§ The following proviso shall be the Army Act (which relates to the limit of original enlistment):
§ Provided also that where a boy is enlisted before attaining the age of eighteen he shall be discharged upon a request to
114§ this effect being made by a parent or guardian.—[Mr. Paling.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, "That the Clause be read a Second time."—[Mr. Paling.]
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 114; Noes, 206.
115| Division No. 77.] | AYES. | [8.2 p.m. |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Gosling, Harry | Lawson, John James |
| Ammon, Charles George | Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Lee, F. |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Graham, Rt. Hon. Win. (Edin., Cent.) | Lowth, T. |
| Baker, Walter | Greenall, T, | Lunn, William |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R.(Aberavon) |
| Barnes, A. | Grentell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) |
| Batey, Joseph | Griffith, F. Kingsley | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) |
| Beckett, John (Gateshead) | Groves, T. | March, S. |
| Bondfield, Margaret | Grundy, T. W. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) | Murnin, H. |
| Broad, F. A. | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Oliver, George Harold |
| Bromley, J. | Hardie, George D | Palin, John Henry |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Hayday, Arthur | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. |
| Buchanan, G. | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Burnley) | Potts, John S. |
| Cape, Thomas | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Purcell, A. A. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hirst, G. H. | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Ritson, J. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) |
| Connolly, M. | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Saklatvala, Shapurji |
| Cove, W. G. | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Scrymgeour, E. |
| Dalton, Hugh | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Scurr, John |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Sexton, James |
| Dennison, R. | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis |
| Dunnico, H. | Kelly, W. T. | Shiels, Dr. Drummond |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Kennedy, T. | Shinwell, E. |
| Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) |
| Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. | Kirkwood, D. | Sitch, Charles H. |
| Gibbins, Joseph | Lansbury, George | Smillie, Robert |
| Gillett, George M. | Lawrence, Susan | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) |
| Smith, H. B. Lees- (Keighley) | Tinker, John Joseph | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Viant, S. P. | Williams, David (Swansea, E.) |
| Snell, Harry | Wallhead, Richard C. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) | Wright, W. |
| Sullivan, J. | Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Sutton, J. E. | Wellock, Wilfred | |
| Thome, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) | Welsh, J. C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Thurtle, Ernest | Westwood, J. | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Paling. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Goff, Sir Park | Perkins, Colonel E. K. |
| Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. | Gower, Sir Robert | Perring, Sir William George |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. | Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter | Pilcher, G. |
| Atkinson, C. | Greene, W. P. Crawford | Price, Major C. W. M. |
| Balniel, Lord | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Raine, Sir Walter |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Barnett, Major Sir Richard | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Reid, D. D. (County Down) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) | Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.) | Rice, Sir Frederick |
| Bennett, A. J. | Hamilton, Sir George | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Bethel, A. | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Robinson, Sir T. (Lanc, Stretford) |
| Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Skipton) | Harmsworth, Hon. E. C. (Kent) | Ropner, Major L. |
| Blades, Sir George Rowland | Harrison, G. J. C. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Hartington, Marquess of | Rye, F. G. |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Salmon, Major I. |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Briant, Frank | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P | Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney) |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Briggs, J. Harold | Hills, Major John Walter | Sanders, Sir Robert A. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Hilton, Cecil | Sanderson, Sir Frank |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Sandon, Lord |
| Broun-Lindsay, Major H. | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd, Hexham) | Hope, Capt. A. O. J. (Warw'k, Nun.) | Savery, S. S. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mcl. (Renfrew, W) |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James | Hume, Sir G. H. | Shepperson, E. W. |
| Burman, J. B. | Huntingfield, Lord | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Hurd, Percy A. | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Butler, Sir Geoffrey | Hurst, Gerald B. | Smithers, Waldron |
| Campbell, E. T. | Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Carver, Major W. H. | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Cassels, J. D. | Jephcott, A. R. | Stanley, Hon. O. F. G. (Westm'eland) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Jones, Sir G. W. H. (Stoke New'gton) | Steel, Major Samuel Strang |
| Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton | Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) | Styles, Captain H. Walter |
| Chapman, Sir S. | Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir William | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Kindersley, Major G. M. | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid |
| Christle, J. A. | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Tasker, R. Inigo. |
| Clarry, Reginald George | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Thom, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton) |
| Clayton, G. C. | Knox, Sir Alfred | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Lamb, J. Q. | Thompson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell- |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Loder, J. de V. | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Long, Major Eric | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Collox, Major Wm. Phillips | Looker, Herbert William | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. |
| Cooper, A. Duff | Lougher, Lewis | Waddington, R. |
| Cope, Major William | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere | Ward, Lt.-Col. A.L.(Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Couper, J. B. | Lynn, Sir R. J. | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Cowan, Sir Wm. Henry (Islington, N.) | MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Crott, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Macdonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | McDonnell, Colonel Hon. Angus | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) | MacIntyre, Ian | Watts, Dr. T. |
| Curzon, Captain Viscount | McLean, Major A. | Wells, S. R. |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Macmillan, Captain H. | White, Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Dairymple- |
| Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | MacRobert, Alexander M. | Wiggins, William Martin |
| Davies, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Malone, Major P. B. | Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham) |
| Dawson, Sir Philip | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn | Wilson, Sir C. H. (Leeds, Central) |
| Dixey, A. C. | Mason, Colonel Glyn K. | Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield) |
| Drewe, C. | Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) | Withers, John James |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M | Wolmer, Viscount |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Womersley, W. J. |
| Fielden, E. B. | Nall, Colonel Sir Joseph | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Ford, Sir P. J. | Neville, Sir Reginald J. | Worthington- Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Wragg, Herbert |
| Fraser, Captain Ian | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Frece, Sir Walter de | Nuttall, Ellis | |
| Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Oakley, T. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Galbraith, J. F. W. | Pennefather, Sir John | Captain Margesson and Captain |
| Gates, Percy | Penny, Frederick George | Wallace. |