 | 1833 - 592 pàgines
...of the detailed operation of the system of promotion by purchase, or the remuneration intended to be given by the public to the Officers of the army for...three-fourths of the whole number, receive but little fur their service besides the honour of serving the King. The following is a statement of the annual... | |
 | 1833 - 594 pàgines
...of the detailed operation of the system of promotion by purchase, or the remuneration intended to be given by the public to the Officers of the army for...three-fourths of the whole number, receive but little fur their service besides the honour of serving the King. The following is a statement of the annual... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1846 - 622 pàgines
...of the detailed operation of the system of promotion by purchase, or tho remuneration intended to be given by the public to the officers of the army for...their service besides the honour of serving the King." The various, severe, irksome, perilous, and responsible duties required from the officer in all parts... | |
 | Charles Mathew Clode - 1869 - 668 pàgines
...inconsistent with the constitutional privileges of the country, but safe and beneficial." ' He then adds, " three-fourths of the whole number receive but little...their service besides the honour of serving the King." The dates at which an increase has been given to the pay of officers are AD 1797, 1803, 1806, and later... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - 1873 - 310 pàgines
...It is the promotion by purchase which brings into the Service men of fortune and education, — men who have some connection with the interests and fortunes...the Over-regulation prices paid for Commissions. In 1824, the Duke of York consulted him as to the general question of the sale of Commissions. Sir Herbert... | |
 | Scott Hughes Myerly - 1996 - 350 pàgines
...Committee on Naval and Military Appointments that "three-fourths of the whole number (of officers) receive but little for their service besides the honour of serving the king."5 In addition to the cost of the uniform and kit, expenses included contributions for the regimental... | |
 | 1842 - 620 pàgines
...of the detailed operation of the system of promotion by purchase, or the remuneration intended to be given by the public to the officers of the Army for...but little for their service, besides the honour of servingthe King. They receive from the public an annuity, for which they have sacrificed a capital... | |
 | 1833 - 626 pàgines
...of the detailed operation of the system of promotion by purchase, or the remuneration intended to be given by the public to the Officers of the army for...certainly three-fourths of the whole number, receive but littlo for their service besides the honour of serving the King. The following is a statement of the... | |
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... given by the public to the officers of the Army for their service, will show that those who purchase their commissions, which are certainly threefourths of the whole number, receive but little for their service besides the honour of serving the King. 