§ 30. Colonel YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War under what warrant, rule, or regulation lieutenant-colonels on the reserve of officers are declared to be ineligible for promotion to the rank of colonel?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Macpherson)Article 64 of the Royal Warrant for Pay, Promotion, etc., provides for the selection of lieutenant-colonels for promotion to the substantive rank of colonel. This Article is not applicable to officers on the reserve of officers.
§ Colonel YATECan they not be selected for promotion equally with other officers in other branches of the Service?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI understand that this question has been gone into very fully, and that is the conclusion come to. I will make other inquiries and see what can be done.