§ SIR ALEXANDER GORDONasked the Secretary of State for War, If he will lay upon the Table of the House a list of the various appointments which will exempt the officers of the Army, who may, at ally time hold them, from the operation of the proposed rule for compulsory retirement after five years non-employment; and, if he will state how long such appointments will require to be held in order to enable the holders to claim exemption from the non-employment rule?
§ MR. CHILDERSI really must appeal to my hon. and gallant Friend to take the answer which I have already given on this subject. He will find when the Warrant appears that we have fully provided, in the interest of the Public Service, and of the officers themselves, for the eases of Colonels now holding five years' appointments; and I have already explained that the aggregate cost of retirement is estimated at within the sum which I named in moving Vote 3 of the Estimates.