§ 27. Lieut. - Colonel ARCHER - SHEEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the provisions of Article 497 of the Pay Warrant, as amended by Army Order 235 of 1917, are not being applied to the cases of retired officers who patriotically came forward early in the war and accepted employment in a lower rank than they originally held in the Army: whether to adhere to this practice is not unjust to those officers who, in their anxiety to serve, made no bargain as to the terms of their appointments; and if, under the circumstances, he will reconsider his decision, more especially in view of the small number of officers affected?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONIf the hon. and gallant Member will furnish me with details of a specific ease, I will have it 688 inquired into, and will communicate the result to him.