§ Major STEELasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the question of basing the gratuity payable to a Territorial Force officer upon his war record and upon the appointments which he has held during the War, in order that junior officers who have held appointments carrying a much higher rank than their substantive rank for a considerable period, but who have given up such appointments through sickness or for some other reason, through no fault of their own, and have in consequence reverted to their substantive rank and only held that rank at the end of the War, may receive a fair reward for these services, more important than 2524W those of their permanent rank, and which they have performed during the course of the War?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe method of calculating the gratuities of Territorial Force as well as of all other officers has received very careful consideration of the Army Council, and it is not proposed to modify the arrangements as they now stand.