HC Deb 02 June 1881 vol 261 cc1887-8
COLONEL STANLEY

asked the Secretary of State for War, On what day, or about what day, he proposes to take the discussion on this scheme?

MR. CHILDERS,

in reply, said, he had stated the other night that taking Vote 10 on that occasion would not interfere with the promise he had given to fix the earliest day possible after the details of the plan of re-organization, which would be contained in the second Memorandum, had been laid on the Table of the House. That second Memoran- dum was now nearly completed, as also was the draft Warrant; but they had to receive the approval of the Treasury. He hoped in the last week of the month to be able to get a day for the discussion of the whole matter, after he had laid the Papers on the Table.

An hon. MEMBER asked the right hon. Gentleman, whether it is the intention of the Government to make the new scheme come into force on the 1st of July?

MR. CHILDERS,

in reply, said, that it was, and that he had said so several times.