§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the possibility of granting railway warrants to families of soldiers married on the strength who are stationed in places where no military hospital exists, and at some distance from large civil hospitals, in order that the families of these men may be enabled to attend at such hospitals and obtain treatment such as they would receive free of charge were 1103W their husbands fortunate enough to he stationed in the vicinity of a military hospital?
§ Mr. SHAWTravelling expenses of families of soldiers married on the strength attending or admitted to civil hospitals away from their stations are in ordinary circumstances not allowed. In cases, however, where admission to hospital is necessary and where consider able extra or unusual travelling expenses would fall on the soldier, the General Officer Commanding may make a special grant in aid.