§ Mr. THOMASasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether there is a considerable number of men over forty-one years of age serving with the Colours certified unfit for general service; and whether he will consider the desirability in the national interest of giving their discharge to any of these men who desire it, especially in cases where their ordinary civil employment is connected with an industry of national importance, such as the railways?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. It is contemplated to pass all men whose services can be dispensed with and are medically fit for some form of service into the new section of the Reserve which is being established under the authority of the Military Service Act, 1916 (Session 2).