§ 44. Mr. HAILWOODasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the cheap railway facilities granted to cadets can be extended to members of boys' brigades; and if he is aware that if this is not arranged at an early date it will deprive about 3,000 boys in Manchester alone of their Whit-week holiday in seaside camps?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThis matter has already been under consideration, but owing to the present position of the railways, it is, I fear, improbable that it will be found practicable to grant the cheap facilities referred to this year.
§ Mr. HAILWOODDoes the hon. Gentleman not consider that it is introducing a form of duress in regard to these boys seeing that cadets already have these facilities because they are associated with the War Office and boys' brigades are not?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIt is a question of necessity.