§ 72. Mr. MORTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he can see his way to extend the furlough of five days to men whose families live in Sutherland and the Northern Highlands of Scotland, as the five days' leave is occupied almost entirely in travelling to and fro?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe rule is that the leave shall be so arranged as to give each man four clear days at home. The application of the rule must be subject in each case to military exigencies, but I am not aware that there has been any general failure to apply it in the case of the men to whom my hon. Friend alludes.