§ MR. AUBERON HERBERTasked the Secretary of State for War, If it is intended, in the event of Oxford being selected as a Depôt Centre, to station there at any future time a battalion of Regular troops in addition to the Depôt Battalion?
§ MR. CARDWELLIt is not intended, Sir, to station a battalion of Regular troops at Oxford in addition to the Depot Battalion. It is not intended to make in the neighbourhood of Oxford any greater provision in the way of building than for the limited number of officers and men stated in Appendix H of the first Report of the Committee on Organization dated the 22nd of February, 1872. These it is proposed to place at Bulling-don, about two miles from Oxford.