§ Major Petoasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider a qualifying period, similar to that applying to warrant officers and non-commissioned officers, for officers holding temporary rank satisfactorily, so that they could then be made war substantive in their rank, instead of, as at present, having to wait for appointment to a higher rank, an opportunity for which may never occur?
§ Mr. SandysThe conditions governing promotion, other than substantive, of officers during the war are to a large extent common to the three Fighting Services, and I could not accept my hon. and gallant Friend's proposal without regard to its effect on the other Services1548W and on the general system of promotion in wartime.