§ VISCOUNT EBRINGTON (Devon, Tavistock)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether the Volunteers receive from the Government 90 rounds of ball cartridge per man, and are further allowed to purchase as much more as they like at cost price, while the Yeomanry are only given 30 rounds per man, and do not enjoy any facilities for purchasing extra ammunition; and, whether, in view of the importance of good shooting in every branch, of the Service, be will consider the expediency of putting the Yeomanry on the same footing as the Volunteers in respect of the issue and purchase of ammunition?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)The Volunteers are allowed 90 rounds of ball cartridge yearly, and the Yeomanry, under a recent Regulation, 40 rounds. Men of either arm can purchase, in addition, any ammunition they require for regimental use at cost price. As the chief weapon of a mounted force is the sword, and not the rifle, the Yeomanry are not required to go through as much musketry instruction as the Volunteers. It is not considered desirable to assimilate the two courses.