asked the Secretary of State for War whether he realises how awkward it is for members of the British Expeditionary Force to receive their military pay in a currency with which they are unfamiliar; and whether he will arrange for a convenient exchange table converting francs into sterling to be placed in Army paybooks?

I appreciate that soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force may at first be unfamiliar with French currency. But the official rate of exchange, fixed at 25 francs=2s. 10d., is published in General Routine Orders, and advances of pay are issued to the soldier in multiples of 25 francs. It is easy, therefore, for him to ascertain the sterling equivalent of francs paid to him, and I see no need to insert an exchange table in Army pay books.