Mr. PATRICK O'BRIENOn behalf of the hon. Member for North Kerry I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that complaints by letter and otherwise have been recently made by members of the Kerry Militia, now stationed at Gosport; and whether he will inquire into the alleged ill-treatment and punishment inflicted on men of the Kerry Militia owing to their unwillingness to volunteer for service in South Africa.
MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMS (for Mr. WYNDHAM)The Secretary of State for War is not aware of any complaint by letter or otherwise from any men of the Kerry Militia. As all soldiers are by regulation given facilities for making their complaints through the authorised channels, there is no necessity for any inquiry.