§ GENERAL RUSSELL (Cheltenham)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, whether, in view of the serious falling off of in the recruiting for the Army and the difficulty of finding the number of men voted by Parliament, the Government have come to any decision regarding the further employment of discharged soldiers of suitable acquirement and character in Government departments and offices.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe Government are desirous of carrying out as far as is practicable the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee which last inquired into the subject referred to by my hon. and gallant friend.