§ Mr. PROTHEROasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will arrange for escort duty, for mentally affected soldiers, which often necessitate the absence of the non-commissioned officers and men forming the escorts from their units for two or more days, being undertaken by the Volunteers or by troops detailed for Home service, thereby releasing from this duty men of draft-providing units who are being prepared for service overseas according to a syllabus in which every hour of training is of importance?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe selection of men for escorts is subject to any orders by the brigade commander, in the hands of the commanding officer, who will naturally detail men who can best be spared,e.g., men who are not training for drafts. It is not practicable to call out Volunteers for this purpose.