§ Major BARNETTasked the Under Secretary of State for War, why temporary officers are still being employed in the Ordnance Department, while regular officers of artillery, attached to that Department, have been retired under the Geddes and other schemes?
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESSCertain temporary officers are still being employed with the Royal Army Ordnance1492W Corps in order to meet the shortage of officers trained in the special duties of that corps. Their services will be dispensed with as regular trained officers become available. An option of similarly remaining temporarily with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps was offered to most if not all of the officers referred to in the question, and some of them accepted it. I do not know what are the "other schemes" referred to, but I am not aware that any other officers concerned have been retired except in accordance with the normal regulations as to retirement.