London, Nov, 29, The salaries of Ministers of State are to be reviewed. The Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a written reply to a Parliament ary question, says that he proposes to set up a committee representing all Parties to consider and report upon the matter. He suggests that the committee should take the report to the committee of 1920 and consider whether it requires any modification in the light of the circumstances to-day.
The committee of 1920 recommended that the Prime Minister's salary should be raised from £5,000 to £8,000 and that the salary of each "of the two Law Officers should be reduced by £2,000. The committee also recommended the following scale for - Ministers: twelve at £5,000; four at £3,000; at £2,000; eighteen at £1,500; and three at £1,000, while' all Cabinet Ministers,' irrespective office, were to receive £5,000 a year. '—British Wireless through Reuter.
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