§ 35. Colonel CROFTasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that whereas a major commanding a battalion in France receives the temporary rank and pay of a lieutenant-colonel, a captain in command of a battalion receives neither the temporary rank or pay in spite of the fact that he has precisely similar duties and greater responsibilities in the exercise of his command; and whether he will cause this state of affairs to be remedied?
§ Mr. FORSTERThis alteration has already been made. An officer appointed to command a battalion gets the acting rank of lieutenant-colonel, with pay as such, whatever his permanent rank may be.