, 1913-02-08

besides, the Draft will mean a considerable
saving with regard to the expenses connect
ed with non-commiss,oued officers.
The number OF genlaImes has been in
creased by 5 men, of which the 3 have been
apportloned to st. Thomas, in view of the
coming extensive haI bour works, while two
have been assigned to St. Croix.
The fact that the Draft calls for until 5
corporals and until 6 sub-corporals, viii
the existing Law has respectively 4 and +,
Is due to the reduction of the number of
non-commissioned officers, which has been
proposed.
The Draft increases the number of horses
belonging 10 the Corps from 33 to 36 and
calls Tor SIX mules, us q new proposal. Elk
p6rlence has shown that the present stock
OF horses IS not sufficient, and it is believed
that mules will give full satisfaction as
drau8ht animals, especially as the trans
portatlon Of cannon and Wagon tells heavi-
ly on the horses.
al 3.
TITS paragraph corresponds to s 4 of the
Law, which IS now in force, but differs in
the flowing points:
The term of service for the Commander
and the staff sergeant has been raised from
8 to 1 years, as il is desirable t. avoid too
frequent changes Of these officers.
II has been proposed, that the length of
service III the Army, which the existing
Law makes conditional for the appointment
to the Corps of officers us well as non
commissioned officers be somewhat reduced
tor officers and sergeants but raised for
the sergeant IN jor This has been lone
after consulting the Ministry Of War. The
reduction IS due to the difficulty. which
under the existing Law has been encoun.
tered III hndIn8 applicants for the posts with
the length Of service, which is now demand
ed. The increase in the case of the sergeant
mayor has been proposed, because he has
TO be IN charge of the depot and consequent
" must be an older and experienced non
commissioned officer. For the same reasons
1t has also IN s S been proposed to fix his
salary at $500 FIR. which is $50 FIR. more
than the present pay for sergeant muiors.
OLlcerS and nOn-cOmmissiOned officers.
Who have served temporarily III the Danish
West Indies, shall according to the Law.
which Is now IN force, on their return ut
the expiration of the temporary service
Immediately resume their place in the arm
OF service and in the grade of pay, to which
they belong by rank and seniority, should
there even be no post vacant at that mo-
ment.
AS Law No 2I3 of Both September 1909
concerning rates of pay etc. for the Army
does not deal with different grades Of pay,
but has introduced increase of pay accord
ing to length of service, it has been autho-
rlzed in the Draft, that the term of service
10 the Corps be included by the assessment
OF the increase of pay in the Army.
ad S4.
This paragraph corresponds to s 3 in the,
Law, which IS now in force.
The amendment in the last section, whore
the existing Law deals with transfer to the
Reserve and efflcement from the Army
Lists, while the Draft under corresponding
circumstances proposes exemption from be-
ing called out for supplementary service,
has been made necessary by Law No. 2O9
of 9th September 1909 concerning the or
ganization of the Army.
ad s 5.
This PARAGRAPH corresponds to the first
section of 5 of the existing Law and to
the second section Of s 7,
The following increases have been propos-
ed in the rates of pay.
While one of the first lieutenants accord
ing to the existing Law receives 5000 Fl.
and the 2 others 5000 Fir. each, the same
pay has been proposed in the Draft for al.
first lieutenants 5000 Fro, inasmuch as
thar yvorb 10 II, rooIifv, ,,rOuol 70 L. a.-I