§ Colonel BURNasked the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been drawn to the stagnation of promotion in the junior ranks of the Royal Garrison Artillery; and, if so, what steps does he propose taking to relieve matters, so that the period of service in the ranks of second lieutenant and lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery should be nearer the average length obtaining in the other branches of His Majesty's Service?
§ Mr. HALDANEAs regards the first part of the question, promotion has now recommenced in the Garrison Artillery. As regards the second part of the question, the periods of service in the ranks of 563W second lieutenants and lieutenants in the Field and Garrison Artillery are almost the same, and are considerably shorter than in several regiments of Infantry of the Line. No steps in the direction suggested therefore appear necessary.