§ MR. TREVELYANasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether, in view 1577 of the bearing which the question of promotion and retirement in the Army has upon the fixed establishment of Generals, and the retired full-pay and the half-pay list, he will postpone Votes 18 and 19 of the Army Estimates until after he has laid before the House his scheme of promotion and retirement?
MR. GATHORNE HARDYpointed out that the Votes in question would have reference to existing rights, and would therefore have to be considered independently of any future scheme. Although it was not likely they would come on for some time he could not pledge himself to postpone them in the manner suggested.