§ Commander WEDGWOODasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether there is any intention of compelling officers or men of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve to serve for five years instead of for the duration of the War, according to their original contract on enlistment?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Act, 1917, gives power to retain the service of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel for a period of five years, if their services be so long required; but it was not intended to utilise this power to extend their services beyond the period covered by the expression "the duration of the War."