§ MR. HAMBROasked, the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is true that after granting permission to certain squadrons of Yeomanry Regiments to attend the Camp of Exercise, he informed the commanding officers of these squadrons that if they attended the camp they would not be supplied with rations or marching money; and if (after the War Office Circular of the 13th June), he will state the reasons why he determined to deal differently with, these squadrons than with the regiments which are going to the camp?
§ SIR HENRY STORKSSir, in reply to my hon. Friend I have to state that the corps he refers to declined at first to join the Camp of Exercise; they, consequently, assembled for permanent duty, and have drawn the pay and allowances they are entitled to for the year. On re-consideration the commanding officers expressed a wish to take to the manœuvres a squadron each, and the question arose, under the circumstances, what pay and allowances would be issuable to them. Pay could not be issued to them a second time; and it 161 was at first held that allowances should be placed in the same category with pay; but, for the purpose of holding out all possible inducements to them, it was subsequently decided to give them, in common with regiments which had not previously trained, free rations and travelling expenses.