§ MR. BUTCHER () YorkI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the present regulations for the distribution of the Queen's South African war medal, and the King's South African war medal, numbers of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Regular Army who served during the earlier portion of the South African war for periods of from eighteen months to two years and upwards receive only one medal, whereas those who served for the same or shorter periods during the later period of the war receive two medals; and whether, in view of these facts, he will reconsider the question of the issue of the war medals to officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Regular Army.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordI am sorry that my hon. friend is not satisfied with my previous answer on this question, but I regret that I have nothing to add to it.