§ Mr. Ammonasked the Secretary of State for War (1) in how many of the 21 instances were the papers, appertaining to his Department, which were left in taximeter cabs and other public vehicles, recovered; and what was the nature of the disciplinary measures meted out to the persons responsible for such negligence;
(2) in how many instances during the past 12 months were documents and papers relative to his Department lost from private and from service cars; how many recovered; and what disciplinary action was taken against the persons responsible for such carelessness?
§ Captain MargessonThe documents were recovered in 19 of the 21 cases. None of the losses were from service cars, but there was one loss (unrecovered) from a private car. In this case, which presented several unsatisfactory features, the loser was dismissed from his employment. In four other cases, which were dealt with directly from the War Office, the losers were suitably admonished. The remaining cases, where the losers were identified and the documents were of any importance, were referred to local military authorities for appropriate action.