§ SIR HENRY TYLER (Great Yarmouth)asked the Secretary of State for 542 War, To be so good as to state the precise rule or regulation of the Service under which officers are retired permanently from the Army on account of age; from what date that rule has been in force; whether it has been since that date of universal application; and, whether any exceptions have been made to it; and, if so, in what cases?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)Rules as to retirement from the Army on account of age, including exceptions, are embodied in the Royal Warrant of June 10, 1884. They are numerous, and cannot well be given within the limits of an answer to a Question; but the information is within the reach of the hon. Member in the Library, and the Royal Warrant itself is obtainable from Messrs. Clowes, or through any bookseller. The Rules came into force, some in 1877 and others on July 1, 1881, and they have since been strictly followed. The retirement of captains by age has been recently suspended by Royal Warrant of August 10, 1886.