§ MR. J. HOLMSasked the Secretary of State for War, How many recruits were obtained for the Militia in 1878; and, what was the number of the First Class Army Reserve on the 1st January 1879?
§ COLONEL STANLEY,in reply, said, that the number of recruits to the first-named body in 1878 was 39,395; while the number of the latter branch on the 1st of January, 1879, was 15,085.