§ SIR JOSEPH BAILEYasked the Secretary of State for War, How many commissioned officers serving in the Army have been promoted from the ranks, and what rank they now hold, with the number in each rank?
§ MR. CHILDERSIn reply to the hon. Baronet, I have to state that the total number of commissioned officers promoted from the ranks is 329. The number is made up as follows:—Lieutenant-general, non-effective, 1; major-general, effective, 1; colonels, 3; lieutenant-colonels, 6; majors, 7; captains, 41; lieutenants, 26; second lieutenants, 17; riding-masters, 33; quartermasters, 194— Total, 329.