§ MR. AINSWORTH (Argyllshire)I beg to ask the Secretary of state for War whether he will consider the advisability of allowing officers attached to military forces in Nigeria to count each year's service as two as is now the case with non-commissioned officers.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe mode of reckoning service of officers in West Africa received very careful consideration at the hands of my predecessor, who decided that no changes should be made in the system then existing. I am not aware of any grounds for departing from this decision.