HC Deb 08 February 1872 vol 209 c147
SIR JOHN PAKINGTON

asked, Whether it was true that the authority exercised by Lords Lieutenants of counties over the Militia would be transferred on the 31st of March to the Secretary for War?

MR. CARDWELL

, in reply, said, the present state of things in relation to this matter would terminate on the 31st of March, and the new state of things would begin on that day.