§ MR. CHAPLIN (Lincolnshire, Sleaford)asked the Secretary of State for War, if he can give the House any information as to the scheme lately introduced by him for the voluntary registration of horses for the Army?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I am happy to be able to say that the scheme for the voluntary registration of horses has succeeded beyond my expectation. Within a few hundreds, the number provided for in this year's Estimates have already been registered at the fee fixed by the Government, and large numbers of offers are received every 1768 week. Most of the registered horses have already been inspected. I am glad to have this opportunity of acknowledging the patriotic spirit in which many of the large Railway, Carrying, and Brewing Companies have come forward and have registered a considerable percentage of their horses.