Mr. SCAN LANasked the Under-Secretary for War whether, in the case of any officer discharging duties at the base on the Western Front who is an occupier of land in Ireland, and who has brought a large percentage of his land under cultivation under the Order of the Government in connection with the tillage scheme in Ireland for 1916–17, facilities will be given for special leave to any such officer for a limited period, say, ten days, to make arrangements for the harvesting of the crops cultivated and also for the planting of the crops for 1917–18?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe grant of leave rests with the Commander-in-Chief, and I am confident that any application made on the ground of urgent private affairs will receive all possible consideration, consistent with the military situation at the time.