§ MR. KNIGHTsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, Whether Reports have been received from the Military Authorities of the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras highly commendatory of Major M' Gwire' s camping system with field hammocks, as calculated to add greatly to the health and efficiency of troops in the field and on the line of march; and, if so, whether it is the intention of the Government to extend the full benefits of such system to British Soldiers in India and the Colonies?
§ MR. CARDWELLsaid, in reply, that the Reports from Madras and Bombay in regard to these hammocks had been favourable, but they were not approved by the Commander-in-Chief in India, and were not recommended by the Government of India. Until they were approved in India, it was not probable they would be generally adopted.