MR. HAET-DAVIES (Hackney, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the fact that some months frequently elapse between the departure of a cadet from Sandhurst and his appointment to a regiment; and whether he will consider the advisability of shortening this time as much as possible in the interest of the cadets themselves.
§ MR. J. A. PEASE (for Mr. HALDANE)Owing to the disbandment of infantry battalions and the necessity for absorbing the supernumerary subalterns, some unavoidable delay recently occurred in gazetting the Sandhurst cadets. As a general rule every effort is made to shorten the time between the departure of the cadet from the Royal Military College and the date of his gazetting.