As regards the pay in the Navy and Army the
Com- mittee consider that it is the younger officers up to the rank of Lieut.-Commander in the Navy and up to the rank of Captain in the Army who are paid too much. The pay of seamen and private soldiers, it is pointed out, still stands at the high level that was reached in 1919, and it is suggested that in both services this ought to be reduced. It is proposed, for instance, that the pay of a private should be reduced from 2s. 9d. to Is. 6d. a day. We are glad to see that the Committee agrees with a criticism we have made several times of the rather short hours of work in the Civil Service in London. It is recommended that there should be an increase of one hour a day for the clerical staffs in London. That is to say, these staffs would in future work eight hours instead of the present seven hours with three-quarters of an hour off for luncheon.
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