SIR J. BRUNNEK (Cheshire, Northwich)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what would be the position of the officer commanding a Volunteer corps on the disbandment of the unit as regards current liabilities, if, as is laid down in Army Order 76 of 1896, the capitation grants are paid in advance; and what will be his position as regards current liabilities if the corps is transferred to the Territorial Forces.
§ MR. HALDANEAs regards the first part of the Question, provision is made in Paragraph 602, Volunteer Regulations, for the issue of a grant on the disbandment of a unit should the Army Council think fit. As regards the second part of the Question, it is the intention that a Volunteer unit shall be transferred to the Territorial Forces as a going concern, and consequently all reasonable liabilities will be recognised.