§ MAJOR SEELY (Liverpool, Abercromby)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether the subject of map reading has been omitted from the soldier's examination for a first-class certificate of education owing to the delay in the issue of notes on that subject; and if so, whether the issue of these notes can be expedited.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The manual of map reading in use was considered too advanced for non-commissioned officers and men, and some time has been spent in preparing a simpler work. It was thought desirable to hold over the examination in map reading until the new book was ready. This text book is now in the press, and will be issued to all concerned at the earliest possible date.