§ Mr. SWANasked the Secretary of State for War why, in the payment of the war gratuity, a distinction is drawn between men in receipt of full civil pay in and out of the Post Office service; whether he is 624W aware that many of the Signallers served during the South African War, and were paid a gratuity similar in amount to the war gratuity on their discharge; and whether, seeing that every endeavour has been made to penalise these men on the questions of the gratuities and also of the increased separation allowances, he will endeavour to allay the discontent by treating all serving soldiers on an equal footing?
§ Mr. FORSTERI regret that I can add nothing to my reply to similar questions on 10th April.