§ 39. Mr. MARRIOTTasked whether and, if so, on what grounds officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Territorial battalions now employed in India and other distant theatres, who enlisted prior to 1st January, 1916, and whose services are being retained beyond 1st May, 1919, pending the reconstitution of the old Regular Army, are only en- 1012 titled, under Army Order No. 55, of February, 1919, to bonuses as from 1st May, 1919, and then only at half rates, whilst those who enlisted subsequently to that date and are retained for military service are granted bonuses from the 1st February and at full rates?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe hon. Member is under a misapprehension. Paragraph 6 of Army Order 84 of 11th February last, of which I am sending him a copy, fully explains the conditions, except that there is now no half rate of bonus, the full rate having been substituted by Army Order 119 of 5th March, 1919.