§ COLONEL ROWLEYsaid, he would beg to ask the Under Secretary for War, When the Militia Regiments are to be called out for service, and for what period?
MR. T. G. BARINGsaid, the usual circulars to Lords-Lieutenant of Counties were issued last week, and the Lords Lieutenant were requested to inform the Secretary of State for War whether it would be convenient to the Militia Regiments to be called out for their training before or after Whitsuntide, as it was supposed to be objectionable that the regiments should be out for training during the Whitsuntide holidays. There was also 2154 a request for information whether the commanding officer would, instead of taking twenty-seven days' training, prefer to take twenty-one days preliminary drill for the recruits and twenty-one days training for the whole regiment, or fourteen days for recruits, and twenty-four days for the regiment.
§ COLONEL ROWLEYYou will not take longer than twenty-seven days altogether?