MR. O'KEEFFE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the bandmasters of the Army were invited to compete for position of Director of Music at Kneller Hall on 10th and 11th November last; and whether he can state the names of, and number of marks awarded to, the first three candidates as arranged by the Court of Examiners?
§ MR. E. STANHOPEAll bandmasters serving at home, who were eligible by age, were invited to compete. As the decision of the Court of Musical Examiners was only one among the considerations on which the selection was made, I do not think it would be desirable to state the marks of the several candidates.