Captain FABERasked whether the right hon. Gentleman would utilise the services of retired veterinary surgeons for the new cavalry depots or otherwise, seeing that retired officers were used for other branches of the service?
§ Mr. HALDANEThere are only two cavalry depots for which veterinary assistance outside the Army Veterinary Corps is required, and for these it is proposed to utilise the services of local private practitioners, as the number of horses is too small to engage the exclusive services of a retired officer. The employment of retired veterinary officers as a general measure is not considered practicable, as it 182 would increase the existing excess of officers abroad over those at home, and consequently the difficulty of arranging reliefs.