§ DR. TANNERI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War if he can state why the medical officers liable to recall were not ordered to rejoin instead of being asked individually to volunteer for duty in the military hospitals in South Africa, and if the War Office will take steps to bring the matter under the consideration of the Commission.
§ MR. WYNDHAMAs I stated on the 13th instant, in reply to a question by the Member for South Donegal, there are ninety-eight officers liable to recall; of these eighteen hold permanent appointments under the War Office and twenty-five have been employed during the war. The reason why the remainder were not called up is that it was thought better to employ civilian surgeons who have more recent experience.