SIR FREDERIC SMITHsaid, he rose to ask the Under Secretary of State for 1921 War, If he will lay on the table of the House the Reports of the Officers of the Rifle Brigade in reference to the Whit-worth Rifles with which the men of the Brigade are armed?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONsaid, in reply, that he had no objection to lay on the table the Report, or rather the substance of the Reports, made by the officers commanding the Rifle Battalions so soon as they were all received. At present, however, Reports had only come in from four or five out of the eight battalions armed with Whitworth rifles, and if these were produced before the others were ready, an imperfect view might possibly be given of the efficiency of the weapon.
SIR FREDERIC SMITHsaid, he should be glad to know when the remainder of those Reports would be received.