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DECEMBER it 192c THE London Gazette, December 7Short Service Commission Flying Officer W. A. Pritt, M.C., resigns his short service commn.; Dec. 8.The following temp, appointment is made :— r Staff Officer, 3rd Class.—(Q) T. Armstrong (Qr. Mr. and Maj., T.F., Gen.List) is granted a temp, commn. as Capt., and to be Hon. Maj. (April 1, 1918) (substituted for notification in Gazette of Dec. 20, 1918).Flying Branch Capt. I. P. R. Napier, M.C., relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. onappt. to T.F., and is permitted to retain his rank. Sec. Lt. (Hon. Lt.) A. B. Taylor relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. ouappt. to T.F., and is permitted to retain rank of Lt. Trdnsfd. to Unemployed List.—Lieut. B. H. Matthews, Sept. 16, 1919-Capt. T. J. C. Martyn,' M.C., A.F.C. ; Nov. 1, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, Nov. 14, 1919).The surname of Lieut. B. E. Turney is as now described, and not Gurney, as in Gazette, Nov. 23.The Christian names of Lieut. Humphrey Dight Humphreys are as now described, and not as in Gazette, Nov. 26.The surname of Lieut. C. H. Stilwell is as now described, and not as in Gazette, Nov. 30.^fcThe notification in Gazette of Nov. 12 concerning Sec. Lieut. G. H. Clarke is~cancelled, Gazette, Mar. 14, 1919, to stand. Administrative BranchFlying Officer (actg. Flight Lieut.) M. J. Langley, D.F.C., relinquishes the actg. rank of Flight Lieut, on ceasing to be empld. as Flight Lieut.; Mar. 31.Lieut. O. V. Lee to be Lieut, from (A. and S.) Sept. 8, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, Oct. 14, 1919). Transjerred to Unemployed List.—Lieut. W. Ricketts; May 4, 1919(substituted for Gazette, Aug. 26, 1919). Sec. Xieut. C. H. Philip ; Sept. 23, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, Oct. 14, 1919K Technical BranchFlying Officer J. Durward relinquishes the grading for pay and allces. as Flight Lieut, on ceasing to be empld. as Flight Lieut.; July 25.Transferred to Unemployed List.—Sec. Lieut. G. W. Martin; April 21, 1919- Capt. S. J. Waters; Aug. 1, 1919 (substituted for Gazette, Feb. 3). Lieut.F. D. Brooker; Sept. 26, 1919. , MemorandaTwenty-one Cadets are granted hon. commns. as Sec. Lieuts. with effect from the date of their demobilisation. FORCE! Lieut.-Col. (actg. Col.) I. Curtis, M.A., A.M.I.M.E., relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn.; Oct. 1. London Gazette, December 10Flying Branch Flying Officer W. G. C. Hackman (Lieut., Hamps. R.) relinquishes histemp R.A.F. commn. on return to Army duty; Oct. 27. Sec. Lieut. (Hon. Lieut.) C. V. Carr relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commu.on appt .to the T.F. Reserves, and is permitted to retain the rank of Lieut. The follow in" are transferred to Unempld. List and are restored to the ActiveList, Nov. 23 :—Lieut. J. Valentine ; June 29 (substituted for Gazette, July 6). Sec. Lieut. B. Dixon ; March 25 (substituted for Gazette, April 6).The following are transfd. to Unemployed List.—Sec. Lieut. J. Cocksedge, Sept 24, 1919. Lieut. R. C. D'A. Gifford ; Oct. 8, 1919. Lieut. G. A.Kennedy; Oct. 11, 1919. Sec. Lieut. H. F. Gates; Oct. 17, I9!9- Lieut. H. Morden-Wright, M.C. ; June 24.Lieut. N. Fielden relinquishes his commn. on account of ill-health caused by wounds, and. is permitted to retain his rank ; Aug. 13 (substituted forGazette, Aug. 20). Lieut. R. H. Dryden relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commu. A dministrativc BranchLieut. (Hon. Capt.) F. C. McBride relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. coinmn. on appt. to the T.F. Reserves, and is permitted to retain it.e rank of Capt.The following are transfd. to Unemployed List.—Sec. Lieut, (actg. Lieut.) H. T. Weston ;,_March 5, 1919. Lieut. E. Pope ; Oct. 9, 1919. Technical BranchCapt. G. I. N. Deane relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on appt. to T.R. Reserves, and is permitted to retain his rank. Sec. Lieut. W. A.Frame relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commn. on appt. to T.F., and is granted rank of Lieut. Lieut. W. B. Jones is transfd. to unempld. list;Sept. 13, 1919. Dental BranchLieut. D. Campbellis transfd. to unempld. list; March 28, 1919 (substituted for Gazette April 11, 1919). Memoranda Flight Lieut: (Hon. Sqdn. Leader) T. Armstrong (Qrmr. and Hon. Maj.,R. Welsh Fus.) relinquishes his temp. R.A.F. commu. on return to Army duty ; Nov. 16.The following Cadet is granted an hon. commn. asSec.lLieut., with effect from date of his demobilisation :—184729 L. V. Price. Surrender of Aeronautical MaterialSIR F. HALL, in the House of Commons on December 6, asked the Lord Privy Seal whether Article 202 of the Peace Treaty with regard to thesurrender by Germany of military and naval aeroanutical material has yet been carried out; if not, will he say when it is expected that the delivery ofsuch material will be completed ; and whether, in the meantime, the manu- facture or importation of aeronautical material by Germany has been entirely,stopped. 3tMr. Bonar Law (Leader of the House) : The terms of the Article referredto have not been completed entirely, but satisfactory progress has been made and every effort is being made by the Inter-Allied Commission to secureits complete fulfilment. The answer to the third part of the question is in the affirmative. Committee of Imperial Defence VISCOUNT CURZON asked the Prime Minister how many meetings of theCommittee of Imperial Defence have been held since the Armistice, and how- many meetings of the same body have been held this year ; and whether theforthcoming Naval, Military, and Air Force Estimates will be submitted to the Committee for consideration before being laid before Parliament. The Prime Minister : The answer to the first and second part of the questionis one meeting, though perhaps 1 should remind the hon. Member that, as the House has been informed on several occasions, by far the greater partof the work of the Committee of Imperial Defence is performed by Sub- committees and conferences of that Committee ; as regards the last part ofthe question, I am not, at the present time, in a position to specify the method by which the Estimates in question will be considered by the Cabinet. Commander Bellairs : Would it not facilitate the work of defence if thethree staffs of the fighting Departments were to get together ? The Prime Minister : That is one of the suggestions which has not merelybeen considered but agreed to. Armed Forces in Ireland MR. DEVLIN, on December 8, asked the Secretary of State for Warwhat is the present cost of maintaining the Army in Ireland ; and what is the cost of keeping in that country the auxiliary and the various other armedforces of the Crown. •NX- IN PARLIAMENT Sir A. Williamson: The estimated monthly rate of expenditure on thetroops in Ireland is now approximately £1,200,000, and ou the Royal Air Force £37,000. As explained on October 26 in answer to a similar questionput by the hon. Member for Rothwell (Mr. Lunn), practically all the militia forces in Ireland are part of the regular standing Army of the United Kingdomand the cost of keeping them in Ireland is in most respects no greater than that of keeping them elsewhere. Royal Air Force Timber ' • 'MR. REMER asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that one of his officers, Mr. Gates, attached to the Contracts Department ofthe Air Ministry, is negotiating to buy English ash trees unsawn at 7s. 6d. per cubic foot; for what purpose are these required ; and whether he is awarethat the Timber Supply Department of the Board of Trade has recently sold all the surplus aircraft ash at 5s. 6d. per cubic foot, sawn into planks.Mr. Churchill : No negotiations are in progress for the purchase suggested in the question. Arrangements are, however, being made for the transferof a quantity of selected ash planks from the Controller of Timber Supplies to £fie Air Ministry. Air Raid Victims CompensationSIR H. NIELD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how soon the proposed Grants Commission for the apportionment of the Reparation Fundto those who have suffered loss of limbs or property by reason of the operations of enemy aircraft will be set up ; how is it proposed to constitute the personnelof such Commission ; is he aware that there are persons whose injuries are now of five years' standing who have not received any payment and whoseposition is one of extreme poverty and hardship ; and can he make any arrangements for payments on account. Mr. Chamberlain : It is useless to appoint the Commission until theReparation Commission can give some indication of the probable date on which payments by Germany for reparation (over and above prior charges,such as the repayment of the coal advances and the cost of the armies of occupation) can be expected. My hon. friend will be aware that the firstof a series of meetings to determine the amount to be paid by Germany and the method of payment to is be held next week in Brussels. I have no fundsout of which payments on account could be made. Aerial Agreement with France THE text of an agreement between, France and GreatBritain regarding aerial navigation has been published in the Official Gazette. This agreement will cease to be in forceas soon as the International Convention for aerial navigation drawn up by the Peace Conference becomes effective. Theagreement provides that the two Governments will permit the free passage of private and commercial aircraft, while reservingthe right to establish prohibited areas for military reasons. All aircraft must carry a log and a traffic permit. The pilotsmust have a certificate showing their qualifications. The use of wireless apparatus without special permission is for-bidden. The respective authorities reserve to themselves the right of examining aircraft on arrival and departure. Excess Profit Duty and Hangar Building W. ALBAN RICHARDS AND CO. recently made an appli- cation to the Board of Referees in respect to increasing the statutory percentage on the business of manufacturing •hangars, but the Board made no order. To Our Readers As we continually receive complaints from readers that they experience difficulty in obtaining their copy of FLIGHT promptly each week, we draw their attention to the sub- scription form which is printed on page xviii of the current issue. If this is sent, accompanied by the appropriate remittance, to the publishing offices, 36, Great Queen Street, W.C., it will ensure FLIGHT being received regularly each week upon the day of publication. I282
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