CAPTAIN CRAIGI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state in regard to Royal Warrant, Pay, and Promotion, 1906, paragraph 1176a, Special Campaign Pensions, what benefits will embodied Militiamen and Militia Reservists who served with the Regulars respectively derive in virtue of their services in the late South African War; and whether the Government will recognise the right of Militiamen who have served the country and gained medals alongside the Regular Forces to any rewards granted under this paragraph.
§ MR. HALDANEOnly soldiers of the Regular Forces enlisted under ordinary conditions are eligible for the special campaign pensions, the scope of which it is not proposed to enlarge.