§ MR. RITCHIEasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether the recruiting sergeants of Line regiments have any right to interfere with the Militia regiments attached to them, as regards inducing men to enlist for the Line during the period their regiments are assembled for training; if he would state to whom the recruiting rewards for men enlisting into the line from Militia regiments are payable; and, whether any portion of such recruiting rewards can, under any circumstances, be claimed by the Line recruiters?
§ COLONEL STANLEYSir, during the period of training of a Militia regiment, the Line sergeants are not permitted to interfere with the men with a view to inducing them to enlist into the Line. The recruiting rewards for men of the Militia enlisting during training periods are payable to the Staff of the Militia regiments. If any portion of the reward were claimed by the Line recruiters, it would certainly not be given them.