§ SIR HENRY TYLER (Great Yarmouth)asked the Secretary of State for War, To state the numbers of Commissions that have been conferred during 1885 and 1886 in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers over the heads of the gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, on gentlemen not required to pass through the Royal Military Academy, with the dates of their Commissions respectively; also to state the cases in which the gentlemen so appointed were or were not required to pass examinations; and, whether they had the advantage of any military training such as is received at the Royal Military Academy?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. W. H, SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)In 1885 seven direct commissions were conferred in the Royal Artillery, and 11 in the Royal Engineers; in 1886, 20 in the Royal Artillery and 29 in the Royal Engineers. The information asked for by the hon. Member cannot well be given within the limits of an Answer to a Question; but I shall be happy to furnish him with it privately, or it can be given in the form of a Return if he will move for it.