Mr. W. A. REDMONDasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether a letter, dated 24th February, 1911, has been received at the War Office from J. Burke, retired pensioner warrant officer, in reply to a War Office letter, dated 23rd February; and whether, from the facts stated in that letter concerning himself and also a Sergeant-Major Cowley, and considering the full benefit the War Office has received of an invention discovered by J. Burke, dealing with Army forms and the saving of time to Army officers and clerks resulting therefrom, and the hope of an increased pension held out to him in the War Office letter, dated 9th May, 1899, and in view of the fact that he was most strongly recommended by the late General Sir Gerald Morton and by Lord Grenfell for the award of the Meritorious Service Medal which he never received, he will reconsider the decision of the War Office in this matter, and adequately compensate him by increasing his present pension, which is applicable to a service of 703W only twenty-live years, to the amount due to him for his adult Army service of twenty-nine years seven months and total service of forty-five years?
§ Mr. HALDANEMr. Burke's letter has been received and will be duly considered. His claims to the Meritorious Service Medal have been noted for consideration with those of others.