§ MR. NOLAN (Louth, N.)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is the intention of the War Office Authorities to send the Armagh Militia to Holywood, County Down, for training 1219 and rifle practice in May next; whether the cost of conveyance, &c., will be about £500; or, if not, how much; and, whether the Armagh Town Commissioners have offered to provide, and have actually secured, a suitable rifle range at Armagh at a cost of £80; and, if so, will the War Office Authorities reconsider their decision, in view of the saving to be effected by allowing the Militia to remain in Armagh for training, &c. as usual?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)The Armagh Militia will proceed to Holywood for training and musketry, at a cost of £258 for conveyance both ways. The Armagh Town Commissioners are in negotiation for a plot of ground which would be suitable for the purpose, but it is not understood that the matter is settled; and, in any case, the land could not be got ready for the present training.