CAPTAIN AYLMERasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether an officer who held the substantive rank of Major before 1st November 1871, but who had 1106 not been a Regimental Major, is excluded from the benefit of Article 978—XII. of the Royal Warrant of the 25th June 1881; and, if so, whether such Article is not, in that respect, entirely different from paragraph 80 of the Memorandum laid before Parliament in June 1881?
§ MR CHILDERSNo, Sir; I have looked into the point raised by the hon. and gallant Gentleman, and I cannot see any difference in this respect between the Memorandum and the Warrant. Any Colonel retiring under the Warrant who was a substantive field officer before the 1st of November, 1871, can have his case dealt with by the Purchase Commissioners under the clause which the hon. and gallant Member quotes.