§ Major ADAMasked whether sergeants and staff-sergeants of the Royal Garrison Artillery are being forced to leave the Service earlier than at the age up to which the Royal Warrant entitled them to leave?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe privileges of continuing in the Service beyond twenty-one years has been temporarily suspended in the case of sergeants and staff-sergeants of the Royal Garrison Artillery, owing to the large number of supernumerary noncommissioned officers caused by reductions in establishment. The warrant gives no title to sergeants and staff-sergeants to be retained up to a specified age.
§ Major ADAMWhy should not a privilege granted to the Horse and Field Artillery be equally given to the Garrison Artillery?
§ Mr. HALDANEIt depends upon what the establishment is. If the establishment is short, to grant the privilege would inflict injustice on other people whose promotion comes in the ordinary course.