§ 27. Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will say how it happens that whereas some officers who are wounded and invalided home receive no grant, other officers, whose financial circumstances would enable them to do without grants, receive them; and will he explain what authority is responsible for the selection?
§ Mr. FORSTEREntitlement to a wound gratuity depends entirely upon the character and severity of the wound as determined by medical authority.
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEIt does not depend on the man's pecuniary circumstances?
§ Mr. FORSTERNo.