§ Mr. HODGEasked the Under-Secretary for War whether he is aware that the bands of the 4th Sussex Battalion, 2nd Home Counties Artillery, Territorials, and the 1st Home Counties Royal Engineers, Territorials, have been engaged by the Eastbourne Borough Council to play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays; that some members of these bands cannot take part in the engagement on Mondays and Wednesdays in consequence of their ordinary employment and substitutes have therefore to be obtained from outside; whether this is an infraction of the recent order against unenrolled members; whether he is aware that the borough accountant, who engaged the bands, is a lieutenant in the Territorials and should 371W be cognisant of such order; and whether he proposes taking any action in the matter?
§ Colonel SEELYInquiries are being made into these matters.