§ Mr. BILLINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether the customary forty-eight hours' leave granted to all men who are warned for Foreign service, especially Egypt and Mesopotamia, still obtains; and, if this custom has been stopped, can he give any reason for the same?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONYes, Sir. The customary leave still obtains for men warned for service overseas, subject to the exigencies of the service. No exception is made in the case of those proceeding to Egypt and Mesopotamia.