§ COLONEL EGERTON LEIGHasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he will take into his consideration Clause 84, section 1, of the Royal Warrant (Dec. 27, 1870) which prevents an officer from selling his commission till after the lapse of six weeks (should the surgeon's certificate declare such officer to be in a delicate or dangerous state of health), with a view to its being struck out of the Queen's Regulations?
MR. GATHORNE HARDY, in reply, said, the object which the hon. and gallant Colonel had in view would not be effected by touching the Queen's Regulations, which were made under the existing Act of Parliament respecting the Abolition of Purchase. It would require a new Act of Parliament, and the saving of £1,106,910, taken credit for in estimating the cost of abolishing Fur-chase, would be seriously diminished.