§ Mr. PROTHEROasked whether a number of men, who on medical grounds ought not to have been enlisted, are now being discharged on Army Form B 204, "Application for discharge of a recruit not likely to become an efficient soldier"; and whether the discharge of a man on this form disqualifies him for any pension from the Government, although his infirmities have been in many cases aggravated by his term of military service?
§ Mr. FORSTERInstructions that no men were to be discharged on Army Form B 204 came into force on 14th October, 1916. A man discharged on Army Form B 204 is not disqualified from having a claim to pension considered.