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Page 89
Junior staff officers in the War Office have for many years past enjoyed -- a real responsibility in connexion with subjects that they deal with . They are empowered to give decisions within reasonable limits .
Junior staff officers in the War Office have for many years past enjoyed -- a real responsibility in connexion with subjects that they deal with . They are empowered to give decisions within reasonable limits .
Page 191
Company had to make considerable reductions in the pay of its officers . This was considered to be very hard lines for the officers , and so it was , as they looked upon their company's service as second only to the Royal Navy ...
Company had to make considerable reductions in the pay of its officers . This was considered to be very hard lines for the officers , and so it was , as they looked upon their company's service as second only to the Royal Navy ...
Page 192
Mr. Cornford's assertion that only by making the Mercantile Marine a State Service and by training the officers as thoroughly as naval officers are trained® “ will the country get the officers required , ” sounds rather strange in view ...
Mr. Cornford's assertion that only by making the Mercantile Marine a State Service and by training the officers as thoroughly as naval officers are trained® “ will the country get the officers required , ” sounds rather strange in view ...
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