§ CAPTAIN NORTONI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether, seeing that it is inconvenient to relieve the Post Office Volunteers who have served continuously in South Africa since the outbreak of the war, and that they are, moreover, deprived of their holidays falling due while on active service, and are only entitled to a few week's leave prior to being called upon to resume duty in the Department, he will consider the advisability of granting them, by way of compensation, an extended holiday upon their return home at the close of the war.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,) Worcestershire, E.On the return of the Army Post Office Corps to this country the Postmaster General will give further consideration to this question in communication with the Secretary of State for War.