§ Mr. CAVEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether the attention of the Secretary of State has been called to the case of Colour-Sergeant G. W. R. Perkins, of the 3rd Battalion East Surrey Regiment, who in October last was tried by a court-martial on certain serious charges, and was convicted and sentenced to be imprisoned and to be dismissed from the Army; whether doubt has been thrown upon the evidence of handwriting and certain other evidence upon which the conviction 373W was founded; and whether the Secretary of State will cause an inquiry to be made into the matter?
§ Colonel SEELYColour-Sergeant Perkins was convicted as stated. I am not aware that any doubt has been thrown on the evidence produced beyond that contained in the cross-examination and statement of the counsel for the defence at the trial. The whole of the proceedings have been examined by the Judge Advocate-General, who has decided that they are valid.