§ MR. COLSTON (Gloucestershire, Thornbury)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, having regard to the damaging effect on the prospects of senior colonels who are considered in every way fitted for promotion to major-general, by the order that no promotion to the rank of major-general shall be made after the 1st of January, 1901, except to fill appointments of and for distinguished service, the order may be relaxed so far that selected officers should be promoted to the major-generals' list, as vacancies occur, to await appointments as they may fall in.
LORD STANLEYWill my hon. and gallant friend kindly refer to the reply given to a similar Question, put by the hon. and gallant Member for the Chelmsford Division of Essex, on Friday, February 7th, † to which I have nothing to add.