§ MR. LABOUCHEREasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is the case that General Sir Daniel Lysons, having to give up the command of the troops at Aldershot before the expiration of his five years' term, in consequence of having attained the age at which retirement for general officers is compulsory, is to receive, in addition to a general's retired pay, a sum of money as compensation for the loss of his com- 2092 mand; and, whether, in making future appointments to general commands, regard will be had to the age of the officer appointed, and care be taken that there shall be no demand for compensation in the event of the rules of the service requiring the officer to retire before the expiration of five years?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSir, compensation for the loss of a Staff appointment is limited to those officers who, holding Staff appointments on July 1, 1881, were prevented, by regulations made in the Royal Warrant which then came into force, from completing the five year's tenure for which they had been appointed. Sir Daniel Lysons is compensated under this clause; but the cases for compensation are few. The amount becomes smaller as time goes on; and the last which can occur would be in 1886.