES OF MARRIAGE ALLOWANCE.

Marriage Allowance is issuable to all Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men who are married or widowers, if living with their families (or separated only by exigencies of the service) and over the age of 26. The rates, which are determined for the ensuing year (April to March) by the official index figure of 1st January for the cost. of living, are as follows for 1924-25 :