§ Lieut.-Colonel ARCHER-SHEEasked the Chief Secretary whether Auxiliary Cadets whose contracts are incompleted are only being paid their pay; and, if so, why certain allowances to which they were entitled have not been paid to them in addition?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODAllowances are payable in respect of services rendered; thus a cadet, while actually in command of a company receives command pay, but ceases to do so immediately he vacates his command. As no services have been required from cadets since dispersal, it is obvious that no claims for allowances can be entertained.
§ Lieut.-Colonel ARCHER-SHEEasked the Chief Secretary whether any decision has yet been arrived at with reference to the case of several hundred auxiliary cadets who were invited to re-engage in June, 1921, who did so re-engage, and whose contracts were subsequently repudiated by the Government?
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§ Sir H. GREENWOODA statement giving the full particulars of the circumstances in connection with offers of re-engagement made to members of the Auxiliary Division will, as already promised, shortly be laid before the House. I cannot accept the view that there has been any repudiation of contracts properly entered into with members of the Division. I fully endorse the action of the Chief of Police in declining to confirm applications for re-engagements made by cadets who could not, by any reasonable interpretation of the Order, be described as nearing the termination of their original engagements.