§ 68. Lieut-Colonel Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that Article 516 of the Pay Warrant, which enacts that an officer who, having retired with retired pay or gratuity, is re-employed, shall not be entitled to any increase of retired pay or gratuity in respect of the period of re-employment, inflicts great injustice on retired officers who, on the outbreak of war, gave up good civil positions in order to serve the country, he will cancel Article 516 and allow the services in the late War of such officers to count for increase of pension?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)I regret that I am unable to adopt this suggestion. My Noble Friend is no doubt aware that officers on retired pay continued to draw it in addition to their full pay on return to the Army.