L150 or L200. In a large hospital there is the ordinary chance of
promotion--a Sister may be made Assistant Matron, or an Assistant
Matron become Matron; but most colonial posts are simply for a certain
term of years, at the expiration of which the nurse seeks fresh
fields, her passage, both out and home, being paid. If, however, there
should be a desire on both sides for a renewal of the engagement, the
nurse can usually obtain an increase of salary.

A Matron's salary will vary from L100 to L250, in large Government
hospitals in the Colonies where, it must be borne in mind, leave
entails a journey to England, and a very expensive passage. In
colonial posts there is usually six weeks leave yearly (which may be
taken as three months together in the second year), but in most places
there is no bracing climate within a reasonable distance. This, of
course, does not apply to India and Ceylon, where the hills are easily
accessible.

Each Government has its own arrangements with regard to pensions; some
posts include pensions, but not all. The retiring age is usually
sixty years. There is, unfortunately, no pension obtainable from the
Colonial Nursing Association itself. This is certainly one respect
in which it would be well if an alteration could be made; it is
a question of funds and has already been brought forward for
consideration. There would be vastly more inducement for really
capable nurses, no longer very young (the age limit for joining is
thirty-five) to join the Colonial Nursing Association, and serve their
country in foreign dependencies, if they were assured of even a small
pension after ten years' hard work in trying climates.

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NURSING IN THE ARMY AND NAVY

The training required by Army and Navy nurses is that for general
work. Additional experience according to the branch of the service
which the nurse wishes to enter is also useful. Only fully trained
nurses are appointed. Some of the tending of the sick is done by the
men themselves, under supervision.

In the _Military Service_ the salaries are as follows:
Matron-in-Chief, L305; ordinary Matron, from L75 to L150; Sister, from
L50 to L65; Staff Nurse, from L40 to L45, with allowance for board,
washing, etc., and arrangements for leave and pension after twenty
years' service.

In the _Naval Service _the arrangements are slightly different,
but the salaries work out at about the same. Foreign service is
obligatory.

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