COMMISSIONS IN CAMP

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3189, 13 September 1917, Page 6

COMMISSIONS IN CAMP

, QUESTIONS IN THE HOuSE. • JThe following question and answer, relating to the appointment■ oi ' <x certain young soldier to a "commission at 'Irentham appeared on the Order Paper of 1 he. House of RepresencaftvJs ' yesterday:-"- • '•*'■..- JVfr. Webb (Grey) asked the M.'nister of Defence: Whether it is a, fact—(a) 'Chat t at the recent examination at Trentham for. commissions one hundred candidates" came forward: and >nly four were successful; (b) that amongst tho candidates was the son of an. Anglican lrishop; (c) that this. candidate was' cno uTthe youngest, and his name came .at the bottom, or nearly at the bottom, of the list;'•■ and.(d) that this candidate, nevertheless, received one of the four commissions granted? ,

Sir, James Allen (Minister of Defence) replied:—(a) At the qualifying »xamina<ion there were seventy-two candidates. <)f these thirty-four, qualified. Six were Jinally selected for' appointment. The "immber of vacancies was limited owing to the reduction in percentage of reinforcements the. previous, week, (b) The Von of an""Ahglicah"bishop.did compete, (o) This candidate, although young, ]jassed sixteenth in the qualifying examination. Six were finally selected,' and iimongst these he stood-second in order of recommendation.