COLONEL PARKERasked the Secretary of State for War, now that the training of Militia Regiments for the year is at an end, What has been the character of the Reports of those Officers who have inspected them?
§ MR. CARDWELLI have referred this Question to the Inspector General of the Auxiliary Forces, who authorizes me to reply as follows:—the character of the Reports already received—namely, 48—are satisfactory—many of them extremely so—showing, although they were satisfactory last year, a considerable improvement to which the exceptions are few. The Inspection Reports show that inspecting officers have examined minutely and carefully into the drill of officers and men, reporting upon 791 the efficiency of commanding officers and permanent Staff.