§ MR. PLATT-HIGGINS (Salford, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether, in view of the fact that the Treasury have agreed to accord certain privileges as regards their civil pay to those Volunteer members of the Civil Service who have been accepted for active service in South Africa, it is intended to extend the same privileges to those postal employees who, being members of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, have volunteered for active service, and who have been accepted by the War Office authorities as members of the Army Medical Staff Corps.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HANBURY,) PrestonThe Postmaster General has not received any application from the Secretary of State for War to grant the privileges referred to to members of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, but he has been asked to keep their places open for them, and this will be done.