§ COMMANDER YOUNG (Berkshire, Wokingham)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether non-commissioned officers and men who have served in the Royal Marine forces are eligible for service in the Royal Reserve battalions, on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as those who have 1257 served in the Army; and, if so, whether recruiting officers have been so informed, and when.
§ *MR. WYNDHAMYes, Sir. A memorandum was circulated to general officers commanding districts on the 27th March. But I now understand that a scheme is in preparation by which ex-marines who are not pensioners can be included in the reserves of the Navy.