The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-06
F|E[DCLERKSGET
BOOST UNDERN
ACT Of congress
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Men Who Have Served Twelve
Years With ouartermaster
Corps Affected
oUARTERMasTER GENERAL
ISSUES RULING ON LAW
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Measure win Give Communication
Of Quarters As Well
As Pay


Adviees received by the department
quartermaster, yesterday, from the Of
ice Of the qnarfermasterg eperal, in
Washinnton, annoupee the decision Of
the quartermaster.gener as approved
by the nudge advocate,gcnera Of the
Army. a. IL qualifications, service, the
method of computation Of such service,
Of clerks who are eligible 70 be ratet
a. field clerks, Quartermaster Corps.
Under the Act Of August 20, provi.
sion was made that not TO exceed two
hundred clerks, Quaftermaster Corps
who shall have had twelve years Of ser
vice, az least three years Of which shall
have been on detached duty away from
permanent station, or duty beyond thf
continental limits of the United States
or both. shall be known as field clerks
onartermagter Corps. and shall be sub
jcef 10 the Rules and Articles Of War"
The acting unrfermaster-general Of
the army in his effort 20 interpret the
Inv on the subject as above quoted
states: "In the opinion Of this Office
this provision establishes distinct class
Of clerks IN the Quartermnster Corps Z
be known ns Field Clerks, Quarter
master Corps, and II win be necessary
a. reappoiut and designate such clerk
rs are eligible for the new grade.
The views Of this Office on the pro.
vision above quoted are as follows, anS
81 Is recommended that they receive the
approval Of the secretary Of war:
fs(a) Twelve years Of service. Tbi'
a construed 70 mean service as q clerk
classified or unelassiled, in the Quarter
masters Department.at-Large Subsis
tenee Department. at Large, and Quar-
fermaster Corpsat.Large, only. II does
NOT include service in any bureau Of
the war department, or in any other
government department or Office, or ser
vice IN the army, navy or Marine Corps
Foreign Duty CLAUSE
s(b) At least three years Of which
twelve wears Of scrviee) shall have
been on detached duty away from per
mhnent station, OF duty beyond the con
tinental limits of the United States, o.
both. This Is construed TO mean that
the period OF all temporary detachment;
from permanent station which involved
return to permanent station after com
pIetion Of the temporary duty, the pc.
Rod Of All service in the field with
troops, and the period Of all service be
yond the continental limits of the
United States shall be counted II ser
vice beyond the continental limits Of
the United States rs clerk in the
Quartermaster Department.at-large
Snbsiatence Department at Large,
Quartermaster Corps-at- Large, totals u
tie nggregate, three years or more, eli
oihility Is established without consid
ering detached service. II detached
or service in the field with troops, o.
both, within the continental limits o
the United States aggregate three
years or more, eligibility is establishes
without considering detached service
If detached, or service in the field wit
troops, or both. within the continental
limits Of the United States. aggregate
three years or more, eligibility is estab
lished without considering service be
yond the continental limits Of tho
Upited statesy
Judge Advocate Approves
The Judge adyoeate-g eneral Of thu
army, In expressing his approval Of thu
foregoing translation by the quarter
master general, on the point Of law II
question, states: ~ ,Etf
~ think the foregoing views Of thu
acting qunrtermaster-g general under boil
(a) and (b) as to the eligibility of thu
clerks Of the Quartermaster Corps 70
appointment as field clerks Of the Quar-
termaster Corps are correct, and / con
eur in his Recommendation that autho
rity be granted to publish the same in /.
circular OF hig Office
The Interpretation Of the law ON III,
subject was gratefully received by tn
clerks Of the local qnartermaster . ofiici
yesterday, and every one was busy witt
pencil and paper figuring up bis service
10 find II be came within the require
ments Of the net. just how many mel
Of the local Office will be affected ha
not yet been definitely settled, bnt II !
presumed that quite number ar
eligible. The one important feature .
the act, and It's most magnetic feature
Is that all such clerks OF the Quarter
master Corps who become field clerk
10 that corps, will receive the allowan
ces formerly provided for pay clerk
az the Quartermaster Corps, whic
means that they win draw eomutatio
Of quarters, heat and light, amonntin
81 total Of about twenty eight dollar
month.
Nothing has as yet been received Q
department headquarters as to the stat
Us Of the headquarters clerks and mel
sengeFH, but II Is expected that the iiez
mail win bring some cheering new
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