§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the First Lord of the Admiralty why the medical branch of the R.N. has not been granted entertaining allowance, while other branches of the service including the engineers, R.M., Supply officers, W.R.N.S. officers have been included with the executive officers in this privilege; and if he will rectify this inequality.
Mr. DugdaleEntertaining allowance is normally restricted to executive officers and R.M. officers in command. In a few exceptional cases it has been granted to officers of other branches holding analogous appointments, and its extension to medical officers-in-charge of R.N. hospitals is now under consideration.