§ LORD CHARLES BERESFORD (York)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, as to the conditions under which British Military officers were employed in the Soudan, whether he will state to the House the terms of the regulations under which they served as to time and pension; and whether the officers referred to were allowed to count the time employed in the Soudan towards their time for promotion and towards their time for pension.
* MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMSThe officers referred to are permitted to reckon their service in the Soudan towards their time for promotion under Article 22 of the Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion, and for retirement under Article 500 (a) and (e).