§ MR. HUNTasked the Secretary of State for War, in the event of the Military Forces Localization (Expenses) Bill becoming Law this Session, How soon afterwards will the War Department be prepared to take possession of and to pay for the Militia storehouses at the Depôt Centres?
§ MR. CARDWELLSir, general officers have been called upon in some cases—and will in all, as soon as the final report shall have been received—to report after inspection by officers of Royal Engineers in what cases it is desirable to take over the storehouses which belong to the counties. These reports will, as soon as the Bill shall have passed, be taken into immediate consideration, and negotiations for purchase will be immediately entered into with reference to those which it is desirable to purchase. The remainder the counties will be at liberty to dispose of.