§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked the Secretary of State for War if he will make a public statement as to why a gratuity granted to nurses is withheld from nurses who were not paid from Army-funds, especially in the case of the Volunteer Aid Detachment's masseuses and the Roehampton staff, all of whom admittedly worked in hospitals where men were tended who were suffering from wounds or the effects of wounds?
§ Mr. FORSTERGratuities from public funds arc limited to those employed and paid by the public. In saying this, I shall not be thought to fail to appreciate the admirable service rendered by all sorts and conditions of workers without charge to the Exchequer.