§ MR. MACLURE(for Sir EDWARD WATKIN) (Hythe)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether, notwithstanding promises to the contrary, the War Department are having manufactured the "Boxer" Martini-Henry cartridge, and no other, at the present time; and, whether large quantities are under order?
§ THE SURVEYOR GENERAL OF ORDNANCE (Mr. NORTHCOTE) (Exeter)(who replied) said: "Rolled" Martini-Henry cartridges are in course of manufacture for practice purposes. No undertaking was given not to manufacture these cartridges. On the contrary, I expressly stated, on the 24thof February last, that there was no reason to stop 1149 the making of these cartridges for other than field service, as they were efficient for practice, and their use was distinctly economical. Solid drawn cartridges are manufactured for service in the field.