§ MR. SOMERSET BEAUMONTasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether is it his intention to act on the Report of the Committee on the Education of Artillery Officers?
§ MR. CARDWELLSir, it is not proposed to appoint a new officer to the post of Director-in-Chief of Artillery Instruction, but the position and duties of the Director of Artillery Studies have been raised, in order that he may carry into effect the general recommendations of the Committee for an improved superintendence of artillery instruction; and provision is made for two Instructors of Artillery—one at Aldershot, the other at Woolwich. Neither is it intended to appoint an Inspector General of Reserve Artillery, as it is intended to appoint lieutenant-colonels of Royal Artillery for command and instruction in respect of the Militia and Volunteer Artillery. They will report to the Deputy Adjutant General of Artillery. And it has not been considered desirable to separate the instructional superintendance of the Reserves from that of the Royal Artillery, nor to interfere with the duties of the Inspector General of Artillery. The recommendation of the Committee for the appointment of additional Assistant Instructors at Shoeburyness has been provided for in the Estimates.