§ 20. Captain W. G. HALLasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether men in Portsmouth dockyard, discharged on reduction after six years and 10 months' service, are eligible to count such time for the seven years' bonus upon re-entry?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe answer is in the affirmative, provided that no service can be reckoned if a break of three complete years intervenes between it and subsequent service or if subsequent breaks in service amount in the aggregate to seven years.