MR. PRICEasked the Secretary of State for War, If he can state when the Report of the Royal Commission on Promotion and Retirement in the Army will be laid upon the Table; and, whether he has any objection to consider the expediency of extending to Officers of the regular service the privilege which has been already accorded to Officers of the Militia and Volunteers of retaining their rank and wearing their uniform on retirement after a certain length of service?
MR. GATHORNE HARDYI am sorry that I cannot give any information as to the date when the Report of the Commission on Promotion and Retirement will be laid on the Table. The privileges of retaining rank and wearing uniform on retirement after a certain length of service which are enjoyed by retired officers of the Militia and Volunteers were granted probably to render those services more popular. I have no objection to consider the expediency of the extension of these privileges to officers below the rank of field officers of the Regular Army, and, I believe the question will be brought to my notice by His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief.