§ MR. DONALD CRAWFORD (Lanark, N.E.)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he has obtained the Returns relative to the Volunteer Capitation Grant, which he announced his intention of calling for; and, when there is a prospect of a decision being come to as to the increase of the Grant?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN)&c.) (Stirling,A decision cannot be formed until all the Returns have been received and duly analyzed for consideration. At present I have only received 170 answers out of 290; but I hope that the corps which have not yet sent in their Returns will furnish them without much longer delay.