§ MR. HAYTER (for Sir Henry HavelocK)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether an Officer of one of the old purchase regiments, now exchanging into one of the regiments formerly of the Indian Service, thereby forfeits the value which his commission held at the date of the abolition of purchase?
MR. GATHORNE HARDYNo, Sir, he does not forfeit it. I may mention for the information of hon. Members who take an interest in the subject, that I am about to lay on the Table the Report of the Royal Commissioners on the subject of Promotion and Retirement in the Army.