§ Mr. JOWETTasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what are the conditions under which cheap fares are issuable to relatives of wounded soldiers in hospitals, in cases other than cases of dangerous illness?
§ Mr. FORSTERVouchers are issuable at the discretion of medical officers in charge of hospitals which enables relatives, visiting officers and soldiers in hospital in the United Kingdom, to travel by rail at single fare for the double journey without the 50 per cent. war increase, provided that the journey is not 997W less than 10 miles in the outward direction. Only one visit is allowed in each case, unless the medical officer in charge of the hospital considers in exceptional cases that a second visit is desirable. The number of cheap tickets obtainable for any one visit is limited to two full tickets. Relatives must obtain the vouchers beforehand from the officer in charge of the hospital, and if for any reason they do not do so and have therefore to pay the full fare, no refund of money is admissible.